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More than 1,800 University of Iowa students will participate in fall 2019 commencement ceremonies, which begin Thursday, Dec. 19, and end on Sunday, Dec. 22.
Getting to know Iowa's fall 2019 graduates

Achievements

HonorsMFA student Donté K. Hayes wins national art award
HonorsStudents, faculty, staff honored for new business startup ideas
AppointmentsSzot appointed associate dean for continuing and integrated education
Honors3D design, theater students earn prestigious win at SOFA
HonorsStudents honored for start-up business ideas
HonorsAbel named chair and DEO of Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology
HonorsIowa joins Carnegie Project Ed.D. consortium
HonorsProfessional organization honors UI Center for the Book professor
HonorsUI Press author named to 5 Under 35 list
GrantsFederal grant to help NADS study automated vehicles on rural roads
HonorsPhysicist named fellow to American Physical Society
HonorsLinda Kerber elected to Council of American Philosophical Society
GrantsComputer scientist wins award to study cellular phone network threats
HonorsUI Graduate College selected by AAU to participate in national initiative
HonorsUI included among world’s top universities in new global ranking
AppointmentsSchwalm named a North American Teaching Partner with the Colored Conventions Project
GrantsIowa physicists win $3.5 million NASA grant to study auroras
HonorsReetz completes Science Friday Educator Collaborative
HonorsHuffman awarded a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship
HonorsIowa professor's film to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
HonorsIowa graduate students win awards to empower women and girls
GrantsIowa research team lands NSF funding to boost crop yields
AppointmentsPhysics professor named to U.S. Department of Energy advisory panel
GrantsBerg awarded grant funding for two-year project
PublicationsBiologists trace evolutionary origin of genes associated with metabolism in most organisms
GrantsIowa Injury Prevention Research Center receives $4.2 million grant from CDC
Iowa receives Fiske Guide’s ‘Best Buy’ designation for 15th consecutive year
AppointmentsKregel named vice president-elect for science policy at FASEB
HonorsDuck honored by National Communication Association
PublicationsUI professor publishes ' Remembrance of Things Present: The Invention of the Time Capsule'
HonorsKletzing named Donald A. and Marie B. Gurnett Chair
GrantsUI engineers co-win 5-year, $7.5M grant to apply machine learning to energetic materials design
HonorsUI librarian wins Best Poster for American Society of Engineering Education
HonorsTippie College of Business receives re-accreditation from AACSB
GrantsUI engineering professor to study nitrogen dioxide levels using satellite data
HonorsSchool of Social Work's Aging and Longevity Studies program earns AGHE Program of Merit designation
GrantsFaculty members win UI Libraries OpenHawks grants
HonorsBialk, Carrell receive Certified Financial Aid Administrator designation
HonorsUI honored by Iowa Architectural Foundation for leadership in community enhancement through architecture and design
HonorsUI ranked on list of top higher education patent producers worldwide
GrantsReed Fitzke receives grant to help identify at-risk soldiers
HonorsAchrazoglou selected by U.S. Department of State for English language specialist assignment
HonorsUI’s liveWELL wins first place in nationwide academic communities awards
HonorsUI PhD students selected as inaugural Humanities for the Public Good interns
HonorsUI Executive Leadership Academy ranked second in the nation
HonorsUI announces Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award recipients
PublicationsRobinson leads team that writes statin guidance paper
HonorsAbramoff honored with Iowa Biotech Leader Award
HonorsBiology graduate student wins research award from American Genetic Association
HonorsIowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging team wins best machine-learning paper
Kirby receives Lola Lopes Award
HonorsFacilities Management 'Tree Crew' wins Tree Campus USA Award
HonorsJPEC honors student entrepreneurs with best business plans
GrantsUI engineers win $1.6 million award to create smarter, sustainable farming
HonorsGeographical and Sustainability Sciences professor named fellow
HonorsStudents win seed money in start-up business idea competition
AppointmentsGraduate College appoints Varga associate dean
GrantsSanders receives research grant to write book on black Catholic education
HonorsFigdor awarded the APA Edinburgh Fellowship
HonorsThe Daily Iowan takes home 13 Iowa Newspaper Association Awards
PublicationsUI physicists measure particles important in high-tech industry
PublicationsUI team helps find gene integral to animal and human hearing
AppointmentsSnetselaar named to federal dietary guidelines committee
PublicationsCrocodiles have complex past
HonorsUI visiting professor Eduardo Halfon wins Edward Lewis Wallant Award
GrantsUI physicists win NASA funding to build space instrument
HonorsSchnoor receives American Chemical Society Award for advances in environmental science and technology
GrantsGrant to help UI train Iowa teachers in STEM innovation, entrepreneurialism
HonorsUI College of Engineering selected for Engineer Your World program
HonorsKelly Carrell selected for 2018-19 Diversity Leadership Program Class in financial aid
GrantsFederal grants will help develop strategies to combat addiction by native populations
HonorsFred Stern receives 2018 David W. Taylor Medal
HonorsSociety for Classical Studies awards Sarah Bond 2018 Outreach Prize
GrantsCollege of Nursing wins $1.9 million research grant
HonorsUniversity honors faculty, staff for excellence

