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Wolf named chair and DEO of Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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From screening to support: UI study looks at health coaching for inactive patients

Friday, July 24, 2026
A 12-week behavioral counseling intervention helped patients with cardiovascular disease risk factors improve several health behaviors and outcomes.

UI Health Care launches orthopedic access clinic for faster patient care

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
UI Health Care’s new orthopedic access clinic offers quick evaluation, early treatment, and a direct path to the right specialist, helping your patients start recovery sooner.

UI Health Care remains Iowa’s No. 1 Hospital in ranking by ‘US News & World Report’

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center is once again ranked among the nation’s “Best Hospitals” and the No. 1 hospital in Iowa, according to the 2025-2026 rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.
J. Lawrence Marsh, MD

Marsh to transition from leadership role, search begins for next chair and DEO of Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
J. Lawrence “Larry” Marsh, MD, the current chair and DEO of the department, will step down from his leadership post in January 2026 and UI Health Care will begin a national search for the next chair and department executive officer (DEO) of the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation.

Upcoming UI Carver College of Medicine Events

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Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (all day)
Medical Education Research Facility
Donate used glasses to be recycled and redistributed across the globe during the back-to-school season! Drop-off locations are available from Aug. 24 to Sept. 25 across the University of Iowa campuses and clinics.

REDCap Surveys Training

Thursday, September 3, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as:

Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys

Manually and automatically sending surveys

Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms

Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login

This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a basic understanding of surveys in...

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 9/3/2026

Thursday, September 3, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
General Hospital

A Toxicology Mystery
Pamela Moore, MD (Emergency Medicine)

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Neuroscience and Pharmacology Faculty Seminar

Thursday, September 3, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Hypothalamic circuitry underlying thirst

Jon Resch, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology
University of Iowa

Skills for Educators: Active Learning in Lecture Settings

Friday, September 4, 2026 8:30am to 11:30am
University of Iowa Health Care University Campus
This session focuses on how to deliver effective, interactive presentations.
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Blood Drive @ FRYFest

Friday, September 4, 2026 9:00am to 1:00pm
Hyatt Regency Coralville
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, September 4th, 2026 at the Oakdale Ballroom (1&2) during FRYFest. Help the University of Iowa climb the Abbott & Big Ten We Give Blood Drive leaderboard and received a special-edition t-shirt from Abbott, while supplies last!
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Neuroscience Seminar: Anastasia Yendiki, PhD

Friday, September 4, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building
Neuroscience seminar presented by Anastasia Yendiki, PhD, Harvard University

REDCap Advanced Training

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover advanced features such as:

Importing data from a CSV file

Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic

Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables

Sending automated, conditional email alerts

Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data 'missingness' codes, and opening data queries

Register by clicking the virtual event link...

BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Medical Education Research Facility

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology holds research workshops featuring internal speakers on Tuesdays, 12:30-1:20pm. For Fall 2026, these will occur in 1117 MERF. Presentation titles are not publicly available due to the use of unpublished research. Individuals interested in attending workshops or being added to the email list should contact the office at biochem@uiowa.edu.

Aug. 25: CANCELED

Sept. 1: CANCELED

Sept. 8: RESERVED

Sept. 15: Steve Guzman, PhD, Postdoc Fellow, Biomedical...

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DeGowin Blood Drive @ Swisher Community American Legion

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Swisher Community American Legion
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 2 PM. to 6 PM on Tuesday, September 8th, 2026 at the Swisher Community American Legion Hall. Help the University of Iowa climb the Abbott & Big Ten We Give Blood Drive leaderboard and received a special-edition t-shirt from Abbott, while supplies last!