Department of Psychiatry

Leading advances in psychiatry

Our students aren’t passive learners. At Iowa, you’ll go inside the lab and contribute to world-renowned research working alongside faculty experts to explore the diverse realms of this department.

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Research

Education

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News

Members of the UI Health Care Addiction and Recovery Collaborative (ARC) meet with staff at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton on Thursday, April 9, 2026.

Mobile clinic expands addiction care in rural Iowa

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Sara Epstein Moninger

UI Health Care

Improv therapy group helps OCD patients navigate uncertainty

Monday, August 10, 2026

Michael Anderson

UI ARC Hands Out Almost 2K Naloxone at Hinterland

Monday, August 10, 2026

University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry

Carver College of Medicine Events

ACB Seminar Series - Juan Rodriguez & Trevor Jones

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am

Bowen Science Building

Juan Rodriguez, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Yang Lab, will present a seminar titled “Obesity-Associated Nitrosative Stress Disrupts Hepatic IDE Function and Insulin Metabolism."

Trevor Jones, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Frank Lab, will present a seminar titled “Roles for Sialyltransferase in Synapse Development and Function."

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Workshop, Adnan Ahmed

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Bowen Science Building

Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Wednesday, September 16 to Friday, September 25, 2026 (all day)

Medical Education Research Facility

Donate used glasses to be recycled and redistributed across the globe during the back-to-school season! Drop-off locations are available from Aug. 24 to Sept. 25 across the University of Iowa campuses and clinics.

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