Michele Conlon, head tennis professional at the University of Iowa Recreational Services, was recognized Sept. 2 as a recipient of the inaugural 35 x 35 President’s Impact Award by the U.S. Tennis Association.

Dana Thomann, University of Iowa associate professor of instruction in Rhetoric, has been named the 2026 Hudson Prize winner for her story collection, Erratics.

A University of Iowa-led chemistry team has developed a simpler, less expensive way to isolate terbium, a rare-earth element essential to technologies ranging from smartphone screens to X-rays. The breakthrough could expand access to this critical material, potentially accelerating advances in in quantum technologies, electronics, medicine, and other applications.

The University of Iowa will help advance a national effort to develop next-generation quantum sensing technologies that could transform how scientists study materials and molecules. Iowa is part of a consortium that received a $4 million, two-year Phase II design award from the National Science Foundation.

Marie Gaine, assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy, will analyze the blood of individuals with bipolar disorder, who have a risk of suicide eight times higher than the general population.