Health Care

UI to adopt tobacco-free campus policy

Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The University of Iowa will be tobacco-free on campus beginning this August. The university announced on Tuesday that it will adopt a tobacco-free policy that will prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes, chewing or smokeless tobacco, hookahs, and other nicotine-delivery devices on the UI campus.

President Mason says UI’s strong academic reputation is driving enrollment growth

Thursday, April 2, 2015
University of Iowa President Sally Mason discusses the significant increase in the number and diversity of students who have accepted admission to the UI for fall of 2015, the success of student athletes, and the impact of the university's early retirement program, among other topics, during a Thursday, April 2, media availability.

Improving health care delivery

Thursday, April 2, 2015
How can we better deliver health care options to rural Iowa? That topic will be the focus of the April 8 Hawkeye Lunch and Learn event in Iowa City, as Patrick Brophy presents “Telemedicine in Iowa: Improving Health Care Delivery.”
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UI researchers track protein 'hitchhiker' in fluorescent worms

Wednesday, April 1, 2015
University of Iowa researchers have identified a new mechanism that ensures proper cell division in worms. They believe that same process may also be happening in humans and understanding healthy cell division could have implications for cancer patients and embryos.
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ranks among nation’s best employers

Forbes recently unveiled its 2015 list of America’s best employers, and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ranked No. 12 out of 500 large employers — making it the top ranked hospital of the bunch.
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UI study finds distracted driving among teens worse than previously thought

A new UI study indicates crashes caused by distracted teen drivers may be a much more serious problem than previously thought, possibly even four times greater than earlier estimates.
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Pharmacists may help lower blood pressure

Friday, March 27, 2015
A University of Iowa study suggests teaming pharmacists with physicians may help non-white patients control their blood pressure.
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Student veterans discuss how new UI programs help transition

University of Iowa student veterans discuss how new UI programs are helping them transition to civilian life.

Presidential Search Committee holds first meeting

Wednesday, March 25, 2015
The 21-member committee charged with screening candidates to succeed Sally Mason as president of the University of Iowa held its first meeting Wednesday, March 25.

UI study shows extra potential for cholesterol drug

Monday, March 23, 2015
A new study from lead investigator Jennifer Robinson, an epidemiologist in the College of Public Health, shows that a cholesterol drug may also be able to reduce heart attacks and strokes.
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It's a match!

Monday, March 23, 2015
Friday was Match Day—the day when more medical school graduates around the world learned where they would be doing their residencies. The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine has 154 medical students graduating this year.

CIC member universities together have a powerful voice

Friday, March 20, 2015
Mention the University of Iowa's membership in the Big Ten Athletic Conference, and most people think sports. But there's far more to it than that. The UI also benefits from an academic collaboration with other Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago through its membership in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.