basic research
UI researchers discover vitamin C may offer new treatment option for multiple myeloma
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Whether in the form of orange juice or a little tangy tasting pill, vitamin C is what you’re told to take when you’re feeling under the weather. University of Iowa researchers in the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Multiple Myeloma Program recently found evidence that mega doses of vitamin C delivered intravenously may offer new hope to people diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The results of...
UI Central Microscopy Research Facility ready to help investigators win grants
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Tucked away in the basement of the Eckstein Medical Research Facility is one of the most comprehensive microscopy research facilities in the country. The UI Central Microscopy Research Facility (CMRF) is equipped with two things critical to any researcher’s needs: millions of dollars of top-of-the-line, well-maintained microscopy equipment and a dedicated, knowledgeable staff who specialize in the...
Grant applications open for Central Microscopy Research Facility seed funding
Thursday, September 22, 2016
The University of Iowa Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPR&ED) invites faculty researchers to submit applications for the 2016 Central Microscopy Research Facility (CMRF) Pilot Project Seed Grant Program. The program offers small grants for gathering preliminary data and developing research skills using CMRF resources. Related: UI Central Microscopy Research...
WorldCanvass Recap: Research to Real Life
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
On Tuesday, Jan. 26, University of Iowa International Programs hosted “Research to Real Life,” a WorldCanvass event seeking to explore what it means to be a research university and how basic research impacts the world.
UI physics professor receives Air Force Young Investigator Research Program award
Monday, February 1, 2016
Scott Baalrud, University of Iowa assistant professor of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has received an Air Force FY 2016 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award, for his project titled “Theory of Magnetized Ultracold Neutral Plasmas.”