Carver College of Medicine

Teaching business basics to medical students

The Tippie College of Business and the Carver College of Medicine have teamed up to create a certificate program that provides the basics of business education to medical students, who often receive little or no business training prior to graduation.

University honors staff, faculty for excellence

Wednesday, October 19, 2016
The University of Iowa honored many faculty and staff for their work, service, and advocacy.

Eating disorder gene alters behavior in female mice

Friday, October 14, 2016
Giving mice a gene mutation linked to eating disorders in people causes behavioral abnormalities similar to symptoms often seen in humans. Only female mice are affected by the mutation, and some of the abnormalities depend on whether the females are housed alone or with other mice.
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Iowa’s cancer-fighting antibody bank

Thursday, October 13, 2016
Around the corner from University of Iowa biology professor David Soll’s office is an exclusive reservoir of biological agents used by researchers worldwide seeking to cure cancer. Its mission is deeply personal for Soll. He lost his wife to cancer, and he wants to put an end to the disease.

Four UI faculty members win top teaching award

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Anton Kruger, Dan Matheson, Daniel Weeks, and Rachel Williams have won the 2016 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of their years of outstanding teaching.
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Type of vitamin B3 safely boosts levels of important cell metabolite

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
The first controlled clinical trial of a newly discovered form of vitamin B3, nicotinamide riboside (NR), has shown that the compound is safe for humans. The study also shows NR increases levels of a cell metabolite that is critical for cellular energy production and protection against stress and DNA damage.

UI researchers work to unlock music's potential in treating Alzheimer's disease

Studies have proven that music can lift a patient's mood, help manage stress and agitation and facilitate cognitive function and help with motor movements. Now, researchers at the University of Iowa are measuring the impact music has on the health outcomes of Alzheimer's patients in Iowa City.
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President names co-chairs for search committee to replace Robillard

Thursday, October 6, 2016
UI President Bruce Harreld has named Bruce Gantz and Carroll Reasoner co-chairs of the search committee to replace Jean Robillard, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.

UI researchers work to unlock music’s potential in treating Alzheimer’s

Music therapist Alaine Reschke-Hernandez and neurologist Dan Tranel have teamed up to measure the impact music has on the health outcomes of Alzheimer’s patients in Iowa City. River to River host Ben Kieffer talks with Reschke-Hernandez and Tranel about the connections between music and the brain.
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UI vice president for medical affairs to step down from leadership positions

Friday, September 30, 2016
The University of Iowa today announced that Jean E. Robillard, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, plans to step down from his leadership role overseeing UI Health Care.

Rahmouni honored by International Society of Hypertension

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Kamal Rahmouni, professor of pharmacology and internal medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has been awarded the 2016 Paul Korner Award by the International Society of Hypertension (ISH).

Making progress toward gene therapy for cystic fibrosis

Monday, September 26, 2016
Working with cystic fibrosis (CF) pigs, researchers based in the University of Iowa Pappajohn Biomedical Institute have shown that two different virus-based vectors can restore the function of a faulty protein involved with CF symptoms.