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While several members of the University of Iowa community remain dislocated because of this summer’s record flooding, the fate of Jackson Pollock’s famous 1943 painting, “Mural,” still hangs in limbo. The painting, which had been residing in the University of Iowa Museum of Art building since it opened its doors in 1969, was given to the UI by Peggy Guggenheim in 1951.

In light of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain’s recent “D” score on the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America report card, some members of the University of Iowa Veterans Association sounded off on their fellow veteran, The Daily Iowan reported.

Despite all of the media attention surrounding Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama’s Christian faith, including his connection to the controversial former Pastor Emeritus Jeremiah Wright of the Trinity United Church of Christ, nearly 42 percent of registered voters nationwide still cannot identify Obama’s religion, a University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll shows.

A law firm’s report that documents the University of Iowa’s handling of a sexual assault case involving two former UI football players and led to the firing of two top officials at the university will end up costing the state $247,588, the Des Moines Register reported.

Now that the flood waters have receded in Iowa City and officials have had time to assess the damages caused by the floods this summer, the University of Iowa (UI) must decide what to do next to prevent future flood damage. The UI took the first step in moving forward Wednesday by appointing a 14-member [...]

With four weeks remaining before the election, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) released its report cards on members of the 110th Congress. Grading was based on legislation that affected veterans and their families.
Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain of Arizona earned a ‘D’ on the report card, while his Democratic opponent, Sen. [...]

Despite the sky-is-falling mentality that has consumed the global mindset of investors as of late, University of Iowa economic forecaster John Geweke expects that this year’s floods, foreclosures, market meltdowns and bankrupt banks will have minimal impact on the Iowa economy in the coming year.

Pending confirmation by the Iowa Senate, the Iowa state Board of Regents will see a new face on its governing body. Gov. Chet Culver announced his appointment of Greta Johnson of LeMars to the State Board of Regents Monday.

Despite the steady rise in suicides among active-duty service members, congressional politics trumped an amendment to the recently passed Defense of Defense Reauthorization Bill that would have helped address this increasing problem.

Gov. Chet Culver ordered that all flags in the state be flown at half staff Friday, October 3, 2008, from 8 a.m. (CST) until sunset in honor of Staff Sgt. Nathan Cox, 32, who was killed Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Cox’s body arrived early Monday [...]