Iowa could soon be cranking out twice as many new psychiatrists as it did in 2017, if legislators follow Gov. Kim Reynolds’ plan to pay for more psychiatric training at the University of Iowa.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Krystal Parker received a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to continue exploring the idea that the cerebellum may play a key role in cognitive function and may be targeted in diseases such as schizophrenia, autism, bipolar disorder, and Parkinson’s disease.

A team of Iowa students started Speeko, a voice-analytics company that uses artificial intelligence to help individuals avoid unfortunate public speaking experiences by measuring and improving their verbal communication skills.

About 1,500 University of Iowa students received their degrees at fall 2018 commencement ceremonies Dec. 13–16.

Micropatches could change the way vaccines and medicines are delivered in the U.S. and around the world, including many developing countries. Iowa researchers are testing the use of these patches on diverse populations to ensure patients receive optimal health benefits.

Two scientists from the University of Iowa have been named 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows. Ann Budd, in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Madeline Shea, in the Department of Biochemistry, will be honored at the February 2019 AAAS meeting in Washington, D.C.

University of Iowa music therapist PhD student Alaine E. Reschke-Hernández planned and facilitated a study in four Iowa nursing homes to examine the effectiveness of music therapy intervention for people with Alzheimer’s or related dementias.

A new UI partnership with the Tippie College and College of Public Health provides an education in business and leadership basics to students in the College of Pharmacy so they can learn how to manage a health care business in their careers.

Already facing a shortage of primary care physicians, the state of Iowa also may soon face a shortage of physician assistants, according to a new study from the University of Iowa.

The Exercise Is Medicine initiative, launched by the American College of Sports Medicine and introduced to the UI campus this summer, calls for integrating physical activity into the health care setting. The Community Outreach Lab in the UI Field House is one endeavor related to the initiative.

The number of children in the United States diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increased from 6.1 percent to 10.2 percent from 1997 to 2016, according to an analysis from the University of Iowa published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.