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UI approves certificate in Urban Studies program

Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The University of Iowa has approved a new undergraduate certificate in Urban Studies.

COVID Q&A: Is it time to begin double-masking?

Renee Anthony, professor of occupational and environmental health in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, offers updated advice to protect against transmission of the virus, including the practice of double-masking as well as other masking tips and reminders.

UI startup Cardio Diagnostics launches new heart disease risk assessment for home

Cardio Diagnostics, a University of Iowa faculty startup, has commercially launched a new home clinical test for assessing patients’ heart disease risk. The product, the Epi+Gen CHD at-home sampling kit, was made possible through a license held by the UI Research Foundation.

UI student researchers persevere despite pandemic challenges

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted and reshaped many aspects of our lives, but it hasn’t stopped University of Iowa (UI) students from exploring some of life’s most interesting questions through research, scholarship, and creative activity. To celebrate students’ ingenuity, resilience, and innovation, the UI Office of the Vice President for Research is sponsoring the Dare to Discover campaign...

Study finds ag workers at significantly higher risk of developing dementia

A study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds ag workers have a 46% greater chance of developing dementia than workers in other fields.

Should employers rehire boomerang employees?

A new study from Tippie College of Business Professor Chad Van Iddekinge finds that rehiring former employees has many benefits, but the firm's goals determine whether it's wise to catch a boomerang employee.

Grant will help Iowa strengthen rural health care

An $8 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust will help the College of Nursing start SIM-IA, a simulation program that provide ongoing education and training for first responders and providers in medical situations and techniques that they don't often see in sparsely-populated ares.
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UI students named to dean’s list for fall 2020 semester

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
More than 6,500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2020 fall semester.
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UI students named to president’s list for fall 2020 semester

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
More than 850 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president’s list for the 2020 fall semester.
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UI students received degrees after fall 2020 semester

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
The University of Iowa awarded more than 2,100 degrees at the close of the fall 2020 semester.

Tippie students capture diversity case competition honors

Friday, January 29, 2021
A team of University of Iowa students from the Tippie College of Business recently took third place in the National Diversity Case Competition.

Two online programs receive U.S. News accolades

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has ranked two University of Iowa programs among the best in its new ranking of online college programs.