Researchers led by the University of Iowa have detected cosmic pipelines supplying the cold gases necessary for the formation of massive galaxies and the creation of stars. It is the first direct observational evidence of the phenomenon in the early universe.

The University of Iowa is now accepting letters of intent from faculty and staff who plan to submit proposals for P3 Year 1 funding for initiatives that support strategic priorities of student, faculty, and staff success; research and discovery; and diversity, equity, inclusion, and engagement.

Researchers including a chemist at the University of Iowa have untangled the elusive, highly radioactive element einsteinium. The researchers report in the journal Nature that they have worked out the basic chemical properties of the element, which was discovered in the explosive debris of the first hydrogen bomb in 1952. Korey Carter, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, is co-author on the paper. Carter performed the research before he joined the Iowa faculty.