The University of Iowa awarded more than 1,600 degrees at the close of the 2019 fall semester.

The National Academy of Inventors has named University of Iowa cystic fibrosis and gene therapy researcher John Engelhardt, PhD, a 2019 Fellow. Engelhardt, who is professor and head of anatomy and cell biology in the UI Carver College of Medicine and director of the UI Center for Gene Therapy, is recognized for his work in developing gene therapies to treat cystic fibrosis.

Faculty members from the University of Iowa’s College of Engineering and the Carver College of Medicine have been named IEEE Fellows, the highest grade of IEEE membership recognized by the technical community as a prestigious honor and an important career achievement.

Peg Nopoulos, chair of psychiatry and professor of psychiatry, neurology, and pediatrics in the UI Carver College of Medicine, has received a five-year, $18 million grant to continue and expand a decade-long study on brain development in children at risk for developing Huntington’s disease.

University of Iowa professor Gail Bishop has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal “Science.”

Vice President for Research Marty Scholtz recounts his tour of world-class UI research facilities accompanied by state legislators.

The Carver College of Medicine announces two endowed professorships, the E. A. Franken Jr. Professorship in Pediatric Radiology to Yutaka Sato and the Gary L. Soderberg Professorship in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science to Richard Shields.

Joseph Szot has been named associate dean for continuing and integrated medical education in the UI Carver College of Medicine.

Kevin Campbell and Michael Welsh will continue to serve as Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators for another five years following renewal of their appointments by HHMI.

Lois J. Geist has been named the new associate provost for faculty in the University of Iowa’s Office of the Provost. Geist previously served as associate dean of faculty affairs and development in the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and professor of internal medicine.

The University of Iowa is often regarded as “the Writing University” because of its world-renowned Iowa Writers’ Workshop, but an appreciation and commitment to great writing is evident across the entire UI campus—including the Carver College of Medicine.

Study by a professor in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine shows that social workers suggest age 12 might be a safe time for many children to be left home alone.