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Presidential search committee to meet March 5
Thursday, February 25, 2021
The next meeting of the University of Iowa presidential search committee will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, March 5.
Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee seeking feedback
Thursday, February 25, 2021
The University of Iowa is asking community members for feedback on three campus safety prototypes developed by the Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee.
Researchers detect cold gas pipelines feeding early, massive galaxies
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Researchers led by the University of Iowa have detected cosmic pipelines supplying the cold gases necessary for the formation of massive galaxies and the creation of stars. It is the first direct observational evidence of the phenomenon in the early universe.
COVID Q&A: Is it time to begin double-masking?
Monday, February 8, 2021
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
Monday, February 8, 2021
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.
Study finds ag workers at significantly higher risk of developing dementia
Monday, February 8, 2021
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?
Monday, February 8, 2021
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
Monday, February 8, 2021
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.
Preparing the next generation of Native community leaders
Thursday, February 4, 2021
The University of Iowa’s Native American Leadership Academy helps tribal leaders develop new programs to address mental health and addiction issues in their communities.
New partnership will allow Iowa to help improve health care across the state
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
A new $8 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will help the University of Iowa educate health care providers and first responders in rural parts of the state on procedures they don’t often have the opportunity to perform.
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.
Biologists unravel full sequence of DNA repair mechanism
Monday, January 25, 2021
Researchers led by the University of Iowa have observed the entire sequence in break-induced replication, a method by which organisms from viruses to humans repair breaks in DNA.
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