A delegation of Iowa legislators, staffers, and state officials visited the University of Iowa campus for an immersive experience with researchers who study aggressive cancer, manufacture pharmaceuticals, test new aircraft systems, and delve into biblical studies. Representatives Martin Graber, Dean Fisher, Representative-elect Matthew Rinker, legislative staffers, and officials from the Iowa...

Derek Muller is a nationally recognized expert in election law at the University of Iowa College of Law, where he studies and teaches about the role of states in the administration of federal elections. In late October he submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on a case that could drastically reshape U.S. elections, addressing the independent state legislature theory. But Muller doesn...

Undergraduate students pursuing research or creative scholarship may now apply for a Research Supply Grant for currently unfunded materials related to their work. The Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU) and the Office of the Vice President for Research sponsor the grants, which will provide up to $1,000 per award to cover expenses including equipment, supplies, software, research...

The University of Iowa Research Foundation (UIRF) will host a series of online courses about how to move technology from the university to the marketplace for all University of Iowa faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students. “If you have an idea and wonder if it is commercially valuable, this series is for you,” said Mihaela Bojin, UIRF associate director. “The courses also cater to early...

On October 20, the Research Services Fair will return as an in-person networking event at Hancher Auditorium. The event brings together experts from more than 55 units to share information about resources for the University of Iowa research and scholarly community. Vendor-style tables will host campus experts in cutting-edge instrumentation, technology services, grant applications, editing, human...

The National Institutes of Health recently announced implementation guidance for its new Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Policy, which requires researchers to prospectively plan for how scientific data will be preserved and shared through submission of a Data Management and Sharing Plan. (See Implementation Details for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy.) The NIH DMS Working Group has been...

Two faculty members from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Julia Kleinschmit, clinical professor in the School of Social Work, and Hayley O’Malley, assistant professor in the Department of Cinematic Arts, received OVPR Community Engaged Scholars grants for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The funding program, a collaboration with the Obermann Center, provides grants up to $5,000...