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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The Seamans Center is seen on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. The engineering department recently was approved for a grant that allows the department to study the effects of off-campus learning on students.

University of Iowa professor to send metal alloys research to the International Space Station

Morgan Ungs, News Reporter September 2, 2020

A professor in the University of Iowa College of Engineering is working closely with NASA to study metals that will be sent to the International Space Station. UI Foundation Distinguished Professor...

The Seamans Center is seen on Tuesday, August 25th, 2020. The engineering department recently was approved for a grant that allows the department to study the effects of off-campus learning on students.

EMPOWER researchers look into effect of COVID-19 mitigations on student well-being

Natalie Dunlap, News Reporter August 26, 2020

Professors and researchers from institutions across the country are working to understand how changing circumstances in student’s lives are affecting their well-being during the current pandemic. University...

"Santos is a customizable, physics-based, biomechanically accurate virtual human that can measure how humans would respond while completing various tasks in different environments."(Contributed/University of Iowa Institute of Technology)

UI virtual-avatar program allows for equipment, activity testing for U.S. soldiers

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter July 28, 2020

Researchers at the University of Iowa Technology Institute aim to make a real-world impact with virtual reality, working closely with the U.S. military and various corporations to test products using...

From left to right, Nicole Del Castillo, director of the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the Carver College of Medicine, and UI postdoctoral research scholars, Andrea Marshall and Antentor Hinton, pose for portraits. Contributed.

Black researchers at the University of Iowa named to inspiring-scientists list

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter July 19, 2020

Amid calls for change sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement, researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine said it is important to recognize efforts and achievements of BIPOC...

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...