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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

Kid Captain Quinn Stumpf attends Kids' Day at Kinnick Stadium on Aug. 11, 2018.

Kid Captain for UNI game considered Iowa football’s ‘good-luck charm’

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor September 13, 2018

In her six years of life, Quinn Stumpf has beat the odds to live and taught others a great deal. Quinn, 6, from Riverside, Iowa, is the Kid Captain for Saturday’s Hawkeye football game against the Northern...

Iowa fans wave to kids in the Stead Family Children's Hospital during an NCAA football game between Iowa and Wyoming in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017.

Board of Regents discusses UIHC audit, comments on Modern Piping allegations

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter September 12, 2018

The state Board of Regents and University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld said on Wednesday the UI has taken the proper course of action amid an ongoing legal dispute with Modern Piping over the UI Stead...

The exterior of Bread Garden Market in downtown Iowa City is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. The Java Houses in University of Iowa will soon all be replaced by Bread Gardens.

UIHC switches Java House to Bread Garden

Kit Fitzgerald, News Reporter September 12, 2018

After an open bidding, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will switch from Java House to Bread Garden in its four locations starting Nov 1. After a 14-year partnership, UIHC officials decided...

Pictures at the 'Art of the SCAR' is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. It is a traveling exhibition starring transplants recipients and living donors.

‘The Art of the SCAR’ exhibit details the hidden beauty of organ transplants

Christopher Borro, News Reporter September 11, 2018

An art exhibit at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics aims to showcase the beauty of surgery scars. Today, visitors to UIHC can see some of this artwork for themselves. The exhibit contains...

DITV: UIHC pediatric patients receive sock monkeys

September 10, 2018

UI Clinical Assistant Professor, Audrey Ko, and student volunteer, Kenten Kingsbury, wanted to improve patient education and comfort for young patients who had one of their eyes removed due to circumstances...

UIHC pediatric patients who have lost an eye receive winking sock monkeys

UIHC pediatric patients who have lost an eye receive winking sock monkeys

Julia DiGiacomo, News Reporter September 9, 2018

Winking, handmade sock monkeys are the latest companions for young patients who have lost an eye at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Ophthalmology Department. The project, which began this...

UI Professor Michael Abramoff sits for a portrait in the UIHC Pomerantz Family Pavilion on Aug. 29. Abramoff founded the IDx company to create IDx-DR, a technology used to detect diabetic retinopathy.

UI researchers develop technology to diagnose a cause of blindness

Aadit Tambe, News Reporter September 6, 2018

University of Iowa researchers have developed a device to diagnose a major cause of blindness. New technology developed by the researchers will use artificial intelligence to help diagnose diabetic retinopathy....

Kid Captain Harper Stribe smiles for a portrait during Iowa football Kid's Day at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. The 2018 Kid Captains met the Iowa football team and participated in a behind-the-scenes tour of Kinnick Stadium.

6-year-old celebrates completing cancer treatment at Cy-Hawk game

Charles Peckman, News Reporter September 6, 2018

After she finished playing outside one day, Harper Stribe’s parents noticed swelling in her cheek. Once she visited a pediatrician and an ear, nose, and throat specialist, she was referred to the UI...

New UIHC data registry to help patients with developmental disorders

New UIHC data registry to help patients with developmental disorders

Jordan Prochnow, News Reporter September 6, 2018

Researchers at the University of Iowa have created a data registry for individuals with developmental disorders in order to provide specialized treatment and resources. The new registry, the Neurodevelopment...

Kid Captain Gwen White smiles for a portrait during Iowa Football Kid's Day at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. The 2018 Kid Captains met the Iowa football team and participated in a behind-the-scenes tour of Kinnick Stadium. Gwen's story will be featured during Iowa's first home game on Saturday.

First Kid Captain of the year eager to take the field with Hawkeye football

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief August 30, 2018

As Kirk and Company return to Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, the Kid Captain program takes to the field once again as well for the start of the program’s 10th-anniversary year. Kid Captain is a partnership...