More rural hospitals, which traditionally have paper-thin financial margins, are participating in networks with larger hospitals to coordinate and deliver services to their community.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Posted on: May 26, 2015
Field hockey players: UI leaders ‘shut us down’
Four student athletes from the University of Iowa field hockey team filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education alleging the university has discriminated against women in its treatment of coaches and student athletes. They said they feel they've been patronized by UI administrators who were dismissive of current players' perspectives after athletic department leaders took so seriously allegations of mistreatment by former players that they fired coach Tracey Griesbaum.
Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen
Posted on: February 10, 2015
Universities paid at least $1.16 million in settlements
Since 2011, Iowa's state universities have paid at least $1.16 million in secret settlements to employees and students. The schools spent an additional $1.17 million in settlements that didn't include confidentiality clauses but are not believed to have been made public at an open meeting of any government body.
Source: The Des Moines Register
Posted on: May 1, 2014
University of Iowa students paying fewer clinic visits
University of Iowa student health use numbers show general clinic visits have dropped 26 percent since 2011. Officials say the decline could be due to fewer available providers, more over-the-counter treatments and new technologies, like flu shot clinics and online services.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Posted on: October 25, 2013
University of Iowa research funding: Debating disclosure
More than 70 UI physicians are expected to generate some of their salary through research funding, much of which comes from pharmaceutical companies. Most of UI’s physicians who receive research funding also are faculty members who are paid to teach and see patients. The UI doesn’t maintain a public database of the funding, though some experts and doctors say there is value in doing so. In 2012 alone, UI was paid nearly $53 million by private businesses to perform research.
Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen
Posted on: June 17, 2013
Johnson County officials want to revise spillway policies, but study unfunded
Since 2010, the Army Corps of Engineers has been trying to fund a study that could change protocols for how much water is released from Coralville Lake, which might prevent floods like the 2008 flood that caused more than $1 bilion in damages to Iowa City and Coralville. But the study would cost $4.7 million — a hefty price tag in a time of federal budget cuts — and has failed to gain support from President Barack Obama or Congress.
Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette
Posted on: May 29, 2013
Athlete first, student second: Examining the life of an Iowa student-athlete
Daily Iowan reporter Ian Martin talked to athletes at the university about the hours they pour into both training and studying. Often, athletes exceed the 20 hour per week limit on "countable athletically related activities" imposed by the NCAA.
Source: The Daily Iowan
Posted on: April 22, 2013
Many could be priced out of new Hawkeye Court Apartments
The University of Iowa is replacing its aging housing stock, meaning higher rent for current and future students. Many other universities face similar challenges in replacing housing built in the 1950s and 1960s.
Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen
Posted on: March 25, 2013
Shooter’s gun permit opposed by U of I
Records from 2010 show the University of Iowa recommended authorities withhold a gun permit from the graduate student who shot three North Liberty officers Sunday. The student, Taleb Hussein Yousef Salameh, died at the scene.
Source: The Des Moines Register
Posted on: March 12, 2013
UI reviews hire of Ferentz’s future son-in-law
The Gazette reports on the hiring of Coach Kirk Ferentz's future son-in-law, Tyler Barnes, as an administrative assistant for football. The UI Athletics Department has a history of hiring family members. Usually a conflict-of-interest review is conducted. None has been conducted yet for Barnes.
Source: The Cedar Rapids Gazette
Posted on: March 7, 2013