Scientists have already known how to create new retinal cells from a patient’s skin. This new finding will help determine how nature builds a macula so that scientists may eventually reconstruct an injured one using the patient’s own cells.

In his last campus message as interim president, Jean Robillard reflects on the past few months and offers thanks the whole UI community for their dedication.

With Don Gurnett, and James Van Allen before him, the University of Iowa has a strong legacy of leading the scientific community in the exploration and understanding of space.

Terrence Dahl, ’83 PhD, Vice President of Commercial Manufacturing and Packaging/Labeling, at Gilead Sciences, was recently presented with a College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Award. He leads a team in Foster City, California that is responsible for overseeing the contract manufacturing activities throughout Europe, North America, and Australia.

James Ray was awarded the James A. Otterbeck OnePoint Patient Care Professor in Hospice and Palliative Care.

Robert Kerns, ’96 PhD, was named the John L. and Carol E. Lach Chair in Drug Delivery Technology. Kerns is professor and chair of pharmaceutical sciences and experimental therapeutics at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.

Victor Yanchick, ’62 BSPh, ’66 MS, was awarded the Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.

The Tippie College of Business' full-time M.B.A. program jumped 20 spots to 55th place in Bloomberg Businessweek's annual ranking of U.S. M.B.A. programs. The part-time program jumped 24 spots to 52. The Tippie programs are the only M.B.A. programs in Iowa that made the rankings.

Throughout his decades-long career, University of Iowa physician-scientist Michael Welsh’s focus on cystic fibrosis has never wavered.

Student clinics at the UI College of Dentistry offer quality dental treatment for adults and children at a price that is about one-third to one-half the cost of a private dental practice.

Students with concerns about a legal issue can turn to Student Legal Services. The office, which is centrally located in the Iowa Memorial Union and funded by student fees, offers free, professional legal advice and low-cost representation on a wide range of issues.

New dean of students Lyn Redington recently chatted with Iowa Now about her first order of business as dean and how family members can best support their students.