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Iowa researcher comments on sharp decline in rural pharmacies

A study from the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) in the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds an ongoing drop in the number of rural pharmacies, and the study's co-author says one reason is the result of changes in Medicare prescription drug policies.

Dale Wurster receives Distinguished Scholar Award

Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Dale Wurster, professor in the College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, received the David J. W. Grant National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education Distinguished Scholar Award in Basic Pharmaceutics.

UI analysis finds significant increase in number of US children diagnosed with ADHD over 20 years

Friday, August 31, 2018
The number of children in the United States diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increased from 6.1 percent to 10.2 percent from 1997 to 2016, according to an analysis from the University of Iowa published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.
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UI Art Building to be home of new innovation center

Thursday, August 30, 2018
The building where Grant Wood created his world-famous art soon will become a place where University of Iowa students and faculty can collaborate and innovate to solve problems and change the world.

Engineering professor named 2018 AGU fellow

Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Gregory Carmichael will be honored at the American Geophysical Union's annual fall meeting in Washington
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UI geology students study Hawaii volcano before famous eruption

Monday, August 27, 2018
Undergraduate students at the University of Iowa traveled to Hawaii and studied the Kilauea volcano just two months before it erupted on May 3. The geology students made the trip to learn about Earth processes alien to the Midwest.

Moratorium on construction will end Sept. 12 as scheduled

Thursday, August 23, 2018
The five-month moratorium on campus projects enacted on April 12 in an effort to defer cash spending will be lifted as planned on Sept. 12. The deferral was necessary to close the funding gap caused by the late-in-the-year state funding cut of $5.49 million.
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Class of 2022 celebrates convocation

Monday, August 20, 2018
The Class of 2022 gathered the night before classes began to celebrate convocation and the President’s Block Party.

Facilities Management receives Effective and Innovative Practices Award

Friday, August 17, 2018
UI Facilities Management was recently selected for a 2018 APPA Effective and Innovative Practices Award for its Fault Detection and Diagnostics Program.

Luangrath studies how businesses use ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ to communicate in social media

Tippie researcher Andrea Luangrath looks at how businesses communicate with customers on social media using what she calls "textual paralanguage," the use of nonverbal symbols, like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

UI spin-out business uses artificial intelligence to detect eye disease

Coralville-based IDx uses artificial intelligence technology developed at the University of Iowa to revolutionize the detection of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease common in people who have diabetes.

UI faculty member receives NEH grant to host faculty seminar

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a $105,000 grant to Lori Branch, associate professor in the University of Iowa Department of English, to host a three-week seminar for 16 college and university faculty members on the UI campus.