Faculty

New faculty cohort graduates from Communicating Ideas workshop

Monday, August 21, 2017
University of Iowa researchers and scholars invest years of education and investigation in the lab and out in the field to become experts within their disciplines. But the ability to “walk the walk” doesn’t always translate into an ability to “talk the talk” when it comes to sharing that expertise and knowledge with non-experts. That’s why the University of Iowa Office of Research and Economic...

Corridor Business Journal names Toor, Matthes, Benson to Forty Under 40 list

Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Each year the Corridor Business Journal (CBJ) announces its Forty Under 40 list, which recognizes young leaders who are making a difference in the Corridor. This year, in addition to a bevy of University of Iowa alumni, CBJ named College of Engineering faculty member Fatima Toor, Senior Advisor to the President Peter Matthes, and Director of Community Outreach and Development Nick Benson to the...
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Dare to Discover banners now in UCC

Thursday, March 24, 2016
The Dare to Discover banners may be down from the lightpoles around downtown Iowa City, but they're not gone.
Manny Villafaña

The hunt for heart surgery’s 'holy grail' leads entrepreneur to Iowa

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Cardiac surgeons perform upwards of 1 million heart bypass procedures worldwide a year, each requiring on average 2.5 grafts using veins surgically removed from patients’ legs. Although the method has been successful, retrieving healthy veins from legs presents risks and complications on top of those related to the heart surgery. These include potential infections, painful recoveries, and—often...

New Informatics Cluster seeks proposals for faculty cluster

Tuesday, January 19, 2016
The University of Iowa Informatics Initiative (UI3) is currently soliciting proposals for a new Informatics Faculty Cluster.