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The Daily Iowan

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

The Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic is located on the fourth floor of Plaza Centre One on Sept. 12, 2022.

UI Scanlan Center for School Mental Health opens for patient referrals

Jacqueline Jollay, News Reporter September 12, 2022

The University of Iowa’s Scanlan Center for School Mental Health opened its clinic for patient referrals on Sept. 6, making researchers, instructors, and clinicians available for Iowans. Located...

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UI Plasma Wave Science instrument spends 45 years in space

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter September 7, 2022

University of Iowa scientists helped create instruments for the Voyager, Nasa’s longest mission, in 1977, marking 45 years of space science.  When the project started in the 1970s, UI research scientists...

Nurse Manager Julie Weber draws up individual doses of the Moderna vaccine on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 at the UI Medical Education Research Facility.

COVID-19 variance to continue researchers say, UI guidance to change

Eleanor Hildebrandt, Manager Editor August 23, 2022

COVID-19 variants remain a concern to the University of Iowa officials and its researchers as students return for the most normal looking academic year since 2019. Stanley Perlman, UI professor...

Sandra Wong was announced as the first candidate for the positions of vice president of medical affairs and dean of the Carver College of Medicine on Sunday.

UI announces Sandra Wong as first candidate for vice president for medical affairs, College of Medicine dean

Kate Perez, News Editor August 21, 2022

Sandra Wong is the first finalist the University of Iowa announced for the next University of Iowa vice president for medical affairs and Carver College of Medicine dean.  The announcement comes...

Lensing Galaxy Cluster

UI astronomers express excitement over James Webb Space Telescope images

Kate Murphy, News Reporter July 17, 2022

Astronomers at the University of Iowa are in awe over the new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images released by NASA earlier this week. On July 11, NASA unveiled JWST’s first image of the distant...

Contributed photo of University of Iowa Graduate Research Assistant Emily Schmitz conducting her research.

UI graduate assistant finds bacterium to improve farming

Simone Garza, News Reporter May 1, 2022

University of Iowa Graduate Assistant Emily Schmitz has found a bacterium that can help make farming more eco-friendly. Using this specific bacterium may help farming, as it can consume toxic chemicals...

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UI scientists advance to next phase of NASA satellite launch mission

Anthony Neri, News Reporter April 26, 2022

NASA approved a team of University of Iowa scientists to move to the next phase of their mission launching two satellites through the Earth’s northern polar cusp. “We’re gearing up for some...

The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business building is seen on Sunday, April 24, 2022.

UI Tippie researchers find lack of workplace support causes turnover in companies

Samantha Bielema, News Reporter April 24, 2022

University of Iowa Tippie College of Business researchers curated a study to see the effects of proactivity of employees while managing workplace rules and regulations. Proactivity is a characteristic...

UI receives $21 million to better predict water-related hazards

UI receives $21 million to better predict water-related hazards

Cooper Worth, News Reporter April 18, 2022

The University of Iowa will play a pivotal role in a federally run, $360 million project to improve the United States’ ability to predict water-related hazards and manage water resources. The...

University of Iowa Associate Professor Jasper Halekas poses for a portrait in his laboratory at Van Allen Hall in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Halekas researches the magnetic field on the moon’s surface.

University of Iowa associate professor receives grant to investigate the moon’s swirls

Simone Garza, News Reporter April 17, 2022

A University of Iowa professor will soon explore the swirls on the surface of the moon. Jasper Halekas, associate professor in the UI department of physics and astronomy, is the deputy principal...

UI professor to research collaborative regenerative medicine in Ireland

UI professor to research collaborative regenerative medicine in Ireland

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter April 14, 2022

A University of Iowa professor will travel to Ireland for a collaborative effort aimed at advancing research in the field of regenerative medicine. James Ankrum, UI associate professor of biomedical...

University of Iowa researcher Tianbao Yang seats at his desk where he works on AI research on Friday, Aril 8, 2022.

Amazon awards grant to UI researchers to decrease discrimination in AI algorithms

Arabia Parkey, News Reporter April 12, 2022

University of Iowa researchers are examining discriminative qualities of artificial intelligence and machine learning models, which are likely to be unfair against one’s race, gender, or other characteristics...