Under a new National Science Foundation (NSF) term and condition effective for awards issued after October 22, 2018, all awardee institutions such as the University of Iowa (UI) must notify the NSF of any finding or determination of violation of University policy related to sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault by Principal Investigators or Co-Principal Investigators of...

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to sees it, did it happen? And if researchers make discoveries with commercial potential but don’t protect and license their inventions, will they ever reach the market? Unlikely, says University of Iowa Research Foundation (UIRF) Executive Director Marie Kerbeshian, who is also an assistant vice president in the Office of the Vice President for...

The University of Iowa Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) on Tuesday night celebrated faculty, staff, and students who have distinguished themselves in the areas of research, scholarship, innovation and mentoring. Joined by the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) and the newest member of its organization—the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU)--OVPR...

In 2001, University of Iowa Professor Jerald Moon wanted to show students in his phonetics class how the sounds of different languages are produced. Moon knew his students could one day work with people who have speech disorders, so a deep understanding of how the tongue, lips, voice box, and other organs work together to make sounds was important. A collaboration with Information Technology...

Researchers interested in learning about easier and quicker ways to transfer reagents are invited to meet one-on-one with Ximbio Business Development Manager Jon Viola on Friday, April 26. To schedule a meeting, contact “Ximbassador” Jennie Liu, a graduate student in the UI Carver College of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology, at ximbassador@uiowa.edu. Liu has extensive experience working with...

Ximbio, the world’s largest non-profit dedicated to broadening access to life science research tools, has teamed up with the University of Iowa Research Foundation to make the university’s research tools more readily available to researchers. Research tools like antibodies, cell lines, mouse models, and small molecules are often the key to unlocking challenging scientific questions, and many UI...

Sixty years ago, UI President Virgil Hancher and Iowa Governor Herschel Loveless launched a plan to investigate and protect the places and objects that tell the story of Iowa’s rich history and prehistory. Legislation (Chapter 263B) passed on April 7, 1959, created the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA), which is tasked with conducting archaeological research across Iowa...

Speech-impaired students who are encouraged to “prank” their instructor during a summer camp as a way to teach them cooperation and encourage group communication. The challenges and opportunities societies face in helping the elderly become “wellderly” as longevity grows. Developing novel ways to help bilingual K-12 students succeed in a way that also helps their classmates. Leveraging university...

This semester’s Science on Tap series will explore the science of pathogen investigation, showcase graduate researchers and scholars, and examine school equity issues. A collaboration between the Research Development Office in the UI Office of the Vice President for Research and Hancher, Science on Tap invites the campus and surrounding community to hear about the latest research and scholarship...