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
A University of Iowa study identifies a brain protein that acts as a communications hub for blood pressure control, and links cardiovascular disease and obesity to hypertension. Story
University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and alumni received some of the institution’s highest honors—including Hancher-Finkbine Medallions recognizing leadership, learning, and loyalty—at the 96th annual Finkbine Dinner. Story
The University of Iowa recognizes nine undergraduates who help keep the university working, including one winner, Andrew Michalski, who has received state and regional honors, too. Story
2013.04.08 | By Jaclyn and Michael Haugsdal | 07:00 AM
How did a fourth-grader at a football game and a fifth-grader who wanted to be a teacher end up sharing a dream to become doctors and making it come true at the University of Iowa? This married couple shares their story. Story
2013.04.05 | By University Communication and Marketing | 12:04 PM
University staff, faculty, and students are accomplishing great things every day. See who’s making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more. Story
The University of Iowa hosts a free, public screening of the film "The Waiting Room," a character-driven documentary that captures the raw reality of the uninsured patients and doctors and staff at Highland Hospital, a safety-net hospital in Oakland, Ca. The event takes place at 7 p.m. in the HNI Auditorium of the Pomerantz Center and is sponsored by the UI's Public Policy Center. Story
