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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

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

University of Iowa Health Care’s graduate medical education team awarded grant to promote diversity, equity, inclusion

Cole Krutzfield, News Reporter July 16, 2020

University of Iowa Health Care’s graduate medical education team have received a new grant to create and provide educational resources for medical providers and patients to address patterns of discrimination...

University of Iowa Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Professor Charles Stanier poses for a headshot. Contributed.

UI researchers use aerosol-transmission calculator to assess classroom safety

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter July 16, 2020

Researchers at the University of Iowa are using an aerosol transmission calculator to test the number of small particles in classrooms on campus. They plan to use this device to determine which classrooms...

The University Counseling Service is seen on April 16, 2019.

UI psychiatric professionals address mental health concerns around COVID-19

Mary Hartel, News Reporter July 9, 2020

Though the long-term effects of COVID-19 on mental health remain unknown and are evolving, psychiatric professionals are observing and anticipating exacerbated symptoms of mood disorders and other...

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

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics oncologist uses liquid biopsy to detect leftover cancer in patients

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter July 1, 2020

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Oncologist Pashtoon Kasi is working with other researchers on campus and around the world to develop liquid biopsy and DNA tests that will detect leftover...

James Shepherd/Contributed

University of Iowa chemistry professor receives federal research grant

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter June 30, 2020

Students in the University of Iowa Department of Chemistry’s electronic structure theory research team will soon be able to use federal grant funds awarded to Assistant Professor James Shepherd to...

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

University of Iowa researchers develop mice model to study COVID-19 symptoms

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter June 28, 2020

Researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine say that using mice models for testing will bring labs across the country closer to developing a vaccine for COVID-19. Labs under...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan)

UI College of Engineering and nurse scientists collaborate with UW-Madison Health to study support of triage nurses amid COVID-19

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter June 25, 2020

Researchers in the University of Iowa College of Engineering and UI Hospitals and Clinics recently began studying triage nurses during the coronavirus pandemic. Their study, funded by the National...

UI-led space mission funded by $115 million grant from NASA takes next step

UI-led space mission funded by $115 million grant from NASA takes next step

Molly Allen, News Reporter June 24, 2020

University of Iowa research funded by NASA is moving into its second phase, adding a supplemental mission as it attempts to answer questions regarding space weather. In June 2019, a team led by...

Van Allen Hall is seen on Monday, November 18, 2019. Van Allen is the home of the physics and astronomy department.

UI professors mapping the way for the future of plasma physics and fusion energy research

Molly Allen, News Reporter June 21, 2020

University of Iowa professors are taking the lead on plasma physics and fusion-energy research. A campus committee has created a strategic plan to advise the Office of Fusion Energy Science with the...

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UI research entity distributes antibodies to those studying COVID-19

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter May 12, 2020

The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank, housed at the University of Iowa, stores and distributes antibodies that now are being distributed to help researchers study the novel coronavirus. Originally...

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

Carver College of Medicine receives $3.7 million to study coronavirus transmission in emergency-healthcare workers

Will Fineman, News Reporter May 6, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine a joint $3.7 million grant to study how to reduce emergency health care workers’ risk of contracting...

Professor Hongtao Ding (left), PhD students Avik Samanta (center) and Qinghua Wang (right) work on a nanosecond laser surface treatment system to conduct experiments in Ding’s laser research lab in the IATL building. (Contributed)

UI researchers use simulations to observe how viruses dry on solid surfaces

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter April 29, 2020

University of Iowa researchers recently began a new study to observe through simulations how droplets containing viruses that are ejected when a person coughs or sneezes dry on solid surfaces. A...