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Cancer in Iowa report shows need for research on role of agriculture in cancer rates
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OPL honors student researchers for innovation in flight testing
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Research units and initiatives
Research Units and Initiatives
Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
The Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology aims to catalyze the development of new areas of study and expanded research opportunities in informatics areas related to the basic biological sciences, and applied medical research.
Iowa Flood Center
The Iowa Flood Center (IFC) puts science-based information and technology in the hands of Iowa's decision-makers, emergency responders, community leaders, home and business owners, educators, and the public.
Iowa Initiative for Artificial Intelligence
The mission of IIAI is to foster efficient and cooperative inter-disciplinary and cross-college research and discovery in artificial intelligence, and to improve training and education within the broader community at the University of Iowa.
Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging
The mission of the Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging (IIBI) is to foster efficient and cooperative inter-disciplinary and cross-college research and discovery in biomedical imaging, and to improve training and education within the broader community at the University of Iowa.
Research Units and Initiatives
IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering
IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering is an internationally renowned laboratory where researchers are solving some of our world’s greatest fluids-related challenges.
Iowa Superfund Research Program
The Iowa Superfund Research Program works to address public health problems associated with airborne PCBs.
Iowa Technology Institute
The Iowa Technology Institute cultivates collaboration across disciplines, invents advanced technologies, and conducts trailblazing basic and applied research in design, simulation, and experimentation that enables a safer and more productive future.
Driving Safety Research Institute
The Driving Safety Research Institute is an interdisciplinary transportation safety research institute. It is home to the National Advanced Driving Simulator, a suite of world-class driving simulators, and a fleet of instrumented on-road research vehicles.
$ 52M
in research expenditures
2023-24
111
faculty members
2024
202
PhD students enrolled
2023-24
72
MS students enrolled
2023-24