In the News

BBCVoyager 2 journeys into interstellar space
The Chronicle of Higher Education3 Key Findings From a New Study on What Graduates Get Out of College
NBC NewsHow young can kids safely be left on their own?

Events

Saturdays at the Stanley - Get Cozy at the Stanley

Saturdays at the Stanley - Get Cozy at the Stanley

Saturday, December 14, 2019, 2:00pm

Put on your comfy clothes and snuggle up. Join us for an afternoon of hygge, the Danish word for coziness, comfort, and well-being, especially important in the winter months. Director Lauren Lessing will guide visitors through some of the coziest works in the collection to help us embrace the comforting possibilities cold winter afternoons can offer....

Holiday Percussion Pops

Saturday, December 14, 2019, 3:00pm

Steel band and percussion ensembles. Benefitting the Johnson County Crisis Center and Food Bank

Woodwind Chamber Music Concert

Saturday, December 14, 2019, 3:00pm

Required recital for Woodwind Chamber Music class  

Biochemistry Winter Event

Saturday, December 14, 2019, 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Biochemistry Winter Event Unitarian Universalist Society  2355 Oakdale Rd, Coralville, IA 52241

UI Spotlight

Carver College of MedicineEngelhardt named 2019 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
College of EngineeringThree University of Iowa faculty members named IEEE Fellows
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesRacevksis, Sanders, Tomova appointed Associate Deans in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Graduate CollegeUI grad student researches virtual to help chronic and acute pain
University of Iowa LibrariesStudent wins inaugural Undergraduate Library Research Award
College of EducationBarry Schreier wins AUCCCD award
The LoopSato, Shields to receive endowed professorships
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesUI professor develops tool to improve aphasia diagnosis
Carver College of MedicineHHMI renewals for Campbell and Welsh
University of Iowa LibrariesCulshaw elected vice president/president-elect of Association of Research Libraries
College of EducationUI awarded $1M grant to train students who speak ASL as vocational rehabilitation counselors
Carver College of MedicineStudent poetry competition winners honored at scholarship luncheon
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesAssistant professor's book examines the power of Japan's medieval waka
University of Iowa LibrariesUI faculty invited to take survey on Libraries’ resources, services, spaces
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesKristen Radtke awarded a 2019 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesNabhan-Warren named V. O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Chair in Catholic Studies
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesBob McMurray named F. Wendell Miller Professor
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCesare Tinelli appointed to F. Wendell Miller Professorship
Carver College of Medicine3 UI neuroscientists win NARSAD Young Investigator awards
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCalvin Hennick (BA English '04) wins Pushcart Editors' Book Award
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesFaculty members searching for the holy grail of live entertainment
The LoopUI wins the 2019 Blood Donation Challenge for the Corridor Corporate Games
Vice President for ResearchWith ArTara license, UI hopes to translate 20 years of research into cyst treatment
College of PharmacyNew Study to Focus on Preventing Falls Through Elimination of High-Risk Medications
University of Iowa Center for Human Rights2019 One Community, One Book chosen
University of Iowa Stanley Museum of ArtConstruction company chosen for UI Stanley Museum of Art
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesExecutive directors of MLA, AHA to participate in UI symposium
College of EducationUI, DMACC partner to increase diversity in math education
College of EngineeringUI receives $1.07M from EPA to improve water quality
International ProgramsGlobal internships: UI students gain career experience around the world
Graduate CollegeIowa graduates win UI research prizes
Tippie College of BusinessWant to get a college football scholarship? Tweet more.
College of PharmacyFirst class of Palliative Care Certificate-holders graduates
Public Policy CenterOnline Map Helps Iowans Learn More About Their Well Water
Office of the Vice President for ResearchUI-ISU researchers team up to advance state’s bioscience priorities
Office of the Vice President for ResearchDental device could light the way to better root canal treatments
Iowa Writers' WorkshopLibrarian of Congress Names Joy Harjo the Nation's 23rd Poet Laureate
Carver College of MedicineMaking Iowa the next step from Harvard
College of PharmacyStudents use compounding talents to help animals
