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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Board of Regents president Mike Richards is seen during the board of regents meeting on April 6, 2021 at the Alumni Center at Iowa State University. The Board of Regents looked over requests and plans from the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, the Iowa school for the deaf, and the University of Iowa.

UI seeking Regents approval for three UIHC improvement projects

Emily Nyberg, News Reporter November 7, 2022

The University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics is requesting approval from the state Board of Regents this week to add 13 inpatient rooms, create a new Ophthalmology Simulation Lab, and modernize the...

Contributed photo from Jason Radley.

UI researchers find link between a brain circuit and reaction to stress

Sofia Mamakos, News Reporter November 6, 2022

Researchers at the University of Iowa recently discovered a new function for a pathway in the brain that decides whether people respond to a threat passively or actively. In a series of experiments...

David Dickens, interim department chair and UI Dance Marathon chair in pediatric oncology/hematology speaks at the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Dickens addressed a $1.5 million gift from Dance Marathon to facilitate research and care for children with cancer.

UI Dance Marathon commits $1.5 million to Stead Family Children’s Hospital for new pediatric cancer professorship

Archie Wagner, News Reporter October 17, 2022

Members of the University of Iowa’s Dance Marathon announced a donation of $1.5 million on Monday to fund a new professorship in pediatric oncology at the Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The...

A schematic of the planned UIHC facility in North Liberty is seen. The state Board of Regents approved the project on Tuesday.

UI and state Board of Regents request mid-construction audit for North Liberty Hospital

Isabelle Foland, News Reporter October 16, 2022

The University of Iowa and the state Board of Regents requested a mid-construction audit on the North Liberty Hospital construction site on Sept. 28 to ensure the project is completed in a timely and...

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

UIHC settles $15 million lawsuit with employees

Emily Nyberg and Hannah Pinski October 16, 2022

The state Board of regents has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a class action lawsuit with $11 million going to former and current employees from University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.  In...

The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is seen on Monday, November 18, 2019.

UI pauses search for vice president for medical affairs and Carver College of Medicine dean

Sofia Mamakos, News Reporter October 16, 2022

The University of Iowa announced its decision to pause the search for a new vice president for medical affairs and Carver College of Medicine dean on Thursday after the candidate selected for the position...

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Family donates $30,000 to the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital after son fights leukemia

Grace Katzer, News Reporter October 11, 2022

After two years with cancer, third-grader Tyler Juhl is about to ring the bell on Oct. 24 at the University of Iowa’s Stead Children’s Hospital. Now, his family is giving back to the hospital with...

Protesters communicate with each other during a protest for nurse to patient ratios on Hawkins Drive outside the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic in Iowa City on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. About 20 protesters gathered to express concern over rising ratios.

UIHC nurses protest patient-to-nurse ratios, concerned with quality of patient care

Emily Nyberg, News Reporter September 30, 2022

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics nurses are asking for improved nurse-to-patient ratios to better the quality of patient care at facilities. Across the country, nurses are quitting their...

Closed off construction sites in the University of Iowa Hospital, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.

University of Iowa takes on $56.2 million in campus, UIHC capital improvements

Emily Nyberg, News Reporter September 27, 2022

The University of Iowa will work on five capital projects that will improve on-campus laborato­ries and replace hospital equipment and emergen­cy generators. Rod Lehnertz, UI senior vice president...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022.

UIHC to stop receiving new inpatients for its eating disorder program

Meg Doster, News Editor September 11, 2022

Editor's Note: This article discusses eating disorders.  The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will stop admitting new patients for its in-patient residential care program to help people...

The fourth Vice President for Medical Affairs was announced on Zoom on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022

Bradley Britigan discusses future of education at Medical Education Research Facility

Virginia Russell, News Reporter September 1, 2022

The fourth vice president for medical affairs and Carver College of Medicine Dean finalist Bradley Britigan focused on goals and missions for the University of Iowa during an open forum on Thursday. In...

Selwyn Rogers Jr. is the founding director of the trauma center at the University of Chicago Hospitals and is the Dr. James E. Bowman Jr. at the University of Chicago

UI announces Selwyn Rogers Jr. as third candidate for vice president of medical affairs, College of Medicine dean

Virginia Russell, News Reporter August 28, 2022

Selwyn Rogers Jr. is the third finalist announced in the search for the next University of Iowa vice president for medical affairs and Carver College of Medicine dean. Current Carver College of...