Board of Regents Meeting Preview: November 2021 Meeting Preview

Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal Dementia, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, will affect millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iowans in the coming years. These diseases have no cures or disease-modifying therapies because the mechanisms of neurodegeneration remain unclear. As the...

Iowa’s three public universities collaborate with business and industry and with each other to foster success for all economic development and entrepreneurship efforts in Iowa. At its November meeting, the Board of Regents will receive the annual economic development and technology transfer report outlining the scope of this collaboration and...

In odd-numbered years, like 2021, the Board of Regents receives the Faculty Activity Survey, which includes information on how faculty members at Iowa’s public universities allocate their time. These survey reports illustrate the breadth and variety of faculty activities and highlight differences in emphasis between the universities. Faculty members at...