Impact

Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Memorial Award recipients to be honored Nov. 15

Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Seven members of the University of Iowa family will be recognized during the Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Awards on Nov. 15.

Teaching business to future pharmacists

Friday, November 2, 2018
A new UI partnership with the Tippie College and College of Public Health provides an education in business and leadership basics to students in the College of Pharmacy so they can learn how to manage a health care business in their careers.

UI experts, Dubuque officials improve city’s flood resilience one home at a time

Monday, October 29, 2018
The city of Dubuque and the Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa are helping the city’s residents overcome flood damage through an innovative program that provides physical upgrades to homes, as well as social, educational, and health care support.

UI study: Iowa faces physician assistant shortage

Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Already facing a shortage of primary care physicians, the state of Iowa also may soon face a shortage of physician assistants, according to a new study from the University of Iowa.

Barcelo speaks at College of Education's Latinx Conference

The University of Iowa College of Education's second annual Latinx Conference featured a keynote speech by UI alumna and former administrator Nancy "Rusty" Barcelo, the first Mexican American to receive a PhD from the university.

UI Tippie College of Business adds online MBA

The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business has added an online MBA that makes the college's part-time degree program even more flexible for students.

McGehee discusses infrastructure improvements needed for automated vehicles

Dan McGehee, director of the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) in the College of Engineering, discusses what kind of changes municipalities need to make to their infrastructure to accommodate automated vehicles.

Psychological and Brain Sciences professor honored by Pavlovian Society

Friday, October 12, 2018
Edward Wasserman, Stuit Professor of Experimental Psychology in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa, has been honored by the Pavlovian Society.
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College of Law clinics teach students about transactional law, federal defense

Monday, October 1, 2018
A pair of new legal clinics at the University of Iowa College of Law offers students unique learning opportunities related to transactional and criminal law, as well as hands-on experience in working with clients and appearing in federal court.

Rural development is about more than just jobs

Monday, October 1, 2018
Research from the UI’s Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) finds sustainably redeveloping struggling rural economies takes a focus on a community’s entire quality of life, not just bringing new jobs.

UI played role in study that could help MS patients

A unit of the College of Public Health played a key role in a study by doctors at the Cleveland Clinic that finds a drug can be helpful in slowing brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis patients.

Grant to support University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art Senior Living Communities Program

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The Community Foundation of Johnson County awarded $2,000 to the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art for it's 2018–19 Senior Living Communities Program.