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...

University of Iowa students spend a lot of time hitting the books, sitting in lectures, and writing papers, but in between many are also helping to answer some of life’s most important and interesting questions as researchers and scholars. To shine a light on their work, the UI Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPR&ED) is featuring 64 students in this year’s Dare...

Incredible research and scholarly activity is taking place every day on the University of Iowa campus. To recognize this work by faculty, research staff, and students, the Office of Research and Economic Development has released a call for nominations for the annual Discovery and Innovation Awards Ceremony. “A key component of the University of Iowa’s mission is to conduct leading-edge research...

Researchers interested in global change, climate effects, and regional environmental research related to global environmental problems are invited to apply to the new Large Grant Development Program offered by the University of Iowa’s Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research (CGRER), with support from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development. The...

Banners featuring UI student researchers will be on display on the light poles throughout downtown Iowa City in early 2018.

Dan Reed, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Iowa and Tel Aviv University to enhance research collaboration through mutual scientific workshops, joint research projects, and exchange of researchers and students. The MOU focused in particular on four areas of mutual research interest between the two schools...

University of Iowa Office of Research and Economic Development oversight of safety and compliance related to research has been combined into a single position, effective this fall. Jennifer Lassner, Senior Assistant Vice President for Research, is overseeing those areas in addition to managing the organization’s broader research administration activities. This includes taking over responsibilities...

Two University of Iowa researchers are proposing a new avenue for treating pain that may have a significant impact on the U.S. opioid epidemic. Kathleen Sluka, professor of Physical Therapy, and Barbara Rakel, professor of Nursing, are piloting a program encouraging the “prescribing” of targeted exercises and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to patients suffering from chronic...

Fresh thyme and oregano usually offer a savory touch to a tasty dish, but a University of Iowa researcher recently discovered natural compounds in the herbs that may offer a treatment for cachexia or “wasting syndrome” as it is more commonly known. Wasting syndrome is characterized by a loss of weight and muscle atrophy, and largely found in patients who suffer from cancer, kidney disease, chronic...

The University of Iowa Central Microscopy Research Facilities will offer an Imaris 3D and 4D Real-time Interactive Visualization and Analysis Software workshop from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, June 22. Researchers can learn how Imaris can increase the impact of 3D and 4D confocal, multiphoton, CT and MRI research images. With just a few steps, Imaris delivers quantitative volumetric and motion-analysis...

The University of Iowa Central Microscopy Research Facilities will offer an Imaris 3D and 4D Real-time Interactive Visualization and Analysis Software workshop from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, June 22. Researchers can learn how Imaris can increase the impact of 3D and 4D confocal, multiphoton, CT and MRI research images. With just a few steps, Imaris delivers quantitative volumetric and motion-analysis...

Think of it as research development support at warp drive. This spring, the University of Iowa Office of the Vice President for Research & Economic Development (OVPR&ED) is launching the Research Development Office (RDO), offering a concierge service to help faculty submit more ambitious, more collaborative, and more successful research and scholarship project proposals. Led by recently hired...