Health Care

Alumnus credits UI for business success

Wednesday, September 11, 2013
UI College of Engineering alumnus Lou Licht talks about the success of his business, Ecolotree, which plants trees to absorb leachates from landfills and other polluted sites all over the country.
Photo of UI student Sarah Petitt sitting by her computer as she interned for the Huntington's Disease Society of America Center of Excellence

Summer intern connects with Huntington's disease community

Wednesday, September 11, 2013
UI May 2013 graduate Sarah Petitt shares her experiences as a summer intern for the UI Huntington's Disease Society of America Center for Excellence and how it inspired her to become an advocate for those who have this incurable neurodegenerative disease.

UI gets set to welcome powerful new scanner

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Get a sneak preview into a powerful new imaging device to arrive at the University of Iowa this fall. Speakers at a symposium on Thursday, Sept. 12 will describe the 7 Tesla's research capabilities and uses. The UI will be one of only about 20 research institutes with the instrument.

Launching a public partnership

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
The UI’s Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC) and the City of Muscatine are launching a partnership focusing on key projects for the city’s long-term sustainability. Students in art, business, engineering, public health, rhetoric, and urban planning will work under the direction of UI faculty and Muscatine leaders.
biomedical machinery, a 3-D printer

Just press print

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
UI engineering professor Ibrahim Ozbolat describes how researchers are making progress towards creating human organs with techniques such as 3D printing, using the patient’s own cells for ink.

UI Pharmaceuticals wins approval

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
UI Pharmaceuticals has landed a deal to manufacture a commercial drug for the U.S. market after UI pharmacists found the right mixing order for the drug to be produced at mass scale.

Student Health and Wellness earns accreditation

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
University of Iowa Student Health and Wellness has achieved another three year accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, earning recognition for providing the highest quality care.

How schizophrenia affects the brain

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
University of Iowa psychiatry professor Nancy Andreasen has published a study using brain scans to document the effects of schizophrenia on brain tissue. The findings may help doctors better understand the origin of the illness and the best ways to treat it.
Molly Barnhart

The biggest thing possible that can't go right

Monday, September 9, 2013
Molly Barnhart transferred to the University of Iowa from Iowa State University, and you might think it had something to do with the Cyclone-Hawkeye thing. It didn't. She transferred because it was more convenient to attend class at UI while she underwent chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer in Iowa City, following a double mastectomy.
hand holding iPhone

UI Health Care makes the switch from pagers to iPhones

Friday, September 6, 2013
UI Health Care has started handing out the iPhone 4S, which will eventually replace pagers. The transition began more than a year ago, with about 65 phones. That number has since grown to 1,500 and may reach 2,000 when everything is said and done.
Michaela Inman

Ankeny teen is Kid Captain when Hawkeyes host Missouri State

Friday, September 6, 2013
Michaela Inman had just made a competitive gymnastics team. She was spending more time in the gym and running frequently. So when she began complaining of pain in her right ankle in May 2011, Michaela’s parents and local pediatrician thought it was nothing more than a sprain.

College of Dentistry lands $1.6 million federal grant

Friday, September 6, 2013
The College of Dentistry at the University of Iowa has been awarded a $1.6 million federal grant to operate a dentist-scientist training program. The program, run by dentistry professor Christopher Squier, has been funded continuously since 1985.