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Bob Walker poses for a picture in his tractor while clearing the driveway to his farm on Friday, March 1.

Homestead for the Walkers, a home for Iowa City

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
April 12, 2019
Science rocks: UI geologists work to uncover the secrets of a 6,000-square mile underground rock formation

Science rocks: UI geologists work to uncover the secrets of a 6,000-square mile underground rock formation

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
January 17, 2019
The College of Public Health Building is seen on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017.

UI professor’s grants will help native communities combat alcohol, drug addictions

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
January 15, 2019
Cars drive on Burlington Street in Iowa City on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.

New report ranks Iowa as second-best state to drive in

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
December 13, 2018
Photo Illustration by Paxton Corey

UI, Iowa State researchers work to create universal flu vaccine

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
November 13, 2018
Mercy Hospital is seen in Iowa City, IA on September 25, 2017. Mercy is one of the two major hospitals in Iowa City. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Mercy Iowa City, Kindred Healthcare to open new rehabilitation facility in Coralville

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
November 8, 2018
Nick Pfeiffer discusses his involvment as producer in the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau on October 16, 2018.

Documentary examining Iowa City’s wrestling, writing legacies wins regional Emmy award

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
October 17, 2018
Sacha E. Kopp speaks during a forum as one of four candidates for the University of Iowa's Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Voxman Concert Hall on Monday, October 15, 2018. Previously, Kopp has served as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education of the College of Natural Sciences for the University of Texas at Austin.

Kopp holds forum as first of four College of Liberal Arts & Sciences dean candidates

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
October 15, 2018
Construction on the Coralville Arena is shown underway on Monday, October 1, 2018.

Iowa Arena in Coralville gets $4.8 million in tax credit funding

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
October 5, 2018
Cambuses are seen on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018.

Cambus partners with Google Maps to provide trip-planning functions

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
October 4, 2018
College of Public Health on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

UI faculty promoting healthier habits to reduce Iowa’s high obesity rate

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
September 24, 2018
Candidates Bruce Teague and Ann Freerks debate during a UISG election forum at the IMU on Sept. 19, 2018. The debate allowed each candidate to discuss their plans for Iowa City regarding topics such as off-campus housing and transportation.

City Council candidates hold public forum to communicate with students

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
September 19, 2018
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 12, 2018
Community members gathered at Old Brick on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 for a public hearing on the University of Iowa Labor Center. In a second round of midyear budget cuts, the UI chose to close the center in an effort to compensate for state funding cuts.

Iowa City labor leaders hold public hearing on future of UI Labor Center

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
September 10, 2018
Iowa City West plans Sandy Hook Promise curriculum to curb potential violence

Iowa City West plans Sandy Hook Promise curriculum to curb potential violence

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
September 10, 2018
Mollie Tibbetts

Social media movements aim to honor Mollie Tibbetts

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
August 30, 2018
City Council special election candidates shared their vision for Iowa City at the Mill.

City Council candidates hold public forum in final days before election

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
August 29, 2018
Johnson County Master Gardener explains samples of different butterflies and their corresponding caterpillars during the third annual Monarch Butterfly Festival at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area on Sunday, August 26, 2018. The festival featured a variety of butterfly themed educational activities.Johnson County Master Gardener Corolyn Murphy explains samples of different butterflies and their corresponding caterpillars during the third annual Monarch Butterfly Festival at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area on Sunday, August 26, 2018. The festival featured a variety of butterfly themed educational activities. Murphy specializes in cultivating a garden that creates a favorable habitat for butterflies.

Monarch festival celebrates, advocates for famous vanishing butterfly

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
August 27, 2018
Contributed by Project Art at UIHC

UIHC Staff Art Show allows employees, volunteers to showcase their creativity

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
August 22, 2018
A Pullman Bar and Diner worker is seen serving food to a customer during Taste of Iowa City on Aug. 23, 2017. Taste of Iowa City is an event where downtown restaurants serve food on the streets.

Taste of Iowa City showcases some local restaurants

Christopher Borro, News Reporter
August 21, 2018
UI senior Jacob Simpson poses for a portrait in the Voxman Music Building on Monday, May 7, 2018. Simpson is the former president of UISG and will be leaving his post following graduation. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UISG leaders discuss accomplishments, memories as UI students

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
May 8, 2018
A woman speaks during a protest on the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Saturday, May 5. The protest was held in response to Gov. Kim Reynolds's signing of a new bill that will ban abortions after a heartbeat is detected in the early stages of pregnancy. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Supporters and opponents discuss opinions on new ‘heartbeat bill’ during a protest

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
May 7, 2018
Historian Mike Zahs demonstrates a magic lantern in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber on Dec. 9. Zahs projected slides as part of a magic-lantern demonstration meant to introduce people to an early from of visual communication. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Brinton Collection showcases artifacts from an Iowan couple’s contribution to film history

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
April 24, 2018
From left: Freshman Emma Rotz and Freshman Abby Thornton pick up trash by the Iowa River during IIHR's river clean up on Saturday Apr. 21, 2018. THe IIHR hosted an Earth Day event during which community members were invited to come pick up trash along the Iowa River. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa River cleanup draws large crowds to beautify riverbanks

