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Bill Frisell during his first show of the night with his Bill Frisell Trio at the Temple Building Theater.

[Photo] Musicians Bill Frisell and Petra Haden to bring musical magic to Englert Theatre

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
December 8, 2022
Simon Reichel attended the transgender rights protest in Iowa City on March 11. Reichel came out as a transgender male at age 15 and experienced verbal abuse from their family. (Contributed photo of Simon Reichel)

[Photo] ‘I couldn’t stand living in my own skin’: Among a nationwide trend of anti-trans legislation, Iowa leads the pack

Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter
November 27, 2022
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[Photo] IC community rallies behind food vendor after trailer is stolen

Kufre Ituk, News Reporter
November 16, 2022
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[Photo] Artist and designer Jamie Boling asks questions and shapes atmospheres through his work

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
November 6, 2022
Pictured Left to Right: Drake Anderson, Brooke Anderson, Devin Anderson, and Drew Anderson. Courtesy of Brooke Anderson.

[Photo] “Just like a nightmare:” Fentanyl’s damages to Iowa communities

Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter
October 25, 2022
Kid Captain Gavin Miller poses for a photo.

[Photo] Kid Captain Gavin Miller hopes Iowa football upsets No. 2 Ohio State

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter
October 20, 2022
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[Photo] ‘I thought I was going to be blind’: Iowa soccer goalie Macy Enneking talks injuries, return to the field

Sam Knupp, Sports Reporter
October 12, 2022
Contributed photo Don McLeese.

[Photo] Ask the Author | Don McLeese

Vaishnavi Kolluru, Arts Reporter
October 11, 2022
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[Photo] Students find ways to cope and support families after Hurricane Ian

October 9, 2022
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[Photo] Willow Creek Theatre’s production ‘The Kornilov Affair’ intersects comedy and history

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter
March 5, 2022
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[Photo] Ask the Author | David DeGusta

Parker Jones, Arts Editor
September 20, 2022
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[Photo] UI lecturer selected as member for IRS Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee

Grace Katzer, News Reporter
October 2, 2022
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[Photo] Iowa City schools announce semifinalists for National Merit Scholarship Program

Virginia Russell, News Reporter
October 2, 2022
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[Photo] UI Center for Inclusive Academic Excellence displays Iowa youth’s art

Archie Wagner, News Reporter
September 27, 2022
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[Photo] Fifth-year transfer Anya Lamoreaux embraces the challenge of tennis

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter
September 27, 2022
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[Photo] Ask the Author | Rebecca Solnit

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
September 27, 2022
Contributed Photo by Tom Montgomery Fate

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[Photo] UI alum Michael Weinstock remembers ground zero 21 years later

Jami Martin-Trainor, Assistant Digital Editor
September 11, 2022
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[Photo] Ask the Author | Michelle Huneven

Ariana Lessard, Assistant Arts Editor
August 30, 2022
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[Photo] How injury shaped Iowa Heartlanders coach Joe Exter’s ‘unshakeable faith’

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter
August 24, 2022
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[Photo] UI College of Public Health, Iowa Farm Bureau fund programs to improve Iowans’ well-being

Alliyah Lipsit, News Reporter
April 20, 2022
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[Photo] UI receives $21 million to better predict water-related hazards

Cooper Worth, News Reporter
April 18, 2022
Contributed of Michael L Haugsdal.

[Photo] UIHC to offer food resources to pregnant patients facing food insecurity

Anthony Neri, News Reporter
March 31, 2022
From left to right; Lon Moeller, Jennifer Lynch, Chanelle Reese.

[Photo] UI search committee announces final candidates for next ombudsperson

Hannah Pinski, Opinions and Amplify Editor
March 31, 2022
Trevon Coleman uses a Bolex 16mm film camera at March For Our Lives in Orlando, FL. The same camera was used to film portions of the documentary.

[Photo] Black Liberation Space fosters community for people of color in Iowa City

March 24, 2022
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[Photo] Increasing stamina in difficult dialogues, UI professor awarded for research

Arabia Parkey, News Reporter
March 6, 2022
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[Photo] Christy Wolfe announces candidacy for Iowa House District 90

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter
March 2, 2022
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[Photo] UI production ‘Gwenevere’ tackles questions of race, masculinity, and family

February 25, 2022
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[Photo] Lan Samantha Chang: an author and woman for change

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
February 22, 2022
Ruins of the Medical Lab.

