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UI professor wins Lasker Award for cystic fibrosis research
Dr. Michael J. Welsh, a University of Iowa professor and Iowa native, has received the 2025 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his groundbreaking cystic fibrosis research that led to life-saving therapies. The Lasker Awards, often called “America’s Nobels,” recognize…
United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties buys new office with estate gift
A $271,429 unrestricted gift from the estate of Delbert D. “Del” Disselhorst, a longtime University…

University of Iowa looks to future with new revenue and efficiency drive
The University of Iowa is embarking on a campuswide initiative to explore long-term strategies for…

University of Iowa Venture School accepting fall 2025 applications
The University of Iowa’s Venture School is accepting applications for its fall 2025 cohort, which…

NERD STEM Box wins Iowa JPEC Startup Incubator Demo Day
Iowa City innovator and entrepreneur Dasia Taylor and her venture, NERD STEM Box, took first…

UI Health Care hosts career fair to address Iowa’s physician shortage
Nearly 100 University of Iowa Health Care residents, fellows and their spouses attended a July…

University of Iowa Health Care to purchase Cedar Rapids medical office
The Iowa Board of Regents Wednesday approved the University of Iowa’s $4.2 million purchase of…

GALLERY: University of Iowa researchers celebrate launch of satellites
On July 23, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in…

Tippie College of Business earns top-10 national ranking for Iowa MBA program
The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has earned national recognition for its Iowa…

UPDATE: NASA’s TRACERS mission, led by University of Iowa, set for July 23 launch
After eight years of preparation, a University of Iowa-led NASA mission is poised to launch…

UI Health Care opens newly-renovated inpatient unit at downtown campus
A previously shuttered inpatient unit at the University of Iowa Health Care Downtown Campus –…

University of Iowa will not renew lease for Macbride Nature Recreation Area
The University of Iowa has announced it will not renew its lease for the Macbride…

Tippie names new associate dean of graduate and professional programs
Erin Nelson, associate professor of practice in management and entrepreneurship, has been named the new…

UI awarded $49.4M in arbitration over faulty hospital windows
The University of Iowa has been awarded $49.4 million in damages by an arbitration panel…

UI Health Care to open new clinic in Urbandale, consolidating specialty services
University of Iowa Health Care will open a new clinic in Urbandale on Sept. 9,…

UI commits $15M in P3 funds to advance cancer care, renovations in FY 2026
The University of Iowa will invest up to $15 million in public-private partnership (P3) funding…
