As a top global university, Iowa is the ideal destination for learning, discovery, and innovation. We bring art and science together to create a truly unique interdisciplinary education. With over 200 areas of study to choose from, students are encouraged to mix and match majors, minors, and certificates to earn a degree that reflects