[Photo] After 175 years, a reflection on natural disasters at the UI

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter
February 22, 2022
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[Photo] Iowa City business uses 3D printing to build affordable houses

Meg Doster, News Reporter
February 17, 2022
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics named Kimberly Hunter as Interim CEO of UIHC on Thursday. Suresh Gunasekaran, the hospital’s current CEO, will depart at the end of February.

[Photo] Kimberly Hunter named UI Hospitals and Clinics interim CEO

Sabine Martin, News Editor
January 27, 2022
University of Iowa law Professor Amy Kretkowski

[Photo] UI Law students represent U.S. veterans in court

Cooper Worth, News Reporter
November 29, 2021
Hyaeweol Choi is pictured. Photo from University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences website.

[Photo] New Korean Research Network looks to unite Korean scholars

Anthony Neri, News Reporter
November 28, 2021
Fulbright 2021 scholar Sarah Schlosser poses for a portrait. Schlosser will travel to India in spring 2022 and live there for nine months.

[Photo] UI Fulbright recipients to travel abroad for first time since start of pandemic

Cooper Worth, News Reporter
November 28, 2021
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[Photo] The Black and Goal’d Remix Tailgate returns for 2021 football season

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
October 19, 2021
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[Photo] Goldpark to bring new indie-rock sound to Iowa City

Parker Jones, Arts Reporter
October 14, 2021
Contributed photo of Ash Davidson.

[Photo] Ask the Author — Ash Davidson

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 27, 2021
Kalpaj Parekh, interim chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery poses for a portrait at the UI Heart and Vascular Center on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.

[Photo] Reestablished Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery names Kalpaj Parekh interim chair

Anthony Neri, News Reporter
September 19, 2021
Jason Glass, 44, is an Iowa City resident. Glass plans to run in the November 2 Iowa City City Council election.

[Photo] Local Election Meet the Candidates

October 18, 2021
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[Photo] UI alum makes pie personal

Caitlin Crome, News Reporter
April 21, 2021
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[Photo] Singer-songwriter Parker Millsap to give virtual americana, folk performance at the Englert

Delaney Orewiler, Arts Reporter
April 21, 2021
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[Photo] Opinion | Everyone needed a spring break, not just students

Signe Nettum, Opinions Contributor
April 8, 2021
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[Photo] 3 Dawgs and a Bone to celebrate UI professor’s retirement with fresh jazz

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
April 6, 2021
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[Photo] Three plays are the charm: City Circle to virtually present three original comedies in ‘Acting Out While Staying In’

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter
April 6, 2021
Sisters Shannon (left) and Erin (right) Huebscher host of their podcast, “Pod Across the Pond” about German culture, current events, their life stories.

[Photo] University of Iowa alumni create podcast linking the U.S. and Germany

Sabine Martin, News Reporter
March 22, 2021
Photo of Jasmina Arnaut.

[Photo] Providers aren’t barred from vaccinating non-priority groups, but equity questions arise

Sabine Martin, News Reporter
March 18, 2021
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[Photo] Iowa City High School opens NESTT mental health center

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter
March 14, 2021
Photo of volunteers at CIty High kitchen.

[Photo] Community volunteers deliver meals to remote Iowa City students

Claire Benson, News Reporter
March 4, 2021
Screenshot of Zoom rehearsal for "Skeleton Closet" of Courtney Graham (left) and Kyle Braeske (right).

[Photo] UI Theatre Department’s ‘Skeleton Closet’ grapples with grief and identity

Tatiana Plowman, Arts Reporter
March 4, 2021
Photo of Director of Translational Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry Andrew Pieper.

[Photo] Iowa and Ohio researchers discover compound with the potential to protect prenatal brain development

Marco Oceguera, News Reporter
February 4, 2021
Cover art for Planet Claire and photo of the author, Jeff Porter.

[Photo] Retired UI professor Jeff Porter publishes heart-wrenching memoir ‘Planet Claire’

Morgan Ungs, Arts Reporter
January 26, 2021
Photo of the slide presentation for the volunteer project with NFC.

[Photo] Tippie graduate students collaborate with Neighborhood Finance Corporation to assist with outreach

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter
December 10, 2020
Photo of Reverend and Liberation Methodist Connexion Collaborator Sean McRoberts.

[Photo] Iowa City religious leaders help launch progressive new branch of United Methodist Church

Claire Benson, News Reporter
December 10, 2020
Andre Wright (left) and Jason Sole (right).

