Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care has scrapped plans to build a standalone cancer research center, citing projected budget constraints.
The University of Iowa received approval for the project from the Iowa Board of Regents in September 2024, according to a Nov. 4 news release from UI Health Care.
The university is instead seeking approval to build out unfinished space on the sixth floor of its College of Pharmacy Building. The space would house laboratories, research equipment and collaboration areas for cancer research programs in the Carver College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, the release said.
If approved, construction is expected to begin in spring 2027 and be completed in summer 2028.
The change follows UI Health Care’s decision in September to shelve plans for a new patient care tower in favor of modernizing and expanding existing facilities. The Iowa Board of Regents approved the revised capital plan Sept. 17.
Becker’s has reached out to University of Iowa Health Care for comment and will update this story if more information becomes available.
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