Peggy Nopoulos has been named chair and departmental executive officer (DEO) of the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, following a national search in which she was recommended as the top finalist for the position.

University of Iowa Health Care patients are the first in the nation to have access to a new technology that uses artificial intelligence to diagnose diabetic retinopathy. The technology, IDx-DR, is the only medical device authorized by the FDA that uses AI for the autonomous detection of diabetic retinopathy.

A study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health and Carver College of Medicine published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that children who have autism spectrum disorder are twice as likely to suffer from food allergies than children who do not have autism.

IowaMADE sells surgical devices developed and designed by UI faculty and students.

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than twice as likely to suffer from a food allergy than children who do not have ASD, suggesting immunological dysfunction as a possible risk factor for the development of the disease.

The UI College of Public Health, Roy J. and Licille A. Carver College of Medicine, and Hardin Library for the Health Sciences are part of a federal program that seeks to build a DNA database of more than 1 million Americans that would be used to develop precision medicine.

The Richard E. Kerber HeartSafe Initiative aims to train University of Iowa faculty and staff working in non-medical buildings in CPR and the use of AEDs. The initiative also will increase the number and visibility of AEDs on campus.

Some 4,300 UI students spent a May weekend saying farewell to class work, studying, and treks across campus

The University of Iowa continues to work with faculty who want to commercialize their research so their work can make a difference in the world and potentially help the state's economy.

More than 4,300 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees at spring 2018 commencement ceremonies, which begin Thursday, May 10, with the College of Pharmacy and end on Friday, May 25, with the College of Dentistry. All other ceremonies will take place May 11–13.

As part of their senior design course, four UI biomedical engineering students created the GAMA bra, a compression garment that can be worn by breast cancer patients after a unilateral mastectomy. The garment could help thousands of patients avoid painful swelling associated with lymphedema.

A video recording of the spring 2018 Carver College of Medicine commencement ceremony for Doctor of Medicine and Master in Medical Education Degree candidates is now available for viewing. The event was held Friday, May 11.