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Washington to host First Impressions Community Forum Nov. 17

Washington residents and business leaders will soon have the chance to learn how their community is viewed through the eyes of first-time visitors. The insights will be shared during the upcoming First Impressions Community Forum, part of a statewide program…

Iowa City Municipal Airport celebrates installation of solar array

Iowa City officials celebrated the completion of a solar array at the Iowa City Municipal…

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.

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…

A person places their hand on an elderly man's arm.

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…

Iowa Economic Development Authority

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…

University of Iowa Department of Computer Science professor Guanpeng Li.

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…

Members of the MedBerry team pose with the $1,000 check they received for first place at the Startup games Oct. 5.

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

Fatima Toor, the Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering at the University of Iowa,…

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.

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…

Members of St. Luke's health care team hold a check for $25,000 from Variety–the Children’s Charity.

Documentaries chronicle Arthur Collins’ impact on industry

Arthur A. Collins’ place in aerospace history was cemented early in life – but it…

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

Shamus Roeder named Iowa JPEC Mentor of the Year

Shamus Roeder had a clear reason for shifting his career from medicine to engineering. “I…

Shamus Roeder, 2024 Iowa JPEC Mentor of the Year.

West Side Transport spurs sustainability efforts with new tech

With more than 550 trucks moving cargo across the country at any given moment, there…

Kristopher Gordon of West Side Transport holds an ISAAC ELD outside a truck cabin on Aug. 16, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT PARKER JONES

National Science Foundation awards time management grant to Tippie researcher

The National Science Foundation has granted $257,000 to a Tippie College of Business researcher to…

Yiduo Shao

University of Iowa launches new mobile app for students

On Aug. 1, the University of Iowa rolled out a new mobile app designed to…

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Hintz Biomedical, HMUIRL take top prize for Iowa JPEC Summer Track pitch

A health care startup that recently took top prize at an Iowa JPEC spring competition…

Lily Hintz, of Hintz Biomedical, gives her pitch at the Startup Incubator Summer Track Launch Day in the Black Box Theatre in the Iowa Memorial Union on July 26, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa.

New licensing agreement between Integrated DNA Technologies, SeQure Dx, will advance CRISPR-based therapeutics

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has entered into a licensing agreement with SeQure Dx, a specialist…

Integrated DNA Technologies. CREDIT IDT

Fareway partners with Alliant Energy on Boone solar field

Boone-based Fareway Stores is harnessing the power of solar energy with its recent partnership with…

Fareway Solar Field, located at the grocery chain’s distribution center in the Boone Industrial Park.