University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and the UI College of Engineering work to decontaminate and extend the life of personal protective equipment.

Bighley Chair and Professor in the UI College of Pharmacy Aliasger Salem was interviewed by National Geographic for the article, “Why a coronavirus vaccine could take way longer than a year.” Salem discusses the vaccine development process in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With professional-grade face shields for health care providers running low, the University of Iowa’s medical device design business is using materials provided by Iowa manufacturers to build the coronavirus-fighting tools by the thousands.

We Stand Together—it’s a mantra we’ve heard time and again this past month as our world deals with the impact of COVID-19.

Patients need blood even during a pandemic, so the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics’ DeGowin Blood Center is still actively taking donations for its patients and those in UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

In recognition of the work addressing COVID-19, the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation has given University of Iowa Health Care a $2 million gift to help overcome the pandemic. The gift will be used for current and future expenses associated with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the COVID-19 virus; to aid front-line health care workers with emergency childcare, housing, and food costs; and...

Cambus and Fleet Services management asked their employees if they would volunteer to temporarily join UI Laundry Services as delivery drivers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With five employees volunteering for reassignment, Laundry Services can proactively prepare for any surge in demand.

When University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics put out the call for additional face shields this week, the College of Engineering jumped to help, making more than 1,000 of them in their medical device labs.

Jacob Priest, an assistant professor in the University of Iowa College of Education with a Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy, offers advice on how to manage the stress of social distancing with loved ones.

In the predawn hours, team members from University Shared Services and Purchasing are powering up their laptops from home to get a jump on supplies badly needed by University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

As a response to the COVID-19 crisis, UIP recently began making hand sanitizer. The majority of the sanitizer will be acquired by University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

Friday was Match Day – the day when graduating medical students across the country find out where they will do their residency training. But with the COVID-19 pandemic up ending everyday life across the country, it was possibly the most unusual Match Day ever.