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PhD student Cecilia Fasano wins three-year NASA research grant

Cecilia Fasano, a PhD student in the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy, has earned a three-year Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) fellowship from NASA’s Astrophysics Division to advance her research into making and assessing UV/X-ray diffraction gratings, which will be used in future NASA missions.

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7 collaborative projects approved for P3 funding

After a rigorous proposal and selection process, the University of Iowa has awarded seven interdisciplinary projects with more than $12 million in funding generated by the public-private partnership (P3) with its utility system.

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Researchers find human infant brains, bodies unexpectedly active during second, major sleep stage

A University of Iowa team has found that babies twitch during a sleep stage called quiet sleep, not just during REM sleep. The results may show there’s more communication between snoozing infants’ brains and motor systems than previously known.

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Physicists solve how auroras are created

Physicists led by the University of Iowa demonstrated through experiments how auroras – the famed northern and southern lights – are created.

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Physicists determine how auroras are created

Physicists led by the University of Iowa report definitive evidence of how auroras are created. In experiments, the physicists demonstrated the physical mechanisms for the acceleration of electrons by Alfven waves under conditions corresponding to Earth’s auroral magnetosphere.

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Iowa researchers use satellite data to measure air pollution

Despite years of regulating human-source emissions, air pollution remains problematic, and some University of Iowa scientists say it’s time to look closer at the ground below.

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Register now to learn about fall Ideas Lab exploring mental health and children

Researchers interested in collaboratively exploring children’s mental health development are invited to learn more about a virtual Neuroscience, Development, and Mental Well-Being Ideas Lab kicking off this fall by registering for one of two upcoming information sessions.

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UI names new University Distinguished Chairs

Stanley Perlman, professor of microbiology and immunology and Mark Stinski Chair in Virology, and Michelle Scherer, professor of civil and environmental engineering and Donald E. Bently Professor of Engineering, have been named recipients of the 2021 University of Iowa Distinguished Chair.

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Biologists find invasive snails using new DNA-detection technique

University of Iowa biologists discovered an invasive species of snails in previously unknown locations using a new technique that detects traces of DNA left by the aquatic animals. The finding shows the technique, called eDNA, can detect and control incursions by other invasive species.

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National report features UI startups that generate jobs and boost Iowa economy

A growing number of Iowa-based companies trace their roots to federally funded University of Iowa research that helps them create jobs, generate wages, boost the local and state economy, and produce new knowledge, inventions, and services, according to a recent report by The Science Coalition (TSC).

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PhD student Cecilia Fasano wins three-year NASA research grant

7 collaborative projects approved for P3 funding

Researchers find human infant brains, bodies unexpectedly active during second, major sleep stage

Physicists solve how auroras are created

Physicists determine how auroras are created

Iowa researchers use satellite data to measure air pollution

Register now to learn about fall Ideas Lab exploring mental health and children

UI names new University Distinguished Chairs

Biologists find invasive snails using new DNA-detection technique

National report features UI startups that generate jobs and boost Iowa economy

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