Professor Craig Rodger has received a Fulbright Award to allow him to spend ''a whole lot of time'' with some of the world's top space scientists at the University of Iowa studying the loss of electrons from the Van Allen radiation belt into the atmosphere.

From study abroad endeavors to international research and outreach, the UI International Programs (IP) annual report provides information on IP as well as an overview of the past year's activities, research, events, statistics, student and faculty achievements, photos, and more.

A University of Iowa phonetics website that has become an incredibly popular English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching tool is now available as a mobile application for iOS and Android.

About 17 Mandarin speaking volunteers have completed more than 60 hours of training to staff an online chat suicide prevention hotline through the Johnson County Crisis Center, with the goal of supporting the growing population of Chinese students at the UI.

Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Marilynne Robinson of the UI Writers' Workshop will visit the UAE as part of a cultural exchange program, during which she will discuss creative writing with university students and discuss her work with Emirati authors and readers.

As one of three UI law faculty members born and educated outside the United States, Maya Steinitz brings to her teaching a unique international perspective made richer by her innate inclination to idiosyncrasy.

If you’ve studied abroad through the UI in the past 30 years, you’ve likely met Maria Hope, who has been with Study Abroad since its inception—first in a clerical position and eventually as the university’s first, and for many years only, study abroad advisor.

Many UI international students are looking to seeing their families for the first time since the summer when they travel home or their family members visit the U.S. during the upcoming winter break.

As many around the world mourn the passing of Nelson Mandela at age 95, UI law professor Adrien Wing says that her work on developing a democratic constitution while Mandela was still imprisoned in 1988 may have been about hope and not necessarily immediate action.

With the help of a nonprofit organization, Bridges to Prosperity, a UI student group designs and builds pedestrian bridges in remote areas where most transportation is by foot and where swollen rivers cut residents off from work, school, health care, and markets in which to trade their goods.

Instead of refusing a meeting, Nelson Mandela ran out the clock on the U.S. Secretary of State by making small talk and serving cookies to a U.S. delegation.

A long line snaked out the door of the International Students and Scholars office in UI International Programs Thursday as students from around the world eagerly awaited their turn to participate in a holiday tradition unique to most of them: decorating a gingerbread man.