Innovation

Iowa JPEC DesignDash students

University of Iowa JPEC DesignDash ignites entrepreneurial spirit

They brainstormed ideas, refined business plans, resolved disagreements, and mastered time management – all in less than eight hours – during another successful DesignDash,...
Claimable co-founders (from left): Zach Veigulis, Alicia Graham and Warris Bokhari.

AI-powered platform helps patients fight denied insurance claims

The average American spends approximately $13,500 a year on health care, CMS.gov says, and as a share of the nation's GDP, health spending accounted...
Rockwell Chinook helicopter contract

Collins Aerospace gets $19 million contract to provide UK Chinook helicopters with interoperable avionics...

Collins Aerospace has received a $19 million contract from the Department of Defense to equip a fleet of new H-47 Chinooks for the UK...
Downtown Cedar Rapids Trolley

Downtown District launches Downtown Cedar Rapids Trolley

The Downtown District has announced the launch of the Downtown Cedar Rapids Trolley, a new, free transportation pilot service designed to improve connectivity and...
Wolf Carbon carbon dioxide hazardous material pipeline

Wolf Carbon withdraws application for carbon dioxide pipeline in Eastern Iowa

Wolf Carbon Solutions has decided not to pursue construction of a carbon capture pipeline that would have run through Linn County and several other...
Operating Room nurse Jill Droste pitches her Droste Drape at the Nurse Innovators seminar and pitch competition Nov. 14 at the UI Health Care Medical Center. Her idea won first place and $20,000. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

UI Nurse Innovators program transforms patient care solutions

For the many advancements in technology and innovation within the surgical sector, University of Iowa operating room nurse Jill Droste said there still isn’t...
A worker with Grimm Family Farm plants potatoes in April 2020. The business is the only supplier of dry beans in Iowa and is one of several businesses to receive a USDA RFI grant.

24 Iowa food supply chain projects receive millions in grant funding

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced it is channeling more than $5.2 million into 24 projects aimed at bolstering Iowa’s food...
Students walk past Jessup Hall on the Pentacrest on a fall afternoon.

University of Iowa earns gold rating for sustainability efforts

The University of Iowa has been recognized for its sustainability initiatives, earning a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in...
View of cloud formations on earth taken from space

University of Iowa engineering leverages P3 seed funding to secure $9.4 Million in NASA...

The University of Iowa’s P3 grant program is reshaping Earth observation research within its College of Engineering, fostering new faculty hires, graduate programs, critical...

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