UI students and athletes living in Iowa City's low-income housing units is not new. On Sunday, the Des Moines Register reported that nearly 200 UI students, including many athletes on scholarships, are living in the low-income, government-subsidized Pheasant Ridge Apartments.
The revelation that some UI students may have been abusing federally subsidized low-income housing at Iowa City's Pheasant Ridge Apartments has been met with both understanding and concern from university officials and students. Tom Baker, the associate dean of students, said the university has no role or obligation in addressing the Pheasant Ridge situation.
A group of local researchers recently concluded that a benign virus may help people with HIV live longer. A Veterans Affairs Medical Center and UI research team came to the conclusion after eight years of studying the virus known as GBV-C and its effect on people with HIV.
The years since Iowa City resident Wilma Miller discovered she had Alzheimer's disease have been trying for her and her closely knit family. Miller, who suffers from moderate dementia attributed to Alzheimer's, experiences memory loss on a day-to-day basis.
Compared with the national and state average, the unemployment rate in Johnson County remains low, according to employment data from the Iowa Workforce Development released last week. In May, the county had an unemployment rate of 3.1 percent, compared with 4.
Fire injures grad student in Chem Bldg. The Iowa City Fire Department responded to a fire at 9:30 p.m. Monday on the northwest side of the Chemistry Building that injured a UI graduate student. The student was taken to UI Hospitals and Clinics and treated with minor burns after he attempted to put out the flames.
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