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
April 23, 2018
One of the staff is watching visitor to operate the touch screen in the UI Mobile Museum on the plaza between the Main Library and the Adler Journalism Building on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. (The Daily Iowan/ Gaoyuan Pan)

Interactivity, pangolins among UI Mobile Museum’s highlights

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
April 12, 2018
Professor Richard Epstein from New York University discusses the 2nd Amendment and its impact on gun control in the Boyd Law Building on Thursday, April 5, 2018. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

NYU professor, scholar tackles gun control and the Second Amendment

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
April 5, 2018
Dog owner Barbara Hamon talks with visitors about her therapy dog, Friday, in the IMU on March 31, 2018. (The Daily Iowan/Gaoyuan Pan)

UI Trans Alliance hosts public panel, includes therapy dogs

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
April 2, 2018
Judy Hamilton Crockett presents on the life of her father, Major Clarence E. Hamilton, in the Boyd Law Building on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Major Hamilton was an Iowa Law student, and graduated in 1921. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Daughter of UI alum shares his legacy and experiences following World War II

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
March 30, 2018
UI Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Lucie Laurian, gives a presentation on protecting farms and supporting local food production at the Iowa City Senior Center on Monday, March 26, 2018. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

SILT land trust adviser focuses on protecting land to grow food

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
March 27, 2018
The University of Iowa College of Law's Boyd Law Building on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. The College of Law is the number 20 ranked law school in the country.

UI law professors tackle free-speech issues during public panel

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
March 23, 2018
Five knowledgable speakers in the Iowa City area sat down at the Me Too Iowa forum in Shambaugh Auditorium on Thursday, Mar. 1, 2018. Audience members listened and discussed ways to alleviate the threats of sexual assault and harassment. (Sid Peterson/The Daily Iowan)

UI faculty and rape-prevention advocates host forum discussing #MeToo movement

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
March 2, 2018
UISG holds a Town Hall meeting in the Chapel on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Three UISG executives discussed campus security, diversity, and inclusion with an audience of students. (Sid Peterson/The Daily Iowan)

Fourth UISG town hall tackles inclusion, safety and communication

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
February 27, 2018
Iowa Raptor Project Coordinator, Shawn Hawks, poses for a portrait while answering questions shortly after lecture at the Old Capitol Building on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. The lecture was put on by the Solon based Iowa Raptor Project and focused on conservation issues regarding Iowa's raptor population. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa Raptor Project coordinator talks preservation, education and creating a climate for change

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
February 19, 2018
Dr. Julie Zerwic, Dean and professor at the UI College of Nursing, and Dr. Anita Nicholson, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, pose at the UI College of Nursing on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The "RN to BSN 3+1" agreement is designed to provide opportunities for NIACC students to pursue their BSN at Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

College of Nursing expands online course partnership to North Iowa CC

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
February 16, 2018
Mary Bennett gives a talk about photography in Iowa in the Old Capital Museum on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. The talk discussed how photographs contribute to recording history here in Iowa City and famous photographers from the area. (Ashley Morris/The Daily Iowan)

Alumni Fellow discusses history of photography in Iowa

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
February 16, 2018
Tara Slade and Dane Williamson advocate Recycle Mania sponsored by the Office of Sustainability in the Old Capital Mall on Wednesday, March 23. We currently divert about 48% of our waste from landfill through recycling and compost. (The Daily Iowan/McCall Radavich)

RecycleMania cycles back on University of Iowa campus

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
February 6, 2018
Cyclocross riders compete during the first day of Jinglecross at the Johnson County fairgrounds on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. The three day cyclocross event will host events Friday night, masters ones on Saturday under the lights, and the UCI Telenet Cyclocross World Cup to close out the weekend on Sept. 17. Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Cyclocross World Cup announced for Iowa City for third straight year

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
February 5, 2018
Photographer Majda Turkic (center) answers a question during a presentation in the College of Public Health on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The college hosted a workshop on cyberbullying and social media use internationally. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Bosnian photographer Majda Turkic presents anti-cyberbullying art gallery at UI College of Public Health event

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
February 1, 2018
UI Dance Marathon representatives Madison Woodfine, Alex Linden, and Dylan Lloyd stand inside the IMU main ballroom on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Woodfine is the UIDM Event Director, Linden is the Executive Director, and Lloyd is the Moral Director. UIDM is one of the largest of the nationwide Dance Marathon event. Indiana and Florida host the top sports for most dollars raised in the country. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Dance Marathon fixated more on event’s importance rather than reaching a donation goal

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
January 30, 2018
An attendee listens during the League of Women Voters Legislative Forum at the Iowa City Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. The event covered budget costs for transportation and education in different Iowa settings. (Katina Zentz/ The Daily Iowan)

Local legislators meet with constituents during public forum on education

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
January 29, 2018
Master of Health Administration student Winnie Uluocha speaks during the College of Public Health's Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights Week in the College of Public Health Building on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. The event included a showing of Dr. King's 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech and a "privilege walk," where participants compare their privilege to others and reflect on it. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UI College of Public Heath hosts privilege walk for civil rights week

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
January 25, 2018
Che "Rhymefest" Smith speaks in the IMU Main Lounge on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2017. Smith's keynote address was part of the 2018 MLK Celebration of Human Rights Week. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Hip-hop artist Rhymefest stresses collective change

Christopher Borro, christopher-borro@uiowa.edu
January 17, 2018
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