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Richard and Mary Jo Stanley commit $10 million to the new University of Iowa Museum of Art building
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Richard (Dick) and Mary Jo Stanley have committed $10 million to support the building campaign for the University of Iowa Museum of Art. The gift, which comes from two generations of the family, will help create a new museum and permanent home for the UIMA collection.
College of Public Health awards grants to improve Iowans’ health
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
The College of Public Health’s Business Leadership Network has awarded grants to six Iowa social service and health care organizations to help them develop initiatives to improve the health of Iowans of all ages.
UI to honor December 2017 graduates
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
The University of Iowa will honor December 2017 graduates during a series of commencement ceremonies Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 14–17.
University of Iowa working with actor Michael J. Fox to find cure for Parkinson’s disease
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
The University of Iowa College of Public Health has been working with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, gathering and analyzing data collected during numerous studies the foundation funds to find a treatment for the disease.
UI researchers use nanoparticles to target, kill endometrial cancer in lab study
Monday, December 4, 2017
The new treatment could improve survival rates for the roughly 6,000 U.S. women diagnosed with type II endometrial cancer every year, and also represents an important step in the development of targeted cancer therapies.
Low-frequency brain stimulation improves cognition in Parkinson’s disease
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Rare intraoperative brain recordings suggest the existence of a new brain connection that may be a target for improving cognitive symptoms in Parkinson’s disease.
College of Public Health research finds stroke deaths declining in Iowa
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
James Torner, director of the Iowa Stroke Registry in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, examines why Iowa is one of the few states to see its rate of death by stroke decrease in recent years.
Brown discusses Tippie’s programs to help students start careers
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Ken Brown, associate dean of undergraduate programs in the Tippie College of Business, explains the various programs the college offers to help business majors kickstart their careers after graduation.
Detectives with data
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
A UI researcher is improving public safety by developing an algorithm that helps police detectives figure out where criminals will strike next.
UI honored for providing safe, affordable student housing at Des Moines Internship Village
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
The University of Iowa has received a Celebrate Business and Economic Impact Award from the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Des Moines Business Record for providing safe and affordable housing for college students interning in central Iowa at the Internship Village on the Iowa Center for Higher Education campus.
UI nursing students get a dose of stage theatrics
Thursday, November 16, 2017
A new collaboration between the UI College of Nursing and the Department of Theatre Arts is helping students from both put classroom theory into practice.
When the boss brings family problems to the office
Thursday, November 16, 2017
An award-winning study from the University of Iowa finds that workplace supervisors who verbally abuse their employees often do so because they’re bringing problems from home to the office.
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