Daniel Reed, vice president for research and economic development at the University of Iowa, will discuss advanced computing at a congressional briefing organized by the American Chemical Society on June 4 in Washington. 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
2013.04.10 | By University Communication and Marketing | 09:30 AM
Three University of Iowa juniors will be recognized for their research accomplishments on Wednesday at the annual Spring Undergraduate Research Festival, held at the University Capitol Centre. Story
The maxillary sinuses, those pouches on either side of the human nose, have a purpose after all: They act as cushions to allow noses to assume different shapes. The study by a University of Iowa-led research team explains the relationship for the first time. Results appear in the journal "Anatomical Record." Story
2013.03.08 | By University of Iowa Health Care | 10:49 AM
Jeffrey Murray has been awarded a $450,000, three-year grant that will allow him to build on his past discoveries in the area of premature birth with the goal of improving health care providers’ ability to predict which women are at high risk of delivering their baby too soon. Story
2013.03.07 | By University Communication and Marketing | 07:00 AM
The University of Iowa and Iowa State University announced Wednesday a new option allowing industry to negotiate exclusive licenses to breakthroughs from partnerships with university researchers. The goal is to increase universities' partnership with companies on research and to increase the rate of technology transfer to the private sector. Story
2013.02.22 | By University Communication and Marketing | 09:42 AM
A University of Iowa research team has won $1.7 million to study fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a wide-ranging set of adverse effects that fetuses may face from mothers who abuse alcohol during pregnancy. Story
The UI's Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research (CGRER) is helping faculty and graduate students learn how to effectively communicate their research. The project involves producing short videos, with CGRER staff help. Story
The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy has obtained a grant to evaluate medication usage by patients in central Iowa. The goal: Improve the rate at which patients take prescribed drugs. Story
A study by a University of Iowa-led research team has found that teenagers who exhibit problem drinking likely got their first drink from a friend. The reason, the researchers explain, is that friends who drink are more likely to have access to alcohol and are more likely to influence when their buddies first drink. The finding is part of a formula that may help specialists intervene before problem drinking arises in at-risk adolescents. Findings published in the journal Pediatrics. Story
