John Keller, University of Iowa interim Vice President for Research and Economic Development and Dean of the Graduate College, recently joined a panel of experts to discuss “Investing in the Nation’s Future – A Renewed Commitment to Federal Science Funding.” The event was held May 8 at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington D.C. and was a response to recent Congressional action to increase...

Liz Crooks, communications coordinator for the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums (UIPM), will become the museums’ interim director, effective June 5. Crooks will take over the role from Trina Roberts, who is stepping down to take a position as Associate Vice President for Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. John Keller, interim Vice President for Research and...

Liz Crooks, communications coordinator for the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums (UIPM), will become the museums’ interim director, effective June 5.

The University of Iowa Humanities Advisory Board, established by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has launched a new website for Humanities at the University of Iowa: https://clas.uiowa.edu/humanities. The website highlights upcoming events, achievements, and resources for faculty, graduate students, and...

GOLDrush, the University of Iowa’s official crowdfunding platform, is seeking proposals from faculty, staff, and students for projects that support research, education or engagement and generally require no more than $10,000 in funding. Interested groups should have a strong idea, a small team of people to help manage the campaign, and a “crowd” of friends, family, or other people who might be...

The contract for University of Iowa biosafety cabinet (BSC) services was recently amended to list ENV Services as the primary supplier, with Pharma-Lab designated as the secondary supplier. These changes are effective immediately. All UI faculty and staff who own and/or use biosafety cabinets (BSCs) outside of cleanrooms will be affected by the switch to ENV Services as the primary supplier...

University of Iowa researchers may have recently heard about new regulations related to the 1980 Bayh-Dole Act around Intellectual Property (IP) for universities that receive federal grants. The regulation change is small but important. It requires universities to put in writing what was already established by the Bayh-Dole Act, which is that universities own inventions that their researchers make...

University of Iowa thinkers, explorers, mentors, creators and inventors were celebrated for their work during the Office of Research and Economic Development’s annual Discovery & Innovation Awards Ceremony Tuesday. Titled “Celebrating Excellence,” the 2018 event at Hancher brought together faculty, staff and students involved in research and scholarship as well as its translation into medical...

The idea that “music has the power to change lives” is the organizing principle behind conductor Marin Alsop’s approach to her profession and her public service. In that spirit, she will offer a lecture at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 28 in the University of Iowa’s Voxman School of Music Recital Hall.

Michael Pentella, interim director of the State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) since December, will become permanent director on June 1. Pentella is a clinical professor of epidemiology in the University of Iowa College of Public Health and former associate director in the SHL. He takes over the position from Chris Atchison, who retired Jan. 5. Previously, he was director of the William A. Hinton State...