Board of Regents Newsletter: October 2024 Newsletter
Board Membership Marvin Pomerantz, President, Des Moines Thomas Collins, Cedar Rapids Thomas Dorr, Marcus Aileen Mahood, Ida Grove Ellengray Kennedy, Bancroft Owen Newlin, Des Moines Nancy Pellett, Atlantic Beverly Smith, Waterloo John Tyrrell, Manchester Highlights The University of Iowa contingent was led by Dr. Peter Nathan, who was appointed Acting...
The University of Iowa has been selected as an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Sprint for Women’s Health awardee to develop a new approach to combating ovarian cancer in women. Jill Kolesar, dean and professor at the College of Pharmacy, will lead a research team that aims to...
The guardians of cyberinfrastructure call it “zero trust architecture.” “Whenever a high level of security is required, zero trust is required,” said Manimaran Govindarasu, an Iowa State University Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering. “Verify all the time. Authenticate all the time, even though it is cumbersome.” Say, for example,...
A newly-transformed curriculum awaits incoming University of Northern Iowa freshmen and transfer students aspiring to teach, with approval of a comprehensive, systemic update to undergraduate teacher preparation, effective fall 2025. The outcome is the result of two years’ work of more than 100 faculty, staff and administrators to increase access...
