UI senior Jolene Luther’s grandfather, William Holcomb, died from Huntington disease (HD) in the fall of 2011, but his impact lives on through the research Luther is doing this summer at the UI.

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Three companies with ties to the University of Iowa have obtained funding from the state to expand their businesses, create jobs, and further develop their products. The companies, Memcine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., NanoMedtrix, LLC, and Iowa Approach, LLC were awarded direct financial assistance from the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

Dr. Donald W. Black, professor of psychiatry at the UI Carver College of Medicine, says that genetics and sociocultural expectations regarding gender roles are likely two reasons why men commit more crimes, in a story on 11 reasons why men die sooner than women.

Donald Black, director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, will read from "Bad Boys, Bad Men" at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 18, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Neil Segal, UI associate professor of orthopedics and rehabilitation, reveals why having a baby could have you shopping for new shoes.

University of Iowa Health Care leaders announced this morning that UI Hospitals and Clinics appears again on "The Best Hospitals in America" listing compiled annually by "U.S. News & World Report."

The University of Iowa topped $400 million in external research funding for the fifth consecutive year, through gains in corporate, industry, and philanthropic funding that helped offset cutbacks in federal research funding amid tight budgets and the government-mandated sequestration. Total share of external funding for fiscal 2013 was $424 million.

An investigation is under way to determine the source of a rare intestinal illness that can cause symptoms lasting for more than one month.

The University of Iowa has appointed E. Dale Abel, M.D., D.Phil., as the new director of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center in the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. Abel will also hold the John B. Stokes III Chair in Diabetes Research.

CoOpportunity Health and University of Iowa Health Alliance have submitted health plan designs to the Iowa Insurance Division for approval with the intention of offering them on the new Iowa Health Insurance Marketplace, the Iowa SHOP Exchange and in the open market for individuals and employer groups of all sizes, according to a news release.

Iowa health officials are monitoring a spike in cases of an intestinal infection caused by a parasite. There have only been 10 cases of cyclospora in the state in the past 20 years, but several cases have been reported in the past two weeks. Dr. Dan Diekema is chief of the infectious diseases division at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He says consuming tainted food or water can...