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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

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley arrives at the committees hearing where Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford will testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2018. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Sen. Grassley confirmed he received death threats for his support of Kavanaugh

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter October 24, 2018

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, announced to an Iowa crowd Wednesday that he was the target of death threats over the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Grassley confirmed that he was one of two...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

National Institute of Health awards UI team $2 million grant

Rebecca Turnis, News Reporter October 24, 2018

A team from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the College of Public Health won a three-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a project to deliver gene editing...

Members of the UISG meet in the Black Box Theater on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.

UISG passes new election code legislation

Mastura Ibnat, News Reporter October 24, 2018

UISG began revising election-code recommendations on Oct. 16 with such topics as tickets’ financial caps and  vote thresholds for independent senators. The election code was revised and completed by...

The Johnson County Health and Human Services building at 855 South Dubuque Street.

Johnson County makes plans to address poverty

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter October 23, 2018

In Johnson County, 16.6 percent of households don’t make enough money to meet their basic needs, according to a presentation at a recent county poverty forum. Officials held the forum with the goals...

Patrick Wronkiewicz poses for a portrait outside of the Adler Journalism Building on Wednesday Oct. 10, 2018.

Patrick Wronkiewicz aims to cut college costs, expand medical marijuana

Aadit Tambe, News Reporter October 23, 2018

Hoping to bring down tuition and boost the legal uses of medical marijuana, University of Iowa senior Patrick Wronkiewicz is running as a Republican for an Iowa Senate seat that represents the university...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UI considers adopting new schedule for staff and faculty salary increases

Aadit Tambe, News Reporter October 23, 2018

The University of Iowa recently announced that unit leaders have adjusted the schedule for faculty and staff pay raises following the adoption of a new budget model. Unit leaders — deans and vice presidents...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

UI researchers prevent nerve damage for chemotherapy patients

Josie Fishcels, News Reporter October 23, 2018

After two years of research, researchers at the University of Iowa and Oregon Health & Science University appear to have discovered a way to prevent nerve damage caused by chemotherapy drugs. Their...

Paul Carlsten (Contributed)

Former UI campaigner and academic dies at 88

October 23, 2018

University of Iowa alumnus Paul Robert Carlsten, a life-long political campaigner whose connections to Democrat politics, the civil rights movement and religious freedoms date back to the 1940s, has died...

Steve Goddard speaks during a forum as one of four candidates for the University of Iowas Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Voxman Concert Hall on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. Previously, Goddard has served as the Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Goddard holds forum as third dean candidate for College of Liberal Arts & Sciences position

Chris Borro, News Reporter October 23, 2018

The search for the new College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean continued on Tuesday with a forum presenting the third of four candidates, Steve Goddard. Goddard is the John E. Olsson Professor of...

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) addresses a rally at Old Brick in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018

Sen. Kamala Harris debuts in Iowa City ahead of midterms

Elianna Novitch, Politics Reporter October 23, 2018

With the midterm elections just a couple weeks away, California Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democrat, urged Iowa City voters to recognize the importance of the November elections. Harris, a speculated contender...

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