Bella Mir, daughter of former UFC champ Frank Mir, scores UFC’s first NIL deal The UFC is investing in the future of Bella Mir, who is arguably the biggest potential prospect in women's MMA. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 27, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Zoom jurors, community caretaking, and criticizing a colleague. Reason · Jan 6, 2023
Addiction treatment proponents urge rural clinicians to pitch in by prescribing medication MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Andrea Storjohann is glad to see that she’s becoming less of a rarity in rural America. Tribune News Service · Dec 4, 2022
Overcoming addiction in rural America Health care workers are being encouraged to prescribe buprenorphine for patients overcoming opioid addiction Salon · Dec 2, 2022
I'm an election law expert who ran a polling station this election – here's what I learned about the powerful role of local officials in applying the law fairly Derek Muller is a nationally recognized expert in election law at the University of Iowa College of Law, where he studies and teaches about the role of states in the administration of federal elections. In late October he submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on a case… The Conversation · Nov 9, 2022
How Keegan Murray cemented the Kings’ status as Iowa’s favorite NBA team The Sacramento Kings have cemented their status as the favorite NBA team of the state of Iowa. Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022
Rekha Basu: An Iowa 'Documented Dreamer' tells a U.S. House panel about her plight, shared by 200,000 others Pareen Mhatre of Iowa City got a reprieve, or something like that, considering she'd done nothing wrong to warrant one. She got to complete her degree from the University of Iowa in biomedical engineering. But once she gets it, in December, she could be thrust back into the visa limbo… Tribune News Service · Aug 11, 2022
Pritzker should consider granting clemency for prisoner hoping to get Ph.D. If any prisoner has a solid argument for being released, it seems to us, it’s Johnny Pippins, who earned undergraduate and master’s degrees while behind bars and has expressed remorse for the murder he committed. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2022
Nurse midwives step up to provide prenatal care after 2 rural hospitals shutter birthing centers MUSCATINE, Iowa — Bailee Tordai, who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy, barely made it to the prenatal checkup. Her clunky old Jeep couldn’t complete the two-mile trip from her house to the University of Iowa’s outreach clinic in her southeastern Iowa hometown. It was a hot June day, and… Tribune News Service · Jul 28, 2022
Scientists discover new giant crocodile species that lived 18 million years ago ‘It would have been downright perilous for ancient humans to head down to the river for a drink’ The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022
David McCormick isn’t winning the recount against Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania — and he’s running out of options PHILADELPHIA — The recount isn’t saving David McCormick. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 3, 2022
Mike Bianchi: It’s an injustice Kirk Speraw is not retiring from UCF Kirk Speraw announced his retirement earlier this week as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa. Orlando Sentinel · May 15, 2022
Iowa C Tyler Linderbaum has worked out with former Ravens G Marshal Yanda University of Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum talked about former Ravens guard Marshal Yanda USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 5, 2022
After a suicide attempt, a pile of medical bills. An Illinois writer takes on the health care business in ‘Cost of Living’ EVANSTON, Ill. — A few months after Emily Maloney tried to kill herself, she finally opened her mail. She was 19, living in Iowa City, an undergraduate at University of Iowa. She felt she never really knew how to be a person in the world. In high school, back in… Chicago Tribune · Feb 9, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 4, 2022 Potential Treatment for Alcoholics Proves Effective in Monkeys Scientists have developed a treatment that reduced boozing in alcoholic vervet monkeys, potentially offering a solution for humans with drinking problems. Vervet monkeys are a key species for researchers due to several similar characteristics, including at times a preference for alcohol - having even been known to steal drinks from…