Robin Lillie and Jennifer Mack, bioarchaeologists at the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist, have won the prestigious 2017 Deetz Award for their book, “Dubuque’s Forgotten Cemetery: Excavating a Nineteenth-Century Burial Ground in a Twenty-First-Century City.”

UI College of Dentistry clinical professor Richard Burton has been appointed president of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Gregory Howes, associate professor in physics and astronomy, has received an award for his paper published in the journal "Physics of Plasmas." Howes and collaborators were the first group to run supercomputer simulations of the kinetic turbulence in solar wind. He’ll receive the award on Nov. 2.

Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Yaa Gyasi returns to Iowa City to read from her debut novel, “Homegoing,” which she developed while in the workshop—and which has garnered national praise.

Timothy Lowe, professor emeritus of management sciences in the TIppie College of Business, received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Northwestern University Department of Engineering and Management Sciences during an event in October. Lowe earned his PhD from Northwestern.

The Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa recognized UI College of Education associate professor Deborah K. Reed as one of the leading advocates of students with learning disabilities in the state.

Jasper S. Halekas, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has won an Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal from NASA.

University of Iowa College of Pharmacy students and alumni earned top awards at the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Annual Meeting.

The University of Iowa honored many faculty and staff for their work, service, and advocacy.

Dan Collins has touched the lives of thousands of accountants in his decades of teaching at the UI and was honored for his mentorship over the summer. Here, he talks writing, Enron's impact, and his fondness for the PhD.