Office of Innovation News

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Bible & Archaeology launches online course, The Cities of the Bible

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
In this online course, Dr. Cargill provides learners with a tour of key cities and their representative peoples that made the greatest impact on the composition of the Bible.
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Leadership and Team Building with Fran McCaffrey, Matt Howard, and Jon Darsee

Saturday, January 25, 2025
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Iowa Health Sciences GAP Fund awards $114,000 to six faculty and staff teams

Tuesday, January 7, 2025
The Fund, which supports innovative faculty, staff, and postdoctoral fellows and scholars from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Engineering, Education, Pharmacy, Nursing, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Public Health developing medical devices and health software technology, has awarded $114,000 to 6 faculty and staff teams to advance the development of innovative medical devices and health software.
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Carver College of Medicine GAP Fund awards $108,800 to four faculty and staff teams

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The Carver College of Medicine GAP Fund has awarded a total of $108,800 to four faculty and staff teams to advance the development of innovative medical devices and health software.
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Three University of Iowa Startups Secure NIH SBIR Funding to Advance Medical Innovations

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Halide Biologics, Zwicoat Materials Innovations, and Geminii Health have been awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), totaling over $960,000.
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Iowa Nurse Innovators Pitch Competition: Healthcare Innovation in Action

Thursday, November 21, 2024
The event provided a platform for nurse innovators to pitch their ideas for the chance to win up to $20,000 in funding to develop their solutions.

Media Highlights

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New AI camera system would provide critical evidence in child abuse cases

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Two professors at the University of Iowa are developing a new camera system that uses Artificial Intelligence to detect child abuse as it’s happening.
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University of Iowa professor brings Classics to life in classrooms and on screens

Monday, December 16, 2024
Robert Cargill adds ancient history expertise to History Channel shows, documentaries, YouTube channel, and podcast.
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UI Nurse Innovators program transforms patient care solutions

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Open to nurses across the state, the program empowers nurses to create solutions to health care workarounds

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Past Events

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AI in Healthcare Symposium

Thursday, June 20, 2024 3:00pm to 7:00pm
Courtyard Mariott University Heights
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the health care industry, with AI-powered medical innovations playing an increasingly important role in diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. However, with this innovation comes a new set of regulatory hurdles. Join the University of Iowa Office of Innovation for the AI in Healthcare Symposium, where industry pioneers and national policy experts will delve into the challenges and opportunities presented by starting and scaling AI-powered health care startups.
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Meet the NCI program director for SBIR and learn how to leverage SBIR/STTR funding for your project

Monday, September 9, 2024 10:00am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
Join us for an overview of SBIR/STTR and NIH programs, presented by the National Cancer Institute, to discover funding opportunities and strategies for advancing cancer innovations.
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Discover the Driving Safety Research Institute | Discover Your University

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 9:00am to 10:00am
National Advanced Driving Simulator Building
The University of Iowa Driving Safety Research Institute (DSRI) is home to the National Advanced Driving Simulator, one of the world's largest and most advanced driving simulators, as well as a fleet of on-road research vehicles. As part of the College of Engineering, DSRI investigators aim to make our roads safer by researching the connections between humans and vehicles. Their areas of expertise include driver behavior; automated vehicle technology; drugged, drowsy, and distracted driving...