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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Grad student Ramachandra Bangari explains the cooling system for the microscope at the Iowa Advanced Technology Labs on Feb. 15, 2025. Bangari and other researchers at the University of Iowa recently created a homemade infrared cryo microscope through a study led by Iowa professor Thomas Folland.

New microscope crafted by UI researchers aids understanding material behavior

Madison Schuler, News Reporter February 23, 2025

A team of researchers at the University of Iowa has created a new infrared cryo microscope. The homemade microscope was created to enable the recent study aimed at deepening the understanding of...

Cars drive down Riverside St. in Iowa City on Wednesday, February. 19, 2025.

Studies from researchers at the UI affirm dangers of distracted driving

Madison Schuler, News Reporter February 19, 2025

Researchers at the University of Iowa’s Injury Prevention Research Center and the Transportation Research Injury Prevention Safety Lab have found a complete ban on cellphone use while driving, except...

How music is rewriting end-of-life care

How music is rewriting end-of-life care

Madison Schuler, News Reporter February 18, 2025

Over the years, music has been used to express emotions for some while creating connections and memories for others. Listening to a certain song can take people back to a specific moment. Whether it...

Photo illustration of textbooks along with artificial intelligence tools.

AI enhanced textbooks draw concern from UI professors

Genevieve DiChiara, News Reporter February 18, 2025

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence technology are integrating “smart” features into online textbooks, allowing students to interact with the material through personalized explanations,...

Grad students working on research with CSD faculty, from Beth Walker and Milli Kuruvilla-Dugdale.

Photo contributed by Beth Walker

UI Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders launches new research program

Madison Schuler, News Reporter February 13, 2025

A select number of undergraduate students in the Communication Science and Disorders Department at the University of Iowa are gearing up to gain valuable experience in a new research initiative.  The...

Sheriff Brad Kunkel and Axiom’s Rob Decker talk to the board of supervisors about the declining building quality of the jail and Sheriff’s Office during the Johnson County work session in Iowa City on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

JoCo Supervisors pledge support as the East Central Region Mental Health and Disability Services face closure

Emma Jane, News Reporter February 12, 2025

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday discussed the upcoming dissolution of the East Central Region’s mental health services, a result of state legislation that will eliminate the...

Fruit Fly courtship song may hold key to controlling mosquitoes

Fruit Fly courtship song may hold key to controlling mosquitoes

Jacob Calvin, News Reporter February 11, 2025

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in 2022, around 608,000 people died from malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, worldwide. Add to that, viral infections like dengue, West Nile,...

Photo illustration by DI Staff

Flu cases are climbing. Could bird flu be a factor?

Emma Jane, News Reporter February 10, 2025

Bird flu has already sent egg prices soaring, and now, it might be driving up flu case numbers in Iowa — not by making people sicker, but by prompting more testing. According to data from the...

The University of Iowa BioVentures Center is seen in Coralville, Iowa, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

UI’s Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing receives $1 million grant

Madison Schuler, News Reporter February 9, 2025

With a $1 million grant, the University of Iowa’s Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing looks toward expanding the existing biomanufacturing infrastructure. According to the Centers for Disease...

Alcohol is seen on shelves in downtown Iowa City on Monday, Dec., 9, 2024.

Surgeon General’s advisory links alcohol to cancer, echoing Iowa report

Emma Jane, News Reporter January 29, 2025

Many Americans understand the risks of excessive drinking such as liver damage, drunk driving accidents, and addiction. But what far fewer realize is even light or moderate drinking is linked to an...

University of Iowa engineering professor Craig Just gestures to his screen at his desk in the Seamans Center on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. For fifteen years, Just has been working on an affordable solution to Dow City’s wastewater treatment problem.

New wastewater solution poised to meet federal regulations

Chloe Oppelt, News Reporter January 28, 2025

University of Iowa Civil Engineering Professor Craig Just has worked with wastewater and treatment solutions for over 30 years. His most recent project, a small-scale wastewater treatment solution, is...

Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards talks with a Daily Iowan reporter in an interview at the Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2016.

Former Planned Parenthood president dies following years of advocacy

Emma Jane, News Reporter January 20, 2025

Cecile Richards, an advocate for women’s rights and 12-year president of Planned Parenthood, passed away Monday at the age of 67. Richards’ family did not disclose her cause of death. However,...