The Iowa Writers’ Workshop director is the recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters award and a MacDowell Fellowship to support and encourage her creative work.

Ten University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and alumni received awards April 16 at the 107th Finkbine Dinner Celebration.

Two University of Iowa faculty are among those selected for the 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship.

C.J. Petersen, a third-year Iowa student majoring in political science, is one of 60 students from across the country to be named a 2024 Truman Scholar.

Physical activity improves cognitive and mental health in all sorts of ways. Here’s why, and how to reap the benefits. In this New York Times article, Michelle Voss, associate professor of psychological and brain sciences, talks about how exercise protects against neurodegenerative diseases.

Two years after receiving the award, Mary Charlton and Melissa Febos say they feel the university’s support of their work.

Forty-seven University of Iowa colleges and programs were recognized among the best in their field in the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. Six of these programs received a top-10 ranking in this year’s report.

The prestigious honor recognizes faculty nationally and internationally renowned for their scholarship, teaching, and service.

An Iowa assistant professor has gotten a five-year, $550,000 award from the National Science Foundation.

NASA has awarded Professor Greg Howes a $525,311 grant to study the plasma physics of magnetic reconnection in turbulent solar wind.

Justin Cosner, a lecturer in the UI Department of Rhetoric, studied the use of role-playing games as a teaching aid and had his findings published.