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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Associate professor at the University of Iowa, Veena Prahlad, poses for a portrait on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. Prahlad is researching about mothers’ traumatic experiences transferred onto children.

UI researchers discover memory of stress on roundworm mothers transfers to offspring

Anthony Neri, News Reporter October 27, 2021

Roundworm mothers who are exposed to heat stress transfer the memory of that stress to their offspring, University of Iowa researchers have found. Researchers from the UI Department of Biology published...

The Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is seen on Monday, November 18, 2019.

UI cited by USDA for baby ferret deaths at research facilities

Josie Fischels, Managing Editor October 27, 2021

The United States Department of Agriculture has filed two complaints against the University of Iowa after an investigation found multiple ferret babies, known as kits, had died as a result of being...

Photo Illustration by Katie Goodale.

FDA-authorized vape product is not safe for youth, Johnson County health officials say

Natasha Keicher, News Reporter October 24, 2021

Some Iowa policymakers and public health experts worry that the FDA’s approval of sale and marketing of certain e-cigarettes could lead to a rise in youth nicotine use. The FDA announced on Oct....

University of Iowa Technology Institute receives grant from Epic Games

University of Iowa Technology Institute receives grant from Epic Games

Cooper Worth, News Reporter October 18, 2021

The University of Iowa’s virtual human interface is being studied to potentially make video games more realistic. Researchers at the UI’s Technology Institute received a $100,000 Epic MegaGrant...

University of Iowa Professor Beth Livingston poses for a portrait in Pappajohn Business Building on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

UI professors study AI’s effect on office work

Anthony Neri, News Reporter October 17, 2021

A group of University of Iowa professors is looking into how the computerization of some office jobs, known as clerical work, can change the workforce. The National Science Foundation spearheaded...

Photo illustration by Grace Kreber. (Grace Kreber/The Daily Iowan)

Research looks to maximize supervisor, remote worker productivity

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter October 17, 2021

Businesses can improve work-from-home management by training managers to better understand and consider the health and wellbeing of remote workers, new University of Iowa research found. Using a...

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is displayed on Wednesday, April 7. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

UI Health Care, Iowa Attorney General’s Office announce statewide opioid treatment program, funded by $3.8 million settlement

Sam Knupp, News Reporter October 13, 2021

University of Iowa Health Care is teaming up with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office to develop a statewide opioid treatment program using $3.8 million in settlement funds. The program will use...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

COVID-19 vaccine study of UI Health Care workers confirms effectiveness

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter October 10, 2021

A study conducted with University of Iowa Health Care and other academic medical institutions across the United States confirmed the effectiveness of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines through...

Syringes for the COVID-19 vaccine lay on a counter at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. The center received the Moderna vaccine for its employees.

Public health experts, parents anticipate COVID-19 vaccines for kids five and up

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter October 10, 2021

Some parents are hoping their kids ages 5 to 11 will receive the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it’s available, following promising results from a new Pfizer-BioNTech study. Pfizer asked the Food...

A split field in the Iowa River Corridor project on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Reed canary grass which is an invasive species can be seen on the left, while native species to Iowa Wetlands flourish on the right after removal of the reed canary grass.

Johnson County Department of Natural Resources controls spread of invasive species

Natasha Keicher, News Reporter October 10, 2021

After a long and difficult battle against reed canary grass, an invasive plant species living along the Iowa River Corridor for decades, the Johnson County Department of Natural Resources says it has...

University of Iowa professor publishes book on pre-hospital transportation

University of Iowa professor publishes book on pre-hospital transportation

Simone Garza, News Reporter October 5, 2021

Patients who experience a traumatic injury can sometimes have their pain or the extent of their injuries worsened by the whole-body vibrations they feel when being transported in a vehicle to medical...

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Caterina Zamuta poses for a portrait at the Iowa Advanced Technologies Laboratories at the University of Iowa on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021.

UI researchers make artificial muscles with grant

Anthony Neri, News Reporter September 28, 2021

A University of Iowa professor is working with grant funds to create cephalopod, or tentacle-like, muscles to improve movement in marine technology. UI Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering...