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research Archive
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Addressing the need for bone marrow donors
Posted on 12/08/2011Grad student Greg Esparza is a busy man. But that didn't stop him from organizing a bone marrow donor drive at UI Research Park, providing crucial resources for people with life-threatening diseases. -
Brown’s quest for cures on display at research fest
Posted on 12/06/2011As a high school senior, Al Brown knew what he wanted to do with his life, even if he didn't quite know how to say it: develop cures. At Iowa, Brown wasted no time pursuing that end. -
Committee named for research/economic development VP search
Posted on 11/14/2011The University of Iowa has formed a search committee to look for a successor to Vice President for Research and Economic Development Jordan Cohen, who will retire in summer 2012. -
UI study tests ketogenic diet for lung, pancreatic cancers
Posted on 11/08/2011Researchers with UI Health Care have received a two-year, $340,023 grant from the National Cancer Institute to investigate whether a ketogenic diet can increase the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy for lung and pancreatic cancer. Despite advances in chemotherapy and radiation, the prognosis for locally... -
UI seeks participants for driving, sleep apnea study
Posted on 11/02/2011Adults from 30 to 60 years of age with a current, valid driver's license who have not been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea or any other sleep disorder are invited to participate in a University of Iowa research study. -
Exploring why political dialogue often turns ugly
Posted on 10/31/2011Where is the line between conflict and civility in political discourse? The UI Public Policy Center will host a two-day symposium that examines that very question. -
Biologists describe key mechanism in early embryo development
Posted on 10/27/2011New York University and University of Iowa biologists have identified a key mechanism controlling early embryonic development that is critical in determining how structures such as appendages grow in the right place at the right time. -
Grant to aid research in chromosome behavior
Posted on 10/19/2011Sarit Smolikove, assistant professor of biology, has received a three-year, $450,000 NSF grant to focus research on the behavior of chromosomes during the biological process called meiosis. -
Researchers receive $1 million NSF grant for agricultural watershed study
Posted on 10/11/2011David Bennett, professor of geography in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), has received a 4.5-year, $1,012,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for agricultural watershed research. -
What’s the impact of teen passengers on teen drivers?
Posted on 10/06/2011The September 2011 issue of the UI Public Policy Center Young Driver Policy Brief reveals that teen drivers between the ages of 14 and 19 years are at a greater risk of injury and death than all other age groups.