Yannick Meurice, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded $2.3 million to continue studying the foundational aspects of quantum computing in theoretical high-energy physics. The grant follows a $1.3 million award Meurice obtained from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Allison Jaynes, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has won a CAREER award from the U.S. National Science Foundation. She receives $682,000 over five years to investigate an atmospheric phenomenon on Earth known as pulsating aurora.

On Dec. 17–20, almost 1,900 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees in livestreamed, virtual commencement ceremonies.

University of Iowa Associate Professor Rachel Marie-Crane Williams' book, Run Home If You Don't Want to be Killed, will be available in March 2021 through The University of North Carolina Press.

A biology student at the University of Iowa helped author a journal paper after describing a new species. Hannah Ericson, who graduated last May, characterized the new parasitic wasp species, called Coptera tonic. She is a co-author of the paper published earlier this month in the journal Zookeys.

Canadian Iowa student Marissa Mueller has become the UI's 22nd Rhodes Scholar.

Twenty-one faculty and staff members are being honored with the University of Iowa’s 2020 Faculty and Staff Awards. A virtual celebration is being planned for spring. Also honored will be recipients of the 2019 Regents Award for Faculty and Staff Excellence.

Yashwant Prakash Vyas, assistant director of Diversity Resources in the University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, was awarded the 2020 NASPA Region IV-East Outstanding New Professional Award.

Five University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students will be recognized in the second annual First-Generation Awards.

Five University of Iowa alumni and faculty who served their country, from advising presidential administrations to caring for wounded soldiers during the Vietnam War, are being honored virtually with the 2020 Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award.