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Graduates moves their tassels at spring 2024 CLAS commencement ceremony

New graduates celebrated at spring 2024 commencement

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
More than 5,300 University of Iowa students received degrees during spring 2024 commencement ceremonies May 9-12.
The Glade Dam Spillway is designed to retain and store drinking water, a precious commodity in eastern Colorado, where water availability can be scarce

Clients near and far seek IIHR expertise on water projects

Sunday, May 12, 2024
IIHR engineers recently designed and built scale models of a complex water-retention and storage system for municipal, agricultural, and other major water users in eastern Colorado, where water supply can fluctuate, and are testing the efficacy and efficiency of a new pump station that will be added to the Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control Facilities.
Jayne Anne Phillips portrait and the cover of her book Night Watch

UI alumna Phillips wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Tuesday, May 7, 2024
University of Iowa alumna Jayne Anne Phillips has won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and three other Iowa graduates were named finalists for Pulitzer literary awards, which were announced May 6.
Julianna Pacheco

UI professor honored with prestigious fellowship for political research

Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Julianna Pacheco was one of 28 scholars selected for the 2024 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows.
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Third candidate announced for next College of Pharmacy dean

Sunday, May 5, 2024
A University of Iowa search committee has announced the third finalist for the next dean of the College of Pharmacy.
Yellow tulips in bloom in front of Old Capitol

Hello, spring! We missed you

Friday, May 3, 2024
Of course everyone agrees our campus is beautiful at any time of year—including spring. Enjoy these pretty campus shots taken by university photographer Tim Schoon.
Michelle Chui

Second candidate announced for next College of Pharmacy dean

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
A University of Iowa search committee has announced the second finalist for the next dean of the College of Pharmacy.
Map showing countries where Iowa Fulbright awardees will be

17 students, alumni receive Fulbright awards to travel abroad in 2024-25

Monday, April 29, 2024
Seventeen University of Iowa students and alumni were chosen from over more than 10,000 Fulbright Award applicants nationwide to serve as representatives of the U.S. Department of State in 14 countries during the 2024-25 academic year. The students will teach English abroad, serve in local community organizations, enroll in graduate studies at cutting-edge universities, and conduct research and creative arts projects.
Spring 2023 commencement

Times and dates for spring 2024 commencement

Monday, April 29, 2024
This spring, more than 5,300 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees during in-person and livestreamed commencement ceremonies, beginning with the College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy ceremony on May 9 and concluding with the College of Dentistry’s ceremony on May 31. Other ceremonies will take place between May 9 and May 18.
Jill Kolesar

First candidate announced for next College of Pharmacy dean

Sunday, April 28, 2024
A University of Iowa search committee has announced the first finalist for the next dean of the College of Pharmacy.
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College of Pharmacy dean candidates to participate in open forums

Thursday, April 25, 2024
A University of Iowa search committee for the next dean of the College of Pharmacy has selected three final candidates for on-campus interviews in the coming weeks.
Darius Stewart

CLAS doctoral candidate receives prestigious Mellon/ACLS Fellowship

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Darius Stewart, a University of Iowa graduate student pursuing a PhD in English, is a 2024 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellow.