From designing superior running shoes to developing a cure for testicular cancer, UI alumni are making their marks across the spectrum.

New Zealand poet Jeffrey Paparoa Holman has been awarded Creative New Zealand’s International Writing Program residency for 2012. He will arrive at the UI in late August.

University of Iowa alumnus Steve DeVore wins an Emmy Award for sports production.

Susannah Wood’s students describe her teaching style as “enthusiastic, informative, passionate, reflective, and encouraging.” Those qualities have earned Wood, a University of Iowa associate professor, the UI College of Education’s 2011-12 Collegiate Teaching Award.

University of Iowa geography alumnus Curt Roseman is Preservationist of the Year in the Quad Cities.

Six professors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will receive this year's Collegiate Teaching Awards, the college's highest honors for work with students.

The legacy of the late historian and human rights champion Ken Cmiel continues to live on through the work done by University of Iowa students. The UI Center for Human Rights has awarded seven students a total of $7,500 to support their internships for human rights organizations in the United States or internationally in the summer of 2012.

The American Society of Human Genetics has elected Jeffrey C. Murray, M.D., professor of pediatrics, epidemiology, nursing, and biological sciences at the University of Iowa, to serve as the society's president starting Jan. 1, 2013.

The University of Iowa’s wellness programs for faculty and staff are receiving some national and regional recognition for their innovative initiatives to improve campus health.

A knack for identifying problems and creating solutions earns Helena Dettmer the Lola Lopes Award for Undergraduate Student Advocacy.