
UI spinoff Cardio Diagnostics recognized for development of heart disease prevention tools
University of Iowa spinoff Cardio Diagnostics Inc., a company that assesses genetic and epigenetic DNA markers to monitor a patient's risk for heart disease, was recently selected a “one to watch” in this year’s inaugural Spinoff Prize, organized by Nature Research and Merck KGaA.
New two-step login required for UI research systems
Starting on August 1, 2020, a two-step login process will be required to access several electronic research administration services, including: UIRIS, eIACUC, eCOI, HawkIRB, eIBC, eDSP, and myPortal.
This change is a part of an ongoing effort to enhance security on campus. Two-step login uses two-factor authentication to help verify the identity of the individual who logs in to a UI system.
Record funding fuels research into COVID-19, writing and other areas of UI strengths
Winokur comments on safety of COVID-19 vaccines
Salnas explains what all those COVID-19 statistics mean
Edmond talks about benefits of face shields over face masks
External funding supports a wide range of research and scholarship
Research funding at the University of Iowa in Fiscal Year 2020 is helping power a wide array of investigations into everything from COVID-19 and diabetes treatments, to depression, papermaking, and the poetry of Walt Whitman.

Record funding fuels research into COVID-19, writing and other areas of UI strengths
In a twist on the saying about life and lemons, University of Iowa researchers have trained their collective expertise on understanding and neutralizing the dangers COVID-19 poses to human health and society even as the pandemic has kept many of them away from campus for months in the interest of health and safety.

State Hygienic Lab staff show exceptional commitment to serving Iowans during COVID-19
The State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa (SHL) is cross-training staff and operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week to meet testing demands.