Two University of Iowa students will attend the Association of Public & Land Grant Universities (APLU) Making our CASE (Catalyzing Advocacy for Science and Engineering) program in Washington, D.C., next month.

SantosHuman (SHI), a company that grew out of ongoing research at the University of Iowa, has begun working with the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) to enhance effectiveness and reduce injuries among that country’s military members.

The University of Iowa Office of Research and Economic Development will host a talk by Sarah Lewis, author of The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery, as part of the Creative Matters lecture series in collaboration with the UI Arts Advancement Committee at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 in Art Building West.

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...

“Who would have thought that from this simple feminine craft, you would find links between doilies, coral, and the cosmos?” Margaret Wertheim asked at her lecture on “The Poetic Enchantments of Science” on Feb. 11, speaking on the impact of her Crochet Coral Reef project.

In an effort to increase the number of university-affiliated companies receiving Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants, UI Ventures helped support an SBIR/STTR workshop hosted by Jordan Hobfall of the Iowa Innovation Corporation on Feb. 8.

The University of Iowa commercialization GAP fund is now available to faculty on a rolling basis, year-round.

Jerry Schnoor, Allen S. Henry Chair in Engineering and professor of civil and environmental engineering and occupational and environmental health, recently co-authored an article on safe drinking water in Science magazine. The article, titled "How do you like your tap water?", compared water safety techniques in the United States and Europe, arguing that drinking water may not need to contain a...

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED) is accepting applications to the academic year 2016-2017 Internal Funding Initiatives program.

UI Vice President for Research and Economic Development Daniel A. Reed was interviewed in Nature about the swiftly changing worldwide semiconductor industry.