UI makes immersive virtual theater a reality
University of Iowa faculty and students are immersing audiences in a virtual reality theater experience that integrates live performances.
Downtown banner campaign will put the spotlight on students
Starting in January, more than 40 undergraduate and graduate students will be recognized for their important contributions to research, scholarship, and discovery at the University of Iowa.
The students will be featured on large Dare to Discover banners that will be displayed throughout downtown Iowa City and in the University Capitol Centre through March 2019. The campaign is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Howard named UI’s first-ever National Academy of Inventors fellow
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named University of Iowa neurosurgeon and entrepreneur Matthew Howard, M.D., a 2018 fellow.
UI awarded two grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation totaling $1.6 Million
The University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies in the Office of the Vice President for Research will host two grants totaling nearly $1.6 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation starting Oct. 1.
UI students gain professional experience at Stanley Museum of Art
University of Iowa students from disciplines across campus gain valuable research and professional experience working in the UI Stanley Museum of Art and with its curators.
Nominations for Discovery and Innovation Awards are due February 5
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is now accepting nominations for outstanding University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students in the areas of research, scholarship, innovation, and mentorship.
Study finds tele-ERs save money, improve physician recruitment in rural hospitals
A new study from the University of Iowa finds rural hospitals that use telemedicine to back up their emergency room health care providers not only save money but find it easier to recruit new physicians.