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.

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College of Medicine Events

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Biology Seminar: "Acquisition of whole-body regenerative abilities during development"

Friday, January 30, 2026 3:30pm
Biology Building East
The Department of Biology’s seminar speaker on Friday, January 30, is Erin Davies, Stadtman Investigator at the National Cancer Institute. Her seminar will be held at 3:30pm in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East (BBE).
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College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Filiz Korkmaz, PhD

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Filiz Korkmaz, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Iowa

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

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BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, February 3, 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 Spring 2026, these will occur in 2117 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.

Jan. 20: open

Jan. 27: open

Feb. 3: open

Feb. 10: open

Feb. 17: Tyler Woodward, PhD Candidate, 4th Year...

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ACB Seminar Series - Joy James & Dr. Emma Thornell

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Joy James, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Stephens Lab, will present a seminar titled “Pro-inflammatory Cytokines Mediate Early Β-cell Dysfunction In Type 1 Diabetes."

Dr. Emma Thornell, a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, will present a seminar titled “Sustainable Science: Integrating Sustainability and Innovation in Biomedical Research."

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Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account.

PLEASE NOTE:

Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required for Zoom classes, though walk-ins...