[Photo] Two Iowa natives pioneer Humanize my Hoodie campaign

Kennedy Cook, Guest Writer
December 8, 2020
Portrait of Hai Huynh

[Photo] Hai Huynh elected as newest Coralville city councilor

Rachel Schilke, News Editor
September 30, 2020
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[Photo] Max Murphy ready to shine for Iowa

Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor
September 27, 2020
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[Photo] UI law graduate fills Iowa City Community School District school board position

Samantha Murray, News Reporter
September 22, 2020
Kayla Boyd.

[Photo] Women of the UI law school mourn RBG, reflect on gender identity

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor
September 22, 2020
Photo of Thayer Theatre, where the UI Department of Theatre Arts has blocked out spaces for social distancing in movement classes.

[Photo] Four athletes make up the 2020 Iowa men’s tennis recruiting class

Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
August 6, 2020
Cars parked on the lawn for the Summer of Arts free movie series, adapted as a drive-in due to the coronavirus pandemic.

[Photo] COVID-19 brings back vintage drive-in movie experience

Kathryn Raver, Arts Reporter
August 4, 2020
A portrait of Maggy Hovden, a UI orientation leader.

[Photo] Virtual orientation poses obstacles for freshmen learning about campus

Molly Allen, News Reporter
July 5, 2020
TriHawks at 2019 national meet in Tempe, Arizona.

[Photo] UI Triathlon Club provides competitive option for students looking to be part of a team

Jordan Winke, Sports Reporter
July 1, 2020
DI Publisher Jason Brummond and DI editor Marissa Payne hold the DI's Newspaper of the Year and General Excellence trophies at the Iowa Newspaper Association Convention in Des Moines on Feb 7, 2020. "Holy sh*t," Brummond profoundly put it when the two left the dinner table to accept the Newspaper of the Year award.

[Photo] Senior Column: The UI pushes Hawkeyes to change the world. Thanks to the DI, I’m ready.

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2020
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[Photo] Student Spotlight: UI grad student explores space, time, and sound

April 27, 2020
Jacob Lee's installation "But This Wasn't The War I Dreamed," 3/12/2020, University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, Iowa City.

[Photo] UI M.F.A. art students find new ways to present theses amid COVID-19 closures

Madison Lotenschtein and Josie Fischels
April 21, 2020
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[Photo] UI researchers say people with spinal-cord injuries can exercise muscles by electrical stimulation

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter
March 3, 2020
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[Photo] Evita play tells the story of the woman who inspired a nation

Samantha Murray, Arts Reporter
February 12, 2020
Daily Iowan staff members hold first-place plaques and the 2020 Newspaper of the Year award to celebrate earning the Iowa Newspaper Association’s top honor at the association’s annual awards convention at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown on Feb. 7. The achievement marks the first time the DI has won Newspaper of the Year since 1981.

[Photo] The Daily Iowan named Newspaper of the Year in state journalism contest

DI staff
February 9, 2020
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[Photo] UI alum, a Cedar Rapids teacher, named Iowa 2020 Teacher of the Year

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter
December 15, 2019
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[Photo] Senior Column: Goodbye, my college home

Katelyn Weisbrod, Projects Editor
December 15, 2019
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[Photo] University of Iowa professor honored for her work in immunology

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter
December 12, 2019
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[Photo] Racial equity report card grades Iowa City’s efforts to decrease disparities

Gretchen Lenth, News Reporter
December 12, 2019
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[Photo] Iowa doctor launches campaign to ‘replenish kids’ mental health’

Alexandra Skores, News Editor
December 9, 2019
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[Photo] Bump Elliott, leader of Iowa's athletic department for 21 years, dies at 94

December 8, 2019
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[Photo] University of Iowa organization restores magic one child at a time

Gretchen Lenth, News Reporter
December 5, 2019
Greg Suckow, known as Hawkeye Elvis, tailgates with friends he met through Twitter.

[Photo] Hawkeye fans, players face effects of social media

Pete Mills, Sports Reporter
November 14, 2019
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[Photo] Lessons and laughs from beyond the grave: Comedian Dave Maher shares his story of being presumed dead

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter
November 13, 2019
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[Photo] 3D Design, Theater Students receive award at Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design Fair

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter
November 13, 2019
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[Photo] First-generation college celebration week comes to an end with awards ceremony

Lauren White, News Reporter
November 10, 2019
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[Photo] UI 3D club, Science Center of Iowa create AR Sandbox

Preston Hayes, News Reporter
October 31, 2019
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[Photo] VP for Student Life’s Office requests to waive search to name Angie Reams dean of students

Lauren White, News Reporter
October 29, 2019
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[Photo] UI graduate awarded Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant to complete essay compilation

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter
October 17, 2019
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