University of Iowa

More than 1,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president's list for the 2024 fall semester.

More than 8,700 students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean's list for the 2024 fall semester.

A unique practicum gives University of Iowa students behind-the-scenes access to golf venues and events, including a tournament on the PGA Tour.

University of Iowa's CAMBUS recognizes AbiJo Peet as the 2024 Driver of the Year. Transit service providers across Iowa each nominate an employee annually to be honored by the Iowa Public Transit Association (IPTA) for their commitment to providing safe and friendly service. Peet is from Hudson, Iowa and is currently studying radiation sciences. She started working as a bus operator in Sept. 2022. Peet completed additional training in May 2023 to operate CAMBUS' ADA paratransit service, Bionic Bus, for people with temporary and permanent disabilities.

23 students who earned three degrees were among the more than 6,500 students who graduated from the University of Iowa at the conclusion of the 2024 spring semester last May.

Sean Harken, a student in the University of Iowa School of Music, found a natural outlet for his musical talents. The Iowa City native created the soundtrack for a new video hyping the Performing Arts at Iowa initiative.

Spencer Cooper-Ohm, who received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, and English and creative writing from the University of Iowa in May 2024, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award to Kosovo for 2024-25.

University of Iowa global health studies major Isabel Rushton of Iowa City, Iowa, has been awarded a 2024 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study in Malang, Indonesia, this summer for an intensive Indonesian language program.

Out of thousands of applicants nationwide, 10 students from the University of Iowa (UI), all hailing from hometowns in Iowa, have been granted a prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which awards the recipient up to $5,000 to study abroad.

Kristen Rohli always wanted to go to a graduate school that felt like her hometown of Baton Rouge, La. On her recruiting visit to the University of Iowa, Rohli needed only one day to choose Iowa City as her home-away-from-home.

More than 1,100 current University of Iowa students participated in the 30th annual student-led Dance Marathon , generating more than $1.4 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. Dance Marathon has generated more than $35.8 million in its history.

Lauren Egan was one of a select group of undergraduate and graduate students-plucked from a pool of 88 applicants-who collaborated with Josh Parkinson, whose credits include the HBO comedy Eastbound and Down and AMC horror series The Terror, on this world-building. A major in English and creative writing and cinema, Egan gleaned valuable real-life lessons from Parkinson and a range of guest stars who had honed their writing chops at Iowa.

David Ramotowski, a civil and environmental engineering student, won this year's Three Minute Thesis competition, in which graduate students share their research in three minutes or less to a general audience. Samuel Taylor and Maaz Musa named runner-ups.

Kelli Tosic is proud of her mother, former Hawkeye and Olympian Jenny Spangler, yet she looks forward to writing her own name in Hawkeye history.

Fourteen University of Iowa students and alumni were chosen from about 10,000 Fulbright Award applicants nationwide to serve as representatives of the U.S. Department of State in 11 countries during the 2023-24 academic year. The students will teach English abroad, serve in local community organizations, enroll in graduate studies at cutting-edge universities, and conduct research.

Lizzie Shockley, who will receive a BA in anthropology and Spanish from the University of Iowa in 2023, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Mexico for 2023-24.

Four undergraduate students in the Tippie College of Business recently won a national business analytics competition.

Iowa students collaborate with lecturer Curtis Taylor on the UI School of Music's annual holiday treat, a groovy take on "Let it Snow."

The University of Iowa sport and recreation management program, which emphasizes experiential learning, in February saw eight students and an instructor travel to Super Bowl LVI to help move fans to and from SoFi Stadium.

As the social content intern for the Denver Broncos, 2020 University of Iowa graduate Cole Cooper is combining his creative skills with his marketing education to help build the professional football team's brand.

The Carver College of Medicine recently staged its annual Arnold P. Gold Foundation White Coat Ceremony for first-year students beginning their medical education at the University of Iowa. The event welcomed the College's class of 2026 and it represented the first time these future physicians would recite the Oath of Hippocrates, calling attention to the importance of the doctor-patient relationship.