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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.

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…

Iowa organizations partner to give legal assistance to Afghans

The University of Iowa College of Law’s Center for Human Rights is partnering with Drake…

The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights is partnering to provide legal assistance to Afghan nationals in Iowa.

Courage Ride raises $65K for sarcoma research at UIHC

Courage Ride, a local biking event that raises funds for sarcoma cancer research, presented a…

Courage Ride board members present a check for $65,000 to the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Sarcoma Research Program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Brain networks linked with resilience in depression, UI study finds

A University of Iowa Health Care study that links the location of a brain injury…

Dr. Nick Trapp is the University of Iowa assistant professor of psychiatry and lead author of the study

UIHC settles $15 million class action lawsuit with employees

Approximately 11,000 University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics employees will receive a combined $15 million…

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University of Iowa pauses search for new VP, Carver College dean

The University of Iowa is temporarily suspending its search for a new vice president for…

SPACs have less reliable financial reporting, UI study finds

Acquisitions made with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) are more likely to have mistakes…

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UI health startup hopes test will prevent disease, improve nutrition

Kelsey Dawes expects cutting-edge technology will soon be able to motivate changed behaviors by personalizing…

University of Iowa lecturer named to IRS committee

Robert Gettemy, a full-time instructor at the University of Iowa, is one of eight people…

A University of Iowa professor was named to a select IRS committee.

University of Iowa researchers help discover 60 new autism genes

Scientists at the University of Iowa contributed to a study published in Nature Genetics that…

Jake Michaelson, associate professor of psychiatry in the UI Carver College of Medicine, was the lead scientist from the University of Iowa working on the study. identifying new autism genes.

Kirkwood, University of Iowa announce nursing partnership

Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa (UI) will be finalizing a new partnership…

Medical lab renovations among University of Iowa plans approved

A series of items were approved by the Iowa Board of Regents Sept. 15, including…

The second floors of the Medical Laboratories Building and Medical Research Center will be renovated to undergo research in pediatric cancer and epilepsy.

Editorial: Two heavyweights depart

Carroll Reasoner recently retired as University of Iowa vice president for legal affairs and general…

University of Iowa College of Law named Top 25 Most Innovative

The University of Iowa College of Law has been named a Top 25 Most Innovative…

The University of Iowa College of Law was named Top 25 Most Innovative law school.

University of Iowa named top public school for writing in the country

The University of Iowa was the top-ranking public institution in the country for writing, according…

University of Iowa writing program

Iowa JPEC accepting applications for Venture School

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is accepting applications for the Fall 2022…

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is accepting applications for the Fall 2022 cohort of its Venture School program.