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Boston Scientific acquires UI startup Farapulse

Boston Scientific Corp. has exercised its option to acquire the remaining shares of University of Iowa startup Farapulse Inc., which has developed a method for precisely and safely treating abnormal heart rhythms.

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Andrews named university research integrity officer

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has named Mike Andrews its research integrity officer to coordinate and investigate allegations of research misconduct.

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Traffic deaths increased during the pandemic. The toll fell more heavily on Black residents, report shows.

Corinne Peek-Asa, a professor in the University of Iowa’s Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, discusses how as COVID-19 spread more readily through communities of color, an increase in traffic deaths was probably a result of the compounding of existing inequities.

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Weaver’s duties in research office expanded

Mike Weaver, assistant to the University of Iowa vice president for research and manager of office operations, has been promoted to executive assistant to the vice president and manager of unit operations and strategic initiatives.

Working with Vice President for Research Marty Scholtz and Provost Kevin Kregel, Weaver will assist in administering the UI Strategic Initiatives Fund (P3), ensuring its alignment with the university’s strategic plan and tracking the progress and return on investment of P3-funded projects.

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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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The Northern Lights, as seen in the sky over Alaska

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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Office of the Vice President for Research

Boston Scientific acquires UI startup Farapulse

Andrews named university research integrity officer

Traffic deaths increased during the pandemic. The toll fell more heavily on Black residents, report shows.

Weaver’s duties in research office expanded

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

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