The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) will honor UI professor of pediatrics Katherine Mathews, MD, with the 2025 MDA Legacy Award for Achievement in Clinical Research at the MDA Clinical & Scientific Conference in Dallas, Texas, on March 17.

Sofia Espinoza, an undergraduate student majoring in Biomedical Engineering and working in the Richerson lab, participated in the "Capture Your Research" contest at the University of Iowa. The competition was open to undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty members. Sofia earned second place overall. Congratulations, Sofia

Each year, UI Health Care recognizes providers as Patient’s Choice awardees for their excellence in patient experience. The awardees are selected based on patient responses. Only UI Health Care providers with an aggregate score in the top 10% nationally were recognized.

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is pleased to announce the 2024 cohort of the Stead Family Scholars Program.

University of Iowa Health Care neurologist Dr. Julie Gudenkauf talks about common warning signs of a stroke and what risk factors people should be mindful of.

Congratulations to our coordinator Caroline Martin for being selected as the recipient of the 2024 Residency Coordinator Recognition Award from AAN, which was presented at the AAN Annual Meeting in Denver, CO.

Nate and Beth Tross, a philanthropic couple, have pledged a new commitment of $5 million towards epilepsy research. As part of this commitment, they will establish the Beth L. Tross Epilepsy Professorship. Their latest pledge will also contribute towards the creation of the Nate and Beth Tross Epilepsy Cures Fund for pediatric research, as well as the Tross Family Adult Epilepsy Research Fund. This generous donation will help promote research and development in the filed of epilepsy, with a particular focus on improving treatments for children and adults affected by the condition.

Investigators dedicated to researching Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) and Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) from around the United States have come together to create critical resources for the HSP and PLS community. The SP-CERN (Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network) establishes a network of ten initial centers in North America. Dr. Shy and UIHC are now part of this group.