Register now for Oct. 25 Write Winning Grant Proposals seminar
It’s never too early to start strategizing about how to write a winning grant proposal that will get attention and bring in research funding.
Howard named UI’s first-ever National Academy of Inventors fellow
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named University of Iowa neurosurgeon and entrepreneur Matthew Howard, M.D., a 2018 fellow.
Study shows AI can deliver specialty-level diagnosis in primary care setting
A system designed by a University of Iowa ophthalmologist that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect diabetic retinopathy without a person interpreting the results earned Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization in April, following a clinical trial in primary care offices. Results of that study were published Aug. 28 online in Nature Digital Medicine, offering the first look at data that led to FDA clearance for IDx-DR, the first medical device that uses AI for the autonomous detection of diabetic retinopathy.
Startup iotaMotion raises $2 million to develop surgical robotics for cochlear implantation
University of Iowa startup and medical device developer iotaMotion Inc. has raised $2 million in a seed financing round to fuel the development of novel robotic systems for cochlear implantation surgery.
Celebrating Excellence awards salutes faculty, staff and student innovation and discovery
Recognizing a year of innovation, scholarship and service, the University of Iowa Celebrating Excellence: Discovery and Innovation Awards Ceremony was held April 24.
Heistad celebrates 40 years of research and mentoring
Donald Heistad, Professor of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology in the Carver College of Medicine, says he loves training young people in the lab.
UI professor studies hearing, communicates research to wide audience
Communicating complex scientific research to a lay audience is an important skill for researchers—but it doesn’t always come naturally.
