Zhao named Tippie's new associate dean
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Farag receives American Nurses Association 2025 Innovation Award
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Iowa Initiative For Sustainable Communities Wins Campus Compact Award
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Wang wins 2024 Joanne Simpson Medal
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
CSSI Welcomes the Participants of the 2025 Grant Writing Residency Program
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Lane named 2024 Iowa School Counselor Advocate of the Year
Monday, November 11, 2024

A conversation with new College of Pharmacy Dean Jill Kolesar
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Davidson develops app to bridge gap between first responders, people with limited speech
Monday, October 7, 2024

Iowa Engineering part of $82M Global Centers investment to tackle global challenges
Monday, October 7, 2024

UI researchers receive NASA grant to understand how turbulence in space heats solar wind
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
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Carver College of Medicine’s DEI director named one of 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Nicole Del Castillo, MD, MPH, was recently named one of “40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health” by the National Minority Quality Forum. The annual awards are given to leaders who have pushed for equitable change in health care while building sustainable, healthy communities. Del Castillo, director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Carver College of Medicine, is involved in...
Halekas named instrument scientist for $250 million NASA mission
Monday, February 28, 2022
Jasper Halekas, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been selected as an instrument scientist for HelioSwarm, a $250 million NASA mission that measure fluctuations in the magnetic field and motions of the solar wind known as solar wind turbulence.
Daria Fisher Page makes case for visual advocacy in law school
Monday, December 6, 2021
During three intensive years, law students are taught how to make clear and concise arguments. But what about communication through images? Daria Fisher Page, a professor in the UI College of Law and a Fall 2021 Obermann Fellow-in-Residence, says she believes that today’s legal professionals also need training in visual advocacy.
Interactive virtual exhibitions enhance traditional scientific posters
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Students taking part in the Interdisciplinary Evolutionary Sciences Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, funded by the National Science Foundation, converted traditional scientific posters into interactive exploration sessions via the web, helping revolutionize the way science is communicated.
Planting Hope: The Anne Frank Tree Arrives in Iowa
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
“Why Anne Frank Still Matters” is the topic of a virtual Obermann Conversation on Monday, Oct. 18, from 5 to 6 p.m. Kumpf Baele will speak, along with Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz of Agudas Achim Synagogue, Mallory Hellman of the Iowa Youth Writing Project, and undergraduate Meghan Maleri, who has participated in Kumpf Baele’s popular course “Anne Frank and Her Story.”
NWP Professor Melissa Febos's book lights up the media in 2021
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
The University of Iowa—renowned worldwide for creative writing—has struck literary gold again, thanks to Melissa Febos, associate professor of English in the Nonfiction Writing Program.
Museum zebra gets X-ray
Thursday, September 23, 2021
The Department of Radiology at University of Iowa Health Care along with University of Iowa Health Care Information Systems teamed up with the Museum of Natural History to help conservators learn more about the methods used to prepare a historic Zebra specimen on display in Mammal Hall.
UI mechanical engineering professor receives DARPA Young Investigator Award
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Caterina Lamuta, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iowa, has taken a keen interest in cephalopods and has found new ways to mimic their tentacles in the lab. Lamuta was recently awarded a prestigious Young Investigator Award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop new self-morphing, stretchable soft skins for use in...
Len MacGillivray, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry, to receive prestigious disciplinary award
Friday, September 10, 2021
The American Chemical Society has named Professor Leonard "Len" MacGillivray, the chair of the University of Iowa Department of Chemistry, the recipient of the 2021 ACS Midwest Award. The award, granted by the ACS's St. Louis section, each year recognizes one scientist who has significantly contributed to the development of chemical research and education.
Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz named F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor
Friday, August 27, 2021
Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, a leading scholar of feminist and gender studies, has been appointed the F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor, Communication Studies, by the University of Iowa. Fixmer-Oraiz is a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies, with a joint appointment in the Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies.
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