John Keller, associate provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate College, writes that graduate education plays a critical role in society.

Making industry connections is one of the primary goals of UI’s Marketing Institute, says the institute’s director, Rob Rouwenhorst. “The big thing is experiential learning, giving students the opportunity to have real-world consultation experience,” Rouwenhorst says.

David Perlmutter, director of the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, explores the academic legacy of his father.

While traveling abroad in 2002, finance major Amanda Richter was hospitalized with life-threatening bacterial meningitis. She returned to the UI that fall in a wheelchair, but after major surgeries and grafts, she can now walk again with a cane. “That's life. You adjust,” Amanda says. “I've always been a positive person.”

A University of Iowa study finds the state’s graduated driver’s license program, in place for 10 years, could use some tweaking to prevent crashes and save lives. John Lundell, deputy director of the UI Injury Prevention Research Center, says Iowa was among the first states to launch a GDL program, but now changes are needed.

UI writing student Mike Sowell is a zombie outbreak response specialist.

Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus Lin Hwai-Min, has been hailed as the greatest choreographer in Asia.

Economics faculty member Solow says that per capita income is a key measure of economic health.

Josh Mandelbaum works at the Midwest's leading environmental legal advocacy and eco-business innovation organization, developing strategic advocacy campaigns to improve environmental quality and protect our natural heritage.

Nonfiction Writing Program faculty member John D'Agata's new book addresses the question: What are the limits of literary license?