Carver College of Medicine
Match Day: 137 med students learn their fates
Monday, March 18, 2013
Natalya Hutchinson was among the 137 medical students in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine who found out where they will serve their residencies during Match Day 2013.
Media Advisory: Cancer in Iowa 2013 report briefing
Monday, March 18, 2013
The annual "Cancer in Iowa" report issued by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, will be released on Wednesday, March 20. The report includes county-by-county statistics, summaries of new research projects, and a section focused on breast cancer, the most commonly registered cancer among women in Iowa. The news briefing will feature key...
UI medical students receive residency assignments on Match Day
Friday, March 15, 2013
Fourth-year students in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine today took part in Match Day, the annual event where medical students nationwide learn where they will begin their medical residency training following graduation
Scheetz receives $1.1 million grant to study optic nerve head structure
Friday, March 15, 2013
A team of University of Iowa researchers will study the progressive loss of the optic nerve, which is a hallmark of glaucoma.
Brain power
Friday, March 15, 2013
The Iowa Neurological Patient Registry was founded in 1982 by UI researchers. The one-of-a-kind registry collects multiple instances of patients who have experienced brain damage as a result of injury, illness, or surgery, and helps researchers determine if lesions in one specific brain area always produce the same cognitive or behavioral deficits.
UI Children's Hospital opens Kid Captain 2013 nominations
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Nominations are now being accepted for the UI Children's Hospital Kid Captain program for 2013.
'U.S. News' ranks 26 UI programs among top 25 in nation
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
"U.S. News & World Report" ranks 26 University of Iowa graduate programs and colleges among the 25 best in the country among all public and private schools.
UI pediatrician receives March of Dimes grant for preterm birth research
Friday, March 8, 2013
Jeffrey Murray has been awarded a $450,000, three-year grant that will allow him to build on his past discoveries in the area of premature birth with the goal of improving health care providers’ ability to predict which women are at high risk of delivering their baby too soon.
Missing the woods for the trees
Friday, March 8, 2013
H.S. Udaykumar and Meena Khandelwal will discuss their efforts to trace the linkages among forests, energy, gender relations, health, consumption, and culture, and between the local and global processes at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, 111 Church St.
UI expert comments on spread of deadly 'superbugs'
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Eli Perencevich, a UI professor and infectious-disease doctor, says he is concerned that there aren't a lot of methods in the tool kit that are significantly effective in curbing the spread of certain bacteria-resistant infections.
UI Hospitals and Clinics award recognizes patient safety week
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
As part of a national campaign to raise awareness about the importance of patient safety, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics leaders in Iowa City announced the winner of the hospital’s 2013 Great Catch Award, which honors health care providers who take action to prevent harm to patients.
UI research finds that foot size changes with pregnancy
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The majority of women who participated in a new University of Iowa study saw their feet grow during pregnancy.
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