Jon Darsee News Today

The University of Iowa has announced the search committee for the next vice president for research.

It will help launch, run health care startups

As the University of Iowa makes moves to fill out its nearly 500-acre Oakdale Campus in Coralville, it’s seeking Board of Regents approval to build a new $20 million addition onto its eight-year-old Biomedical Research Support Facility.

Hospitals must become more comfortable with risk and willing to make cultural changes for healthcare innovation to flourish.

White lab coats and eye protection are required inside this portion of one of the biggest employers in Our Town Coralville: Integrated DNA Technologies.

The Oakdale region of Our Town Coralville is home to the State Hygienic Lab, the UI National Advanced Driving Simulator, and has dozens of start-ups in different phases of development collaborating and supporting a community of innovation.

The University of Iowa is asking the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, to bolster the appeal of the UI Research Park to biotech and medical research firms by allowing more flexible terms for securing land on which they build.

The University of Iowa is not just the home of the Hawks. It is an economic powerhouse for the state of Iowa, supporting one out of every 19 jobs in the state and adding about $8 billion in additional annual value to the state’s coffers.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Dec. 14 awarded an $8.2 million grant to enhance the growth of bioscience research and economic development on the campus of the University of Iowa.

Former Hawkeye: Watching people band together during times of adversity to help one another out will always be one of the most beautiful sights.