Articles from 2016
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New exhibit blasts off with Hawkeyes in Space
Thursday, September 8, 2016
It turns out there is something Herky the Hawk can smile proudly about: the University of Iowa's longstanding ties to the U.S. space program. A new "Hawkeyes in Space" exhibit is opening Thursday at the Old Capitol Museum, and the logo features a gleeful historic image of the UI mascot sitting astride Explorer I, the first satellite the U.S. successfully launched into orbit.
Registration open for Eastern Iowa Biotech Spotlight Tour Oct. 4-5
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
The University of Iowa Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development is cosponsoring the Eastern Iowa Biotech Spotlight Tour, which showcases the pharmaceutical, chemical, nutraceutical industries that make up Iowa’s Creative Corridor biotech companies. The event, which runs Oct. 4-5, is free and open to the public though registration is required. Click here to register for...
UI spinoff Immortagen completes Series A financing
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Immortagen, Inc., a University of Iowa spinoff venture, announced it has completed its Series A equity financing. Led by John Pappajohn of Des Moines, Iowa, Immortagen has already hired its initial scientists and begun increasing its industry presence, while pushing forward with several product platforms. Launched in 2014 by UI researchers Donghai Dai, M.D., Ph.D., MS; Kristina Thiel, Ph.D.; Baoli...
iotaMotion nets NSF innovation grant, new executive chairman
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Eric Timko, formerly of Blue Belt Technologies, has joined University of Iowa spinout company iotaMotion as executive chair, effective Sept. 1. The news comes on the heels of iotaMotion’s winning a highly competitive, $225,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research grant to further develop its implantable robotic-assistive surgical system for improving cochlear...
UI-spinout Viewpoint Molecular Targeting finalist in national university startup competition
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting recently received an invitation to present at the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) University Startups Demo Day on Sept. 20 in Washington, D.C. Founded with the support of UI Ventures and housed in the University of Iowa Research Park's BioVentures Center, Viewpoint Molecular Targeting was one of 35 companies representing universities around...
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Iowa Microscopy Society invites submissions for Iowa Art in Science competition
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
The Hubble Space Telescope is a powerful scientific data collecting tool, but perhaps the majority of us are first captured by the exquisite images of the Butterfly Nebula and the Tadpole Galaxy. At the UI Central Microscopy Research Facilities, their powerful microscopes are like the Hubble in reverse: dynamic scientific tools capable of drawing out beauty on an extremely small scale.
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Creative Matters 2016/17 lecture series includes acclaimed puppeteer, MET artist-in-residence
Monday, August 29, 2016
Whether solving a problem, persuading a friend or writing a Facebook post, in large and small ways we all rely on our creativity to move through everyday life. In its second year, the UI Creative Matters lecture series invites participants to foster personal innovation by drawing inspiration from the invited artists, thinkers, builders and doers in this year’s series. The 2016-2017 Creative...
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AAAS Communicating Science workshops announced for UI faculty, grad students
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Whether grant writing, speaking to the public or testifying before Congress, telling the story of science has profound implications. That’s why University of Iowa Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development has teamed up with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the UI Graduate College to host two Communicating Science workshops Sept. 23 to...
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NASCAR driver, Clubfoot Solutions join forces to raise awareness
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
University of Iowa nonprofit startup Clubfoot Solutions has teamed up with NASCAR driver Joey Gase to raise awareness of clubfoot, a congenital condition that 200,000 children are born with each year.
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Medicine’s thorny problems tackled by multidisciplinary Iowa Medical Innovation Group
Monday, August 15, 2016
All innovation is driven by one simple thought: “There’s got to be a better way to do this.” That thought is the beginning of every project tackled by the Iowa Medical Innovation Group (IMIG), a University of Iowa program that brings together students from the colleges of law, medicine, engineering and business to develop an idea for an original medical device. From design, to prototype, to...
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