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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 President Barbara Wilson answers a question in an interview with The Daily Iowan on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022.

UI President Barbara Wilson talks free speech, faculty recruitment

DI Staff February 15, 2022

The Daily Iowan sat down with University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson on Monday four weeks into the spring semester. With the university closing in on its 175th anniversary, Wilson spoke on the...

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

UI to receive $70 million gift for health care expansion, biggest in university history

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Editor February 15, 2022

The University of Iowa will receive $70 million to fund a new patient care building for the university’s hospitals and clinics. The gift is the largest in the UI’s 175-year history and comes...

A map of the proposed orthopedic medical park.

Steindler Orthopedic Clinic and Mercy Iowa City collaborate on North Liberty medical park

Anthony Neri, News Reporter February 10, 2022

Steindler Orthopedic Clinic and Mercy Iowa City have announced plans to collaborate on a new medical park in North Liberty. Mike Trachta, acting president and CEO of Mercy Iowa City, said in a release...

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UI’s Master of Midwifery program to supply nurse-midwives to rural populations

Anthony Neri, News Reporter February 8, 2022

Those seeking to become nurse-midwives can now study at the University of Iowa. The UI Master of Midwifery program, approved by the state Board of Regents in September of last year, is currently...

Contributed photo of Denice Zingman.

University of Iowa researchers use pacemakers to help patients with heart failure

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter February 2, 2022

University of Iowa researchers found using pacemakers to stimulate a patient’s heart rate can protect the heart from injury and mimic the benefits of exercise. Nearly 6.2 million adults in the...

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics named Kimberly Hunter as Interim CEO of UIHC on Thursday. Suresh Gunasekaran, the hospital’s current CEO, will depart at the end of February.

Kimberly Hunter named UI Hospitals and Clinics interim CEO

Sabine Martin, News Editor January 27, 2022

Kimberly Hunter, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics chief nurse executive, was named interim CEO of UIHC on Thursday after the recently announced departure of current CEO Suresh Gunasekaran. Hunter...

President of SEIU local 199 Cathy Glasson answers questions during a press conference announcing the results of recertification elections for SEIU, AFSCME, and UE local unions across the street from the University of Iowa hospitals and clinics on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The state requires that the unions vote to confirm the continuation of each union. This is the first time all three have voted simultaneously to recertify.

SEIU Local 199 merges with SEIU Healthcare Minnesota

Anthony Neri, News Reporter January 23, 2022

The Service Employees International Union Local 199, which represents nurses at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and other facilities in Iowa, has merged with SEIU Healthcare Minnesota, or HCMN,...

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics staff physician Dr. Joshua Radke poses for a portrait outside of the University of Iowa Hospital on Jan. 17, 2022.

UI medical students to train in addiction medicine through federal grant

Simone Garza, News Reporter January 18, 2022

Students enrolled in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine’s medical and physician’s assistant programs will soon be able to learn more about addiction medicine. Addiction courses...

The CEO of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Suresh Gunasekaran speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony at the North Liberty University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics construction site on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. The new facility is set to include procedure rooms, emergency care rooms, laboratories, outpatient clinics, a pharmacy, advanced diagnostic imaging and teaching/research space.

UI Hospitals and Clinics CEO Suresh Gunasekaran to exit

Anthony Neri, News Reporter January 18, 2022

Suresh Gunasekaran, after serving as University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics CEO for three years, is departing to become the new president and CEO of Health at the University of California San Francisco. He...

The Iowa City Public Library is shown with mask mandate signs in Iowa City on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

Johnson County health care officials call for stop of omicron spread as cases rise

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter January 17, 2022

Health care professionals are calling on Johnson County residents to stop the spread of COVID-19, as a significant rise in cases, partly due to the spread of the omicron variant, continues to put a...

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

UIHC ‘under stress,’ leaders call for community COVID-19 compliance

Anthony Neri, News Reporter January 13, 2022

The rise of the omicron variant in Iowa has backlogged University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics workers and caused them to modify and delay regular treatments. Suresh Gunasekaran, UIHC CEO, said...

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

UIHC to request approval from Board of Regents to plan decade-long campus modernization efforts

Josie Fischels, Managing Editor January 6, 2022

University of Iowa Hospitals and clinics is looking to renovate and modernize its campus in the coming years, seeking permission from the state Board of Regents to begin designing several long-term...

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