Ali Soliman, current chairman of the United Nations' Association of International Civil Servants, received his doctorate in economics from the University of Iowa in 1975. These are his reflections of his time as a graduate student at the UI.

University of Iowa alumnus Mark Norris, originally from Ames, Iowa, reflects on his study abroad experience in Reykjavik, Iceland, on the University of Iceland exchange program. He graduated from the UI in 2007 with a degree in linguistics and is currently an assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Oklahoma.

The musicians of The Nile Project will participate in a robust residency in Iowa City that will culminate with a March 11 concert.

Dimy Doresca, director of the University of Iowa's Institute for International Business, says Iowa City-based testing company ACT did well to hire an international CEO because he has experience competing on a global stage.

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts and Cape Town’s Artscape Theatre Center, in partnership with the UI International Writing Program, will present Book Wings South Africa, a unique collaborative theater initiative. This free production will be staged at noon Tuesday, March 10, in Theatre B at the UI Theatre Building.

A program at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa is helping to promote cultural understanding among the diverse staff at the lab. The program was made possible thanks to a seed grant from the UI’s Human Resources/Staff Language and Culture Services .

Allison Kindig, a University of Iowa graduating senior from Cedar Rapids, has been awarded a 2015 Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Kindig, a Presidential Scholar and an active member of the UI’s Honors Program, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering as well as a minor in business administration and a certificate in global health studies.

Allison Kindig did her homework before coming to the University of Iowa. Four years later, the Cedar Rapids Kennedy graduate's preparation is still paying dividends.

Zadok Nampala earned his master's degree in social work from the University of Iowa before becoming the international student adviser at North Iowa Area Community College.

UI political science professor Bill Reisinger discusses Vladimir Putin's leadership and the most recent fighting in the Ukraine.

University of Iowa researchers have found that data gathered from geostationary satellites—satellites commonly used for telecommunications and orbiting about 22,000 miles above the equator—can greatly improve air quality forecasting. Results appear in the journal "Geophysical Research Letters."

The University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business MBA Program is ranked 31 in the U.S. and 63 in the world overall according to the Financial Times global MBA ranking, published Monday, Jan. 26.