UI graduate student Andrew Nelson examined the effectiveness of several methods of measuring radium levels in flowback water, including gamma-ray spectroscopy, emanation techniques, and EPA method 903.0.

Members of the media are invited to cover a field trip that will bring an estimated 60 middle school students from Columbus Junction, Iowa, to participate in interactive sessions on campus through the University of Iowa College of Education's Project HOPE (Healthcare, Occupations, Preparation, and Exploration).

The Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa is marking its 25th year by holding a series of policy discussions, called "What If?" At each forum, researchers will examine different hypothetical scenarios and their unintended consequences, and present relevant research. The sessions, open to the media and the public, are held each Tuesday evening from April 8 to April 29 in the Iowa City...

A recent study led by Bruce Tomblin, UI professor of communication sciences and disorders, found that greater improvement in hearing via hearing aids led to better speech and language skills for children with mild and moderate-to-severe hearing loss.

University of Iowa Health Care specialists will hold a series of Mini-Medical School presentations on the science behind personalized cancer care over a three-week period beginning April 15.

AirCare, the air medical service run by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, celebrated its 35th anniversary this week having served 25,000 patients and flown 3.5 million miles.

A unique combination of virology expertise, military experience, and connection to the source of a common lab strain of the herpes virus allowed UI professor Charles Grose to explain an outlier among geographical clusters of the virus.

Regarding another researcher's study showing high blood pressure in young adulthood leads to lower brain function in mid-life: UI professor Jennifer Robinson says, "We're finding subtle changes early that have cumulatively negative effects; the public health data is extremely clear."

Budding scientists from across the state are gaining extra insight into their projects with help from mentors at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa .

New research by Jennifer Robinson, director of the Prevention Intervention Center at the UI College of Public Health, finds that an experimental cholesterol-lowering drug is effective when combined with statins when it comes to helping hard-to-treat patients.

Diet drinks may increase the risk of heart attacks, stroke, and other heart problems in postmenopausal women, according to a UI study.

Drinking two or more diet drinks a day may increase the risk of heart disease, including heart attack and stroke, in otherwise healthy postmenopausal women, according to a new University of Iowa study.