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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

University of Iowa student Jack Sieleman poses for a portrait at the Iowa City Municipal Airport in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Sieleman completed flight school at the Iowa City Municipal Airport in late 2020 and will head to Houston this June after accepting a position from NASA as a flight controller within the propulsion group.

UI graduate Jack Sieleman scores job at NASA

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter May 8, 2022

Jack Sieleman knew he would be an engineer when he was 7 years old. Fifteen years later, after Sieleman graduates from the University of Iowa, he will head to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston,...

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Students without high school diplomas experience college through UI’s Bucksbaum Early Entrance Academy

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter May 4, 2022

Elizabeth Clark skipped two years of high school, missing both her junior and senior years, to begin college at the University of Iowa as a 17-year-old. Clark said she was completely ready to come...

Contributed photo of Caroline Tolbert.

UI professor wins Harvard book award for studying internet access disparities

Cooper Worth, News Reporter May 4, 2022

University of Iowa Professor Caroline Tolbert was awarded a 2022 Goldsmith Book Prize in Academics for her book, Choosing the Future: Technology and Opportunity in Communities. Tolbert, a political...

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UI Office of Sustainability asks citizens to participate in nature cataloging, research

Samantha Bielema, News Reporter May 3, 2022

The University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and the Environment has partnered with Iowa City to encourage residents to photograph nature. The partnership is for the City Nature Challenge, an...

Contributed photo of Lily Hester by Samm Yu.

University of Iowa Black Student Union reintroduces itself to campus after COVID-19 hiatus

Arabia Parkey, News Reporter May 1, 2022

To create unity through academic excellence and cultural involvement, the University of Iowa Black Student Union or BSU, returned to campus this semester after a hiatus caused by COVID-19. Darius...

Contributed photo of Liz Tovar, executive officer and associate vice president of the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and lead of the diversity, equity, and inclusion team.

University of Iowa strategic plan nears end of drafting stage

Kate Perez, News Reporter May 1, 2022

The University of Iowa’s 2022-27 strategic plan is nearly complete after the project began in March 2021. It will be finalized and presented to the state Board of Regents next month. The university...

Contributed photo of University of Iowa Graduate Research Assistant Emily Schmitz conducting her research.

UI graduate assistant finds bacterium to improve farming

Simone Garza, News Reporter May 1, 2022

University of Iowa Graduate Assistant Emily Schmitz has found a bacterium that can help make farming more eco-friendly. Using this specific bacterium may help farming, as it can consume toxic chemicals...

A community member shovels dirt onto the Anne Frank sapling at a planting ceremony on the Pentacrest at the University of Iowa on Friday, April 29, 2022. The sapling was propagated from the chestnut tree behind the annex where the Frank family hid.

Anne Frank sapling planted on UI Pentacrest

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor April 29, 2022

When Anne Frank was hiding in a secret annex in an Amsterdam home for over two years, a chestnut tree outside her window served as a comfort and a symbol of freedom. On Friday, a sapling from the tree...

The new sales lab in the Pappajohn Business Building is seen on Monday, April 25, 2022.

Tippie College of Business offers student internships at in-house sales lab for hands-on experience

Simone Garza, News Reporter April 27, 2022

The Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa is offering a new internship for students to gain real-world marketing and business experience. Charles Keene, Tippie College of Business...

Rally organizers lead the 2022 Take Back the Night march organized by the Women’s Resource and Action Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.

Sexual violence survivors, supporters march for Take Back the Night rally

Arabia Parkey, News Reporter April 26, 2022

Editor's note: this report includes mentions of sexual violence Around 200 demonstrators gathered for the Take Back the Night march in solidarity with survivors of sexual violence on Tuesday. Together,...

Bill Nye walks around the stage during a lecture held at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Nye spoke about climate change.

Bill Nye encourages climate action at UI’s Hancher Auditorium

Anthony Neri, News Reporter April 26, 2022

Bill Nye, who is known for his hit program Bill Nye the Science Guy, spoke on Tuesday about climate change and sustainability at the University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium. Originally scheduled...

University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson speaks with members of The Daily Iowan in Jesup Hall on April 20, 2022.

‘It just kind of caught us off guard:’ UI stakeholders reflect on meetings with President Wilson

Kate Perez, News Reporter April 26, 2022

When one student group on campus met with University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson, some members were concerned with the way she spoke about sexual assault protests and her previous work at the...

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