Latest Departmental News

UI Carver College of Medicine Investiture Ceremony to celebrate endowed professorships to Sluka, Petkov, Tomchik

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
University of Iowa Health Care faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend an investiture ceremony honoring Kathleen Sluka, PT, PhD; Christopher Petkov, PhD; and Seth Tomchik, PhD, at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Q&A: Jacob Norton, Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Q&A: Alex Lewis, Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Upcoming Events

PTRS Educational Summit

Mark your calendars for our 2026 PTRS Educational Summit scheduled for Friday, October 9, 2026. 

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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 fall order is now open through October 20th. To visit their online store, please visit the link below:
https://stores.teamelitesports.com/univ_of_iowa_physical_therapy/shop/home

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.

Download past issues

College of Medicine Events

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Workshop, Weijie Du promotional image

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Workshop, Weijie Du

Thursday, December 4, 2025 9:30am to 10:00am
Bowen Science Building

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 12/4/2025

Thursday, December 4, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
General Hospital

Annette Fitz Memorial Fellowship Lecture = presenter: Jordana Cohen, MD, MSCE, Penn Medicine

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Bertha Martin, PhD & Budhaditya Basu, PhD promotional image

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Bertha Martin, PhD & Budhaditya Basu, PhD

Thursday, December 4, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Molecular and Spatial Characterization of Caudal Raphe Cell Types

Bertha Martin, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Dr. Jon Resch's Lab

Impact of tau pathology on learning-induced gene expression: A spatial transcriptomics approach

Budhaditya Basu, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Dr. Snehajyoti Chatterjee's Lab

Iowa Neuroscience Institute Seminar: Michael Yassa, PhD promotional image

Iowa Neuroscience Institute Seminar: Michael Yassa, PhD

Friday, December 5, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Seminar Title TBD

Michael Yassa, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior
James L. McGaugh Endowed Chair in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor, Neurology
Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
University of California, Irvine

Iowa Neuroscience Institute seminars feature top neuroscientists from around the country sharing their latest...

Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour

Monday, December 8, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. It is the monthly coffee hour on the second Monday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon in 1289 CBRB. Enjoy coffee, pastries and contribute to the discussion!

This is open to ALL — students, staff, postdocs, and faculty interested in promoting women in science.

Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.