Health Care

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Nopoulos receives $18M grant to continue Huntington’s disease research

Sunday, December 1, 2019
Peg Nopoulos, chair of psychiatry and professor of psychiatry, neurology, and pediatrics in the UI Carver College of Medicine, has received a five-year, $18 million grant to continue and expand a decade-long study on brain development in children at risk for developing Huntington’s disease.
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Bishop named 2019 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Tuesday, November 26, 2019
University of Iowa professor Gail Bishop has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal “Science.”

Barry Schreier wins AUCCCD award

Barry Schreier, a clinical professor in Counseling Psychology in the University of Iowa College of Education and director of University Counseling Service, was awarded the Association of University and College Counseling Center’s President’s Award for Meritorious Service to the National Field of Campus Mental Health.
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Spotlighting and celebrating Iowa research and scholarship

Thursday, November 21, 2019
Vice President for Research Marty Scholtz recounts his tour of world-class UI research facilities accompanied by state legislators.

Sato, Shields to receive endowed professorships

The Carver College of Medicine announces two endowed professorships, the E. A. Franken Jr. Professorship in Pediatric Radiology to Yutaka Sato and the Gary L. Soderberg Professorship in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science to Richard Shields.

Szot appointed associate dean for continuing and integrated education

Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Joseph Szot has been named associate dean for continuing and integrated medical education in the UI Carver College of Medicine.
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Critical care in the air

Monday, November 18, 2019
A train accident in small-town Iowa easily could have taken a young father’s life in 2018, but a quick response from a University of Iowa medical helicopter gave him a fighting chance. He is one of thousands who have been treated by the AirCare team since 1979.

UI professor develops tool to improve aphasia diagnosis

Jean Gordon, associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, is developing a tool to improve diagnosis of aphasia—the inability to speak, write, and/or understand language as a result of brain damage, usually stroke.

HHMI renewals for Campbell and Welsh

Kevin Campbell and Michael Welsh will continue to serve as Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators for another five years following renewal of their appointments by HHMI.

Student poetry competition winners honored at scholarship luncheon

The University of Iowa is often regarded as “the Writing University” because of its world-renowned Iowa Writers’ Workshop, but an appreciation and commitment to great writing is evident across the entire UI campus—including the Carver College of Medicine.
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Ted Abel elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Monday, October 21, 2019
Ted Abel, professor and chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute at the UI, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Iowa program helps gifted students with disabilities

Thursday, October 17, 2019
National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" program featured a summer program at the University of Iowa that offers educational, research, and social opportunities for gifted students with disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder. The program is run by the Belin-Blank Center.