
'Arbitrary' cutoffs of THC levels make it difficult to measure impaired driving
Arts & Humanities Initiative (AHI) grant applications are due March 1
The Office of the Vice President for Research is now accepting applications for the spring 2021 Arts & Humanities Initiative (AHI) program. This program encourages leading edge scholarship, creative activities and interdisciplinary research. The application deadline is Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
UIRF and Ximbio will host webinar about research tool commercialization
The University of Iowa Research Foundation (UIRF) is partnering with Ximbio, the world’s largest non-profit dedicated to life science research reagents, to offer a webinar for the UI community about commercializing research tools.

OVPR will host a series of research communications workshops in spring 2022
The Office of the Vice President for Research is sponsoring five research communications training opportunities during the spring 2022 semester led by nationally recognized experts in the field of research communication.
“Effective communication about science, research, and scholarship, and the significance of this work, is critically important to sustaining funding, attracting collaborators, and disseminating knowledge to various public audiences,” said Marty Scholtz, vice president for research.
Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
State lab rushing $9.2M expansion to help with COVID-19
Flood expert talks about new Missouri River flood map site
Experts talk about aging effects of prison time

State Hygienic Lab seeks $9 million to expand, improve lab space
Since the start of the pandemic, Iowa’s State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) has managed to successfully adapt its space to accommodate new testing equipment and additional staff to meet the exponential growth in demand for COVID-19 testing.
