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UI reaches settlement with tenured professor under investigation
A tenured associate professor at the University of Iowa’s Department of Health and Human Physiology has agreed to resign in lieu of termination as part of a settlement reached over the weekend. The Gazette reports by signing a settlement agreement with the UI, the state Attorney General’s Office and...
University of Iowa and Iowa State University drop in U.S. News & World Report global ranks
In the most recent U.S. News & World Report, the University of Iowa fell 45 spots in Best Global Universities Rankings, while Iowa State University's ranking dropped 81 spots. The University of Iowa ranked 180th in last year's list, but fell to 225th in 2024. Iowa State University was ranked 263rd in 2023 and is now ranked 344th.
UI art professor and students cross the state on hand-built bikes
Editor’s note: For six days at the beginning of June, The Daily Iowan photojournalist Jordan Barry participated in a bike tour with University of Iowa Art School professor Steve McGuire and his students as they biked from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Muscatine, Iowa. McGuire and his students rode bikes they put together in his Hand Built Bike classes 490 miles across the state, averaging 83 miles per day, from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River. This piece is written in a first-person perspective to provide a more intimate account of the story.
Punch Your Ticket for 2024-25: Returning Linn-Mar Students Enrollment Underway
In addition to gathering back to school supplies to get your student ready for the 2024-25 school year, all families with a student returning to the Linn-Mar Community School District for the upcoming school year must complete a simple online process to re-enroll their students for the upcoming school year.
Raven Girls at Columbus, Boys Face Falcons Monday
The Hillcrest Academy Raven boys and girls are ready for action Monday against Southeast Iowa Superconference foes Columbus and Louisa-Muscatine. The Raven girls are 10-12 on the season, 6-7 in the Superconference, following back-to-back losses to Wapello and L-M. The Ravens hit .293 as a team with a .402OBP and slug, scoring 152 runs on 156 hits with 88 walks and 164 strikeouts. Three Ravens hit .350 or better led by Malia Yoder at .538 with 35 total hits, 28 runs scored and 27 driven in. Delaney Shaw and Claire Withrow are also over .350. In the circle, Yoder is 10-10 with a .198 opponent average on 119 hits, 63 earned runs, 152 strikeouts and a 3.88ERA.
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