A hearing loop installed in a University of Iowa lecture room is helping people who use hearing aids and cochlear implants, and plans are under way to add more on campus--including in the new Hancher when it's completed.
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University of Iowa officials recently installed the campus’s first hearing loop system, which provides unprecedented sound clarity for people with hearing aids and cochlear implants, and there are plans to install five more over the next few years. Story
Treatment for a brain tumor at a young age paralyzed the left side of Natalie Wright's face leaving her with a one-sided smile. Now, thanks to a chance conversation with a neighbor and the expertise of a University of Iowa facial plastic surgeon, Natalie’s dream of reclaiming her smile is within reach. Story
Chris Buresh and Casey Panko, a UI Hospitals and Clinics emergency-medicine physician and emergency department nurse respectively, served as team leaders when traveling to Haiti in March along with other Community Health Initiative volunteers, bringing health care to rural villages in Haiti. Story from: Des Moines Register
As a part of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, free screenings for oral, head and neck cancer are available from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, April 29, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Story
University Counseling Service Director Sam Cochran says the University of Iowa community suffers an average of two to three student suicides annually. To bring the campus and local community together to prevent future student suicides, Cochran is leading the three-year $270,970 grant, “Leveraging Campus-Community Collaborations to Enhance Suicide Prevention at the University of Iowa.” Story
2013.04.19 | By University Communication and Marketing | 09:59 AM
An ankle replacement device conceived originally at the University of Iowa debuted this week at the 2013 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in Chicago. Story
Iowa KidSight is coordinated through the Iowa Lions Clubs and UI Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and screens thousands of preschool-aged children every year to detect vision impairment and direct them to the help they need. Story
2013.04.12 | By UI Health Care Marketing and Communications | 10:35 AM
An online game that lets citizen scientists help map the brain connections involved in vision is the subject of one of three public presentations by leading neuroscience experts being held April 16 and 17 to celebrate UI Health Sciences Research Week. Story
