Articles Tagged: University of Iowa

Although the need for an expansive new University of Iowa inpatient tower that’s 50-percent bigger than its 14-story Children’s Hospital hasn’t changed, the federal funding landscape has, officials told the Board of Regents this week.

The Board of Regents wasn't unanimous in its decision to request $1 million for student mental health. Regent David Barker suggested that $1 million might be needed elsewhere. “There are mental health issues for noncollege students that are as great or that are greater than for college students,” he said.

Time has run out on a short-term plan to continue funding a network of sensors that monitors the water quality in Iowa’s rivers and streams. Unless new funding can be secured, dozens of sensors will be taken offline next year, eliminating the ability to measure nitrate and phosphorus to see if conservation practices are working.

Despite strident pushback from its sole Democrat, Iowa’s Board of Regents is on track to approve an inaugural 26 advisory council members for a new legislative-mandated University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom — some of whom were suggested by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Shy of firing university employees who made inflammatory comments following the fatal shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk last week, Iowa’s Board of Regents on Wednesday directed its three public campuses to conduct immediate investigations into any employee accused of violating their social media policy.

Experts say earthquakes in Iowa rare, but not impossible.

A look at Eastern Iowa’s trucking industry.

Under current federal law, truck drivers may drive for no more than 11 hours before taking at least 10 hours’ rest. But what if the truck itself did a good share of the driving?

The Gazette’s Savannah Blake writes about capturing the electric energy of the CyHawk football game last weekend.

When the Board of Regents convenes in Cedar Falls this week, they’ll meet in closed session to discuss university employees who made inflammatory online posts following the assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk.

Shortly after U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks on Thursday called for the University of Iowa to name is new legislative-imposed Center for Intellectual Freedom after slain Republican-activist Charlie Kirk, Board of Regents President Sherry Bates issued a statement on Kirk’s shooting and the new civic centers on its campuses.

All three of Iowa’s public universities this fall are reporting larger freshman classes than last year — with both Iowa State and the University of Iowa boasting their second-largest first-year classes ever after peaking in 2016.

The indie rocker will play new material with The Attachment Theory and participate in a free, public interview with Nightbitch author Rachel Yoder.

The Board of Regents’ pared-down funding ask comes after lawmakers rejected its $30.3 million request last session and instead offered a $4 million bump, largely supporting legislative priorities and ignoring university appeals.

For weeks and months last fall, according to emails obtained by The Gazette through an open records request, University of Iowa administrators, staff, committee and community members discussed a range of Macbride Nature Recreation Area issues.