My connection to the University of Iowa began when I was 8 years old.  I grew up in Iowa City, attending elementary school across the street from what is now the UI Tippie College of Business, where I...

The term “angel investor” is associated with an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up. Bluntly speaking, such individuals are focused principally on one thing: generating...

It has been several years now since the term “drone” ventured beyond the vocabulary of science-fiction fanatics and into the minds of politicians, engineers, and even the guy standing next...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and as such, an opportune time to discuss sexual abuse toward a specific demographic that is often overlooked — people with disabilities. According to a study...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s chief, Michele Leonhart, is stepping down amid heated congressional hearings into her agency’s scandals involving sex parties and compromised information...

Wednesday marked the 45th anniversary of Earth Day in which billions of people worldwide pretended to care about things such as the environment, cleaner air, and recycling. OK, well, maybe some of us actually...

Last week,  The Daily Iowan reported on the forthcoming physician shortage that is projected to face the United States. By 2025, according to the American Association of Medical Colleges, there is projected...

It has been a long time since I was a University of Iowa student. I graduated from the UI in 1949 with a degree in accounting and a solid educational foundation on which to build a successful life. Even...

The Senate has reached a compromise on an anti-human-trafficking bill and the confirmation of President Obama’’s nominee for attorney general, Loretta Lynch.  This is some of the most promising...

The California water crises has been saturating the news recently with Gov. Jerry Brown mandating a 25 percent urban water cutback statewide. This ordeal has prompted scrutiny of California’s water-consuming...

A mailman landed a gyrocopter on the Capitol lawn. Doug Hughes had a mission. His mission, done purely through activism to the highest extreme, was a failure. Why it was not successful is due in large...

The once frigid relations shared between Cuba and the United States has warmed considerably with conversations between President Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro, joint medical research, and removal...