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Mayor Bruce Teague and members of the Airport Commission (Ryan Story, Judy Pfohl, and Warren Bishop) at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Iowa City Municipal Airport on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

Iowa City Municipal Airport celebrates installation of solar array

Iowa City officials celebrated the completion of a solar array at the Iowa City Municipal Airport with a ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 14, alongside...
A person places their hand on an elderly man's arm.

Can AI detect abuse? These UI professors say it can

Two University of Iowa professors are teaming up to harness AI for the use of detecting physical abuse. Aislinn Conrad, an associate professor of social...
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Iowa Economic Development Authority approves innovation funding for FBB Biomed

Last month, the Iowa Economic Development Authority approved a $250,000 Innovation Acceleration Launch Fund loan from the SSBCI Innovation Fund for Coralville-based FBB Biomed,...
University of Iowa Department of Computer Science professor Guanpeng Li.

NSF awards $600,000 to University of Iowa professor for cutting-edge autonomous vehicle safety research

The National Science Foundation has awarded professor Guanpeng Li of the University of Iowa’s Department of Computer Science a $600,000 grant to develop advanced...
Members of the MedBerry team pose with the $1,000 check they received for first place at the Startup games Oct. 5.

MedBerry wins top prize at University of Iowa’s Startup Games

The 2024-25 edition of the Startup Games, hosted by the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC), kicked off on Oct. 4, drawing...
Fatima Toor, Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering at the University of Iowa and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and faculty affiliate of the Iowa Technology Institute.

University of Iowa Technology Institute researcher secures nearly $1 million grant to advance quantum...

Fatima Toor, the Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering at the University of Iowa, has been awarded a $999,985 grant aimed at advancing...
Members of St. Luke's health care team hold a check for $25,000 from Variety–the Children’s Charity.

St. Luke’s Hospital introduces newborn hearing screenings with advanced equipment, thanks to $25,000 grant

UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Hospital will screen newborns for hearing loss using new equipment funded by a $25,501.45 grant from Variety–the Children’s Charity. According to a...
Arthur Collins and “Butch” Griswold operating the Collins KWS-1 and 75A-4 radio and transmitter pair aboard the SAC C-97 aircraft during a 1956 demonstration flight. CREDIT ARTHUR A. COLLINS LEGACY ASSOCIATION

Documentaries chronicle Arthur Collins’ impact on industry

Arthur A. Collins’ place in aerospace history was cemented early in life – but it could just as easily have been lost to the...
Shamus Roeder, 2024 Iowa JPEC Mentor of the Year.

Shamus Roeder named Iowa JPEC Mentor of the Year

Shamus Roeder had a clear reason for shifting his career from medicine to engineering. “I had the realization that , I could only help the...
Kristopher Gordon of West Side Transport holds an ISAAC ELD outside a truck cabin on Aug. 16, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT PARKER JONES

West Side Transport spurs sustainability efforts with new tech

With more than 550 trucks moving cargo across the country at any given moment, there is plenty of information for West Side Transport to...

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