The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has named six recipients of the Collegiate Teaching Award for 2018-2019.

Katrina Sanders, University of Iowa College of Education associate professor, has been awarded a 2019 Sabbatical Research Grant, funded by the Lily Endowment through the Louisville Institute, to complete a book titled, "The Rise and Fall of Black Catholic Education in a Changing South, 1886-1976."

Brady Krien, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English at the University of Iowa, has been recognized for making exceptional contributions in the classroom and beyond with the 2019 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Excellence in Teaching Award. Krien is the UI’s first recipient of this award.

Ronald McMullen, the university's Ambassador in Residence and lecturer in the Department of Political Science, has been awarded the 2018-19 International Engagement Teaching Award by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and International Programs. The award recognizes faculty members who excel at integrating internationalism into their teaching.

Danny Tallon is a third-year physics major, a published co-author on two scientific papers, and a cadet in the University of Iowa’s Air Force ROTC program who aims to have a military career studying space—or perhaps visiting it himself.

The University of Iowa Office of the Provost has selected five interdisciplinary initiatives to receive up to $300K over three years.

UI physics student William Fuelberth's research poster has earned a medal at the recent American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle. the poster by Fuelberth, an undergraduate, was chosen from 214 undergraduate submissions.

The Daily Iowan won first-place awards in 13 categories at the annual Iowa Newspaper Association Awards in Des Moines. The student-run newspaper finished second overall in General Excellence among daily newspapers with a circulation under 10,000. The awards were announced Feb. 8 during the INA annual banquet.

Jessica Watts, a coordinator for leadership in University Housing and Dining, received the Mabel Strong Outstanding Advisor of the Year from the Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls. The award recognizes advisors who show an excellent level of service and dedication to their campus and the MACURH Region.

The American Philosophical Association announced that UI's Carrie Figdor has been awarded the 2019-2020 Edinburgh Fellowship.