Latest Departmental News
Spring 2026 Iowa DPT Q&A Sessions
Q&A: Isabelle Bennett on finding confidence, community, and a calling in physical therapy
Q&A: Jacob Kliegl on purpose, balance, and community in physical therapy at University of Iowa
UI Carver College of Medicine Investiture Ceremony to celebrate endowed professorships to Sluka, Petkov, Tomchik
Q&A: Jacob Norton, Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate
Q&A: Alex Lewis, Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate
Upcoming Events
PTRS Educational Summit
The date for our 2026 PTRS Educational Summit will be scheduled soon.
UI Physical Therapy Apparel Order
The Physical Therapy Student Organization (PTSO) organizes a clothing order in the fall and spring to support their organization. Their spring order will be opening soon. To receive an email notification once the order is open, please email us at physical-therapy@uiowa.edu.
Alumni Newsletters
The alumni newsletters provide an opportunity for us to share many of the accomplishments of previous classmates, faculty, and staff from the UI Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences Community at Iowa. These newsletters will go out annually to keep you informed of the new developments and future plans within the department.
College of Medicine Events
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Christian Candler
REDCap Surveys Training
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...
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. David Kast
This event is open to the public.
Organelle Dynamics in Metabolism and Immunity
David Kast, PhD
WashU Medicine
Faculty Host: Kris DeMali, PhD
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 3/5/2026
Toxicology Grand Rounds by Josh Trebach, MD
Neuroscience and Pharmacology Workshop - Ruiqi Lyu (Strack Lab) and Zhuo Zhen (Tucker Lab)
Inhibitory Circuit Development and Dysfunction in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Ruiqi Lyu
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Stefan Strack's Lab
Exploring cellular models for Nf1-associated optic pathway glioma
Zhuo Zhen
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Budd Tucker's Lab