Members of the media are invited to a press conference for the release of the State Health Registry of Iowa’s annual ‘Cancer in Iowa’ report. The State Health Registry of Iowa is based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

UI researchers are gearing up to take their orthopedic simulator on the road to train doctors and improve patient outcomes. They will also be running tests to assess how well orthopedic residents who train on the simulator do in the operating room compared to those who don’t get simulator training.

The University of Iowa is beginning a search for a new executive vice president and provost. UI President J. Bruce Harreld has named Gail Agrawal, dean of the College of Law, and Teresa Mangum, director of the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, as co-chairs of the search committee.

Two years into its existence, the UI’s English and creative writing major has exceeded expectations for enrollment, boasting 526 students in fall 2017. Faculty and students say enrollment in the program shows a passion for creative writing at the UI.

As a part of the celebration, NADS is actively engaging the community to highlight the center’s contributions in making Iowa a better place to live. Some of these activities include public lectures, open houses, coloring contests for kids, an honorary simulator-naming competition, and more.

Trudy Huskamp Peterson, University of Iowa alumna and former acting archivist of the United States, circles the globe to assist in organizing and safeguarding human rights records.

Anita Krug, interim Toni Rembe Dean and professor of law at University of Washington School of Law, is the fifth finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Law N. William Hines Dean. She will visit campus Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 26 and 27.

Members of the UI ASME club at the College of Engineering are building a solar car with hopes of competing in a cross-country race and visiting all 99 Iowa counties. To make their dream come true, they are trying to raise $80,000 through fundraising and sponsorship.

Luther Smith’s achievements were many. A Tuskegee Airmen pilot, he was a decorated World War II hero. He experienced discrimination throughout his life, especially after the war when he worked as an aerospace engineer, a time when few black men or women held such positions. He was also a Hawkeye.

Rural hospitals will continue to affiliate with larger hospitals in order to maintain essential health services in sparsely populated areas, says Keith Mueller, professor of health management and policy in the College of Public Health and director of the Center for Health Policy in the Rural Policy Research Institute.

Christopher Pietruszkiewicz, dean and professor of law at Stetson University College of Law, is the fourth finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Law N. William Hines Dean. He will visit campus Thursday and Friday, Feb. 22 and 23.

A national network of academic research institutions, funded by the National Institutes of Health and led by the University of Iowa, is accelerating the clinical trial process for neurological diseases with the expectation of bringing drugs to market in less time, with less money and less risk.