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesTammie Walker named director of University of Iowa School of Music
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCLAS alumni honored as Alumni Fellows
University of Iowa LibrariesSackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry moves to the University of Iowa Libraries
College of Public HealthUI research highlights synergies between indoor, outdoor air pollution and increased asthma
Office of Vice President for ResearchCrooks named Pentacrest Museums director
Graduate CollegeEnglish Ph.D completes groundbreaking podcast dissertation
ExchangeHoneymoon trip inspires alumna to start muesli business
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesUniversity of Iowa launches new online journal: "Addressing the Crisis"
College of EducationOchs hopes to foster inclusivity and compassion in classroom
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesTheatre B renamed Alan MacVey Theatre
IIHR—Hydroscience and EngineeringRoad ditches help filter water, reduce nutrients
Office of the Vice President for ResearchAwards program honors university researchers and innovators
Graduate CollegeNew diversity, equity, and inclusion director focuses on the people
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesUI grad student balances traditional scholarship and public engagement projects
College of Public HealthCPH names interim diversity, equity, and inclusion liaison for students
Graduate CollegeMFA student writes surrounding her experiences with death
College of PharmacyA Family Affair: Daniels Give Back
Carver College of MedicineDeadly scorpion venom reveals pain protein structure
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences names MacGillivray, Marra, Reno to top faculty honor
College of EducationHitting it out of the ballpark
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesYellow fever's history of humans, microbes, and ideas
UI College of NursingGilbertson-White helps patients navigate cancer care, management
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesTribute to beloved UI professor, world-renowned expert on African art
International ProgramsUI Team Involved in Ancient DNA Research on Iberia
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesUI professor gifts Shawnee Tribe with extensive archive
Office of Vice President for ResearchBook highlights UI faculty research, scholarship
Graduate CollegePlaywright draws on childhood experience for latest production
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences names Collegiate Teaching Award winners
UI Department of Computer ScienceUI Computer Science faculty named NSF CAREER award winner
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesMcMullen earns International Teaching Engagement Award
Graduate CollegeUI graduate student honored with MAGS Teaching Award
Carver College of MedicineArtwork of foundational research conducted in the Carver College of Medicine
Division of Student LifeWatts receives Mabel Strong Outstanding Advisor of the Year Award
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesTolbert recognized as among most cited in her field
College of PharmacyStudent organizations work together to keep community healthy
International ProgramsUI is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students for fourth consecutive year
Office of Vice President for ResearchNew funding and collaboration database is now available to campus
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCLAS junior Charlie Ellis leads Dance Marathon 25
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesScientists funding humanities research: CLAS names 2018-19 DSHB Faculty Scholars
Carver College of MedicineParker receives $2.1 million grant to study the cerebellum and its role in cognitive function
College of PharmacyQ&A with Michael Ernst about the future of aspirin prescribing
College of DentistryFrom the Bench to the Chair: Translational and Clinical Research at the College of Dentistry
InSight MagazineCollege of Public Health plays significant role in UI's cancer-fighting efforts
Graduate CollegeOral Science PhD student makes her patients smile
Office of Vice President for ResearchUndergraduate research center to join VP for Research office Feb. 1
College of Public HealthCollege of Public Health awards community grants for health initiatives
Carver College of MedicineAntibiotic overuse is high for common urology procedures
University of Iowa LibrariesUI Libraries and student government collaborate to reduce textbook costs
Division of Student LifeUI Executive Chef Barry Greenberg wins Minor’s Flavor Expedition Recipe Contest grand prize
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesAndrew W. Mellon Foundation awards UI grants totaling $1.6M
Office of Research and Economic DevelopmentFederal funding for research increases at the University of Iowa