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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

Spectators watch the show during ESPN College GameDay before the annual Cy-Hawk football game between Iowa and Iowa State in Ames, IA on Saturday, September 14, 2019. This was GameDay's first visit to Ames.

Venmo, Busch Beer agree to match Altoona man’s donation to UI Children’s Hospital

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter September 17, 2019

Anything for the kids? Busch Beer and Venmo agree. Thousands of dollars were raised for the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital after an answered plea for Venmo donations to replenish Altoona resident...

University of Iowa researcher Nicholas Trapp is operating a monitor for his Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation system on Friday, September 13th, 2019. Nicholas and his team is studying transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and how effective the treatment would be in the cases of bipolar disorder, autism, and schizophrenia.

New UI clinical trial intended to change brain activity of depression with stimulation

Lauren White, News Reporter September 16, 2019

A new University of Iowa clinical trial treats patients who suffer from depression with technology that stimulates activity in a certain part of the brain to treat the mental illness.  University of...

Spectators watch the show during ESPN College GameDay before the annual Cy-Hawk football game between Iowa and Iowa State in Ames, IA on Saturday, September 14, 2019. This was GameDay's first visit to Ames.

Altoona man asks for Busch Light funds, donates to UI Children’s Hospital instead

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter September 16, 2019

The Hawkeyes won in more ways than one at the Cy-Hawk game on Sept. 14 when Altoona man Carson King’s plea for Busch Light money turned into $6,000 — and counting — in donations to the UI Stead Family...

Kid Captain Cien Currie and his father pose for a picture Hawkeye Football Head Coach Kirk Ferentz at Kids Day at Kinnick on Saturday, August 10, 2019. Kids Day at Kinnick is an annual event for families to experience Iowa's football stadium, while watching preseason practice and honoring this year's Kid Captains.

Kid Captain Cien Currie has “wonderful” response to Keto diet, dietitian says

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor September 13, 2019

As a five-month-old, Cien Currie began suffering from seizures so terrible he once lost the ability to breathe entirely.  After several visits to a Des Moines hospital with no diagnosis, Cien was helicoptered...

Kid Captain Jackson Tijerina talks to a reporter at Kids Day at Kinnick on Saturday, August 10, 2019. Kids Day at Kinnick is an annual event for families to experience Iowa's football stadium, while watching preseason practice and honoring this year's Kid Captains.

Kid Captain Jackson Tijerina thrives with help of experimental treatment

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter September 6, 2019

A brain-tumor diagnosis kept Jackson Tijerina from playing on his flag football team when he was 5 years old.  Jackson, now 8, still loves football — especially the Iowa Hawkeyes. After being nominated...

Ashish Mishra and Varun Monga pose for a portrait in downtown Iowa City on Thursday. The pair met through cycling when Mitra biked 1,000 miles across Iowa to raise money for sarcoma.

UI physician teams up with local cyclist to raise money for sarcoma research and activism

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter September 5, 2019

Houston native Ashish Mishra began biking as a way to make friends around Iowa City after arriving to campus. What started as a hobby was given greater purpose as Mishra traveled 1,000 miles across Iowa...

Meet the first Kid Captain of the Hawkeye football season, Aidan Kasper

Meet the first Kid Captain of the Hawkeye football season, Aidan Kasper

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor August 30, 2019

Besides riding his hover board outside, 14-year-old Cedar Rapids native Aidan Kasper never really got into sports. He prefers crafts such as origami, where he’s learned how to create nearly every animal...

Artist Tilly Woodward holds the book Everyday Joy which explores the process of creating the murals during a meet and greet for the new art instillation Everyday Joy in the Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Aug. 29, 2019. Over 300 children worked on this project that celebrates the memory of Mollie Tibbetts.

‘Everyday Joy’ murals at Children’s Hospital honor Mollie Tibbetts

Charlie Peckman, Senior Reporter August 29, 2019

Room 1862-1 in the Stead Family Children’s Hospital Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics division was quiet with the lull of conversation Thursday evening as robust fluorescent light illuminated five...

Professor of Physical Therapy Kathleen Sluka poses in front of her artwork in the Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building on July 29, 2019. Her artwork focuses on the life of cells. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

UI professor brings art and science together in new exhibit

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter July 29, 2019

University of Iowa Professor Kathleen Sluka takes depictions of cells beyond what would be found in a biology textbook, creating grand colorful paintings of the cells she studies in her day job. Sluka...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as seen on Sept 17, 2018.

UIHC seeks to raise level of patient satisfaction

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter July 25, 2019

As Iowa’s population ages, hospitals are becoming more and more crowded, and aging facilities can detract from the patients’ experience, thus decreasing the level of patient satisfaction. At the...

Fireworks are displayed for sale at Sundown Fireworks on Friday, June 29, 2018. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

UI doctor cautions against reckless use of fireworks

Tian Liu, News Reporter July 1, 2019

With the Fourth of July approaching, this year’s firework season is in full swing. Despite fireworks being legal in Iowa, there are still regulations involved in their use to help prevent hazards and...

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UI researchers to demonstrate virtual-reality headsets to Congress

Sabrina Shearer, News Reporter June 19, 2019

Michael Wall, a University of Iowa professor of neuro-ophthalmology, will demonstrate to Congress the creation of a virtual-reality headset that will allow access to testing for people with degenerative...