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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

Board of Regents president Michael Richard and president pro tem Sherry Bates listen at the Iowa Board of Regents meeting hosted at the University of Northern Iowa on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.

State Board of Regents approve replacement of windows at UIHC

Natalie Miller, News Reporter February 22, 2023

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will begin the construction of new windows in the spring following the approval from the state Board of Regents. During the regents meeting on Wednesday,...

University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson speaks during a state Board of Regents meeting in the Alumni Center at Iowa State University on April 6, 2022.

State Board of Regents approve land purchase to expand UIHC parking

Kate Perez, News Editor February 22, 2023

The University of Iowa can expand the UI Hospitals and Clinics surface parking lot to the east. The state Board of Regents approved the UI’s request to purchase property at 9 Melrose Place in...

David Barker, a regent, speaks at the Iowa Board of Regents meeting hosted at the University of Northern Iowa on Sept. 15, 2022.

UIHC reports 22 percent increase in incoming patients for 2022

Jack Moore, News Reporter February 22, 2023

Staff at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics has seen a steady increase in patient and operating income since 2021. In an audit to the state Board of Regents, UIHC reported its operating...

Board of Regents President Mike Richards listens during a regents meeting in the Alumni Center at Iowa State University on April 6, 2022.

UI to request new land purchase to expand UIHC parking

Isabelle Foland, News Reporter February 20, 2023

The University of Iowa is planning to expand the UI Hospitals and Clinics surface parking lot to the east. At the state Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, the UI will request to purchase property...

James Byrne with his lab’s Parr high-pressure stirring reactor on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. A paper published in February 2023 in Advanced Science (IF 17.5) focused on the use of molecular gastronomical techniques to create novel materials for the treatment for cancer.

New UI cancer research inspired by latte foam

Sofia Mamakos, News Reporter February 19, 2023

Researchers at the University of Iowa found inspiration from the same bubbly foam found on a morning latte to improve the effectiveness of cancer treatments. In a new study published Feb....

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seen on April 2, 2022.

UI Hospitals and Clinics to open a new Short Stay Unit

Natalie Miller, News Reporter February 15, 2023

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will be opening a new Short Stay Unit in April.  According to a UIHC presentation for the state Board of Regents, the new unit will include 30 private...

Ashley Lynn, a registered nurse at the hospital, performs an interview with her kids Connor, 2, and Annie, 2, during a nurses protest on Hawkins Drive outside the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic in Iowa City on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022.

State Board of Regents cancel contract negotiation meetings with UIHC health care professionals union

Sofia Mamakos, News Reporter February 9, 2023

After recent salary negotiation meetings between the University of Iowa health care professionals union and the state Board of Regents, the regents canceled all future bargaining meetings.  The...

Dance Marathon captains participate in the captains' line during Dance Marathon at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The fundraiser was held virtually with limited in-person participants.

Q&A with UI Dance Marathon Executive Director

Natalie Miller, News Reporter January 31, 2023

For the first time since 2020, the University of Iowa’s Dance Marathon will be held in-person and back to pre-COVID style. This year’s Executive Director Raginya Handoo, a UI fourth-year student,...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen in Iowa City on Aug. 23, 2022.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics websites face outages after cyberattack

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter January 31, 2023

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics websites have been down since this afternoon after a suspected cyberattack.  Affected websites included the UI Hospitals and Clinics, UI Stead Family...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seen on April 2, 2022.

New UIHC facility to increase health care access to residents in southeast Iowa City

Sydney Libert, News Reporter January 29, 2023

A new University of Iowa Health Care facility specializing in primary care services is slated to open in 2025 in southeast Iowa City. While the project is in the beginning stages of development,...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen in Iowa City on Aug. 23, 2022.

UI researchers find genes that can cause cleft lip and palate

Sofia Mamakos, News Reporter January 29, 2023

University of Iowa researchers conducted a study using frogs and fish to identify certain human genes are associated with causing cleft lip and/or palate when deleted. Clefting is a malformation...

University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital is seen in Iowa City Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.

UI expands procedure methods for tracheomalacia

Sofia Mamakos, News Reporter January 25, 2023

Advances are being made at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital as the hospital practices new procedure options for infants with tracheomalacia. Tracheomalacia is a condition where...