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Fred Stern receives 2018 David W. Taylor Medal

Thursday, December 6, 2018
IIHR’s Fred Stern received the 2018 David W. Taylor Medal for Notable Achievement in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

Cedar Falls native studies accounting at UI after flying Army air ambulances in Afghanistan

Thursday, December 6, 2018
Cedar Falls native Matt Slykhuis once flew Army air ambulances into combat zones in Afghanistan. Now he's training for a quieter military career as a Masters in Accountancy student at UI's Tippie College of Business.

Could the new fighting between Russia and Ukraine escalate into all-out war?

Thursday, December 6, 2018
Russia and Ukraine have been fighting for several years on land, but the two clashed at sea recently. How likely is this maritime conflict to escalate?

Society for Classical Studies awards Sarah Bond 2018 Outreach Prize

Thursday, December 6, 2018
The Society for Classical Studies named Sarah Bond, University of Iowa associate professor and director of graduate studies, as one of two winners of its 2018 Outreach Prize.

MBA team finishes second in U.S. Chamber of Commerce competition

Thursday, December 6, 2018
A team of Tippie MBA students finished in second place in the finals of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s MBA Case Competition held Nov. 30 in Washington, D.C.

UI-led study describes potential new computing method

Thursday, December 6, 2018
Yannick Meurice, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa, is co-author on a new study that describes a new approach to quantum computing. The method, based on systems of cold atoms that behave similarly to theoretical models in high-energy physics, could replace replace traditional computers.

College of Engineering wins fossil fuel research grant

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
College of Engineering wins $933K to study new ways to use coal

Language acquisition research earns PhD student top Three Minute Thesis prize

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Tianlu Zhang, a PhD student in second-language acquisition, was named the winner of the 2018 3MT contest.

Shea, Budd named 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows

Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Two scientists from the University of Iowa have been named 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows. Ann Budd, in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Madeline Shea, in the Department of Biochemistry, will be honored at the February 2019 AAAS meeting in Washington, D.C.

UI senior Austin Hughes named Rhodes scholar

Monday, November 19, 2018
UI senior Austin Hughes was recently named one of 32 American Rhodes scholars. UI senior Melissa Lauer was also a finalist for the prestigious scholarship.