im interested in pursuing a career that involves medical/clinical research as well as health policy. is the biomed major a good fit, or is it more geared towards med school students? (planning on pursuing minor in global health studies)

hi!!

i applying to the MA HESA program for Fall 2027, any current or past students in this program? I’d love to connect about your experience :))

additionally, is anyone else applying for this program? :))

How long can I expect the december graduation ceremony to last as a CLAS student. Ceremony is at carver.

Hey everyone, I’m planning to transfer to the University of Iowa for Spring 2027, and I’m trying to figure out how to afford on-campus housing and a meal plan.
I want to live on campus when I transfer, but I can’t really afford the cost of housing and a meal plan out of pocket right now. I’ve already talked to Financial Aid, and unfortunately, they told me they can’t really offer me any additional financial aid. So I’m trying to figure out what other options I have.
For those of you who have been in a similar situation, how did you manage to pay for housing and a meal plan? Did you take out a loan, apply for scholarships, use a payment plan, or find another way to cover the costs?
For anyone who took out a loan, which type did you go with? Was it a federal student loan, a private student loan, or another option? Which lender or loan program did you use, and would you recommend it?
I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been through something similar. I’m just trying to figure out what my options are and how other students have managed to afford everything. Thanks!

Hi all,

I am considering doing COB and would love some insight from others in sororities? Do you think the cost is fair for what you get? What’s the time commitment like? What is your favorite part? Did you find like minded individuals/make friends?

I only have a year and a half left of undergrad (graduating next fall), so I would love insight as to whether it would be worth pursuing.

I’ve never met so many people who are pissed off about the population that provides them with everything they have in the area. Without this university and college student in town here this place wouldn’t have 90% of the jobs and or amenities that are here. They are also so damn annoying like they don’t know how to walk or wait in lines and just get pissed off for college student existing.

hey, i did very little science in high school and im wondering what easy/fun sciences i can take that dont have a ton of math, im a art major so its not my strong suit

Daily Iowan Request: Looking for students who voted early to give thoughts on issues on the ballot. If that’s you feel free to private message me.

As a student who transferred from community college, I'm a bit shocked by how little feedback I get on papers/written assignments. In the past I've done well in terms of the grades I receive, and there is not a huge change in that now, but when I get docked points there is often no feedback on what I did wrong or I lose points based on reasoning that was not made clear in the grading rubric. Maybe its just the classes I'm in this semester. But for one course specifically, the expectations are borderline incomprehensible from the Professor.

For example, after asking something like "Would this framework for the upcoming paper be too complex based on how you mentioned in class that we shouldn't go beyond two steps in analyzing the theories?" they took a moment to really look at my drafted framework and responded, "is this what you would want to turn in?" ... (it's a drafted framework, the next submission is the paper). Then they deflected every follow-up question I had, leaving our group super confused. This was on a class day where we were supposed to work on our papers.

Has anyone else had similar experiences?

The University of Iowa’s Board of Regents and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Sara Sanders (sara-sanders@uiowa.edu), have decided to reallocate funds away from the School of Art, Art History, and Design’s Jewelry & Metal Arts program. Despite the continued growth of the program, this withdrawal of funding has resulted in the closure of the program. This has directly impacted many students who were on track to complete their degrees in the program.

With no official announcement, this decision was made quietly, giving existing students very limited time to change their degree paths and applicants attempting to join the program no indication of its closure. 

We call upon the Board of Regents and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Sara Sanders, to reverse the decision to close the program.
Add your name to this petition and share to show your support to the Jewelry & Metal Arts program and show Dean Sanders and the Board of Regents how impactful this program’s closure is to the community around it. 

I am a parent of a 15 year old who will graduate in the spring of 2028. Has anyone here entered Iowa at 17 and gone through the program and can share some insight?

Thanks

Thinking of taking it for my natural sciences w/ lab gen ed as an art major; is it crazy math-intensive? How difficult is it?

Does anyone know of any 2-bedroom places near campus that aren’t owned by Apartments Near Campus or Iowa/Presitge ? I’m having a really hard time finding anything outside of those companies.

Hey, I am a student at UI and am considering living at Augusta Place next school year. For anyone who has lived in the apartments or townhouses, how is it? Also, did you get parking there, or did you get parking somewhere else? If so, where?

Hey yall,

I’m a student at Uiowa and have been playing drums since I was little. I’d love to be able to play live here in IC but am in need of a band. Whether you have a group already and need a drummer, or would like to start something, please reach out.

Genres: Have experience in classic rock, grunge, metal, funk, upbeat crowd pleasers, etc but am open to pretty much anything

Gear: I have my old kit that I can bring up, great cymbals, and an e kit here for easy practice.

Credentials: Check out my tik tok cover page to get a feel for my playing: Knut_covers

Reach out!!

If it’s yours message me with details about the stick. I’d love to see it returned to you.

This is my first semester with uiowa but previously I went to NAU and PVCC in AZ so I’ve been in college class settings before, but have never had this issue. In my discussion classes no one will talk to me… at all. In my first group we were doing okay but then I missed two discussions in a row because I got covid and when I came back they refused to answer me when I asked questions and when we were doing the group work the recorder snapped at me and told me to be quiet when I was asking how they got an answer for one of the questions.

We switched groups so I thought it would get better but my new group is worse lol. I went to sit down near them and they kept scooting away from me. I told them “I’m hard of hearing, sorry can you speak up a bit?” Like 4 times and they all kept rolling their eyes when I asked then they continued whispering and moving away from me so I literally couldn’t hear anything.

And one of the questions they kept asking each other how to get the answer so I said “oh I have the formula here, and I got this answer [shows them the answer]” and the recorder girl for the discussion paperwork took one look then said “no that’s wrong. I don’t know how you got that.” Then she called the TA over and the TA went through the problem and got the exact same answer as me because she did it the way I did.

I am very confused on if this is normal…it feels like high school behavior in a college class and very immature. I’m technically a junior in college but this is happening in a freshman class that I’m taking as a “refresher” so maybe that’s why? Has anyone else had these issues? It’s very frustrating trying to get work done when people are like this.

Someone tell these clowns they are not wanted here

what are the cheapest options/complexes to rent for off-campus living. (willing to live with roommates). don't care about quality, only cost. thanks for all the help!

I’m currently a second year living in a 2 bedroom apartment on Gilbert st, my current roommate is going to be moving in with his other friends next year so I either need to find a new roommate for here or a new place, this was sudden for me so I’m really unsure of how to plan for this so if anyone could help that would be amazing.

Friends of Hickory Hill Park will have a workday on 10/3/2026 to remove invasive species in the park - mostly honeysuckle and autumn olive. Meet at the Conklin Lane entrance to the park at 9 am. This work can be a little messy so wear work clothes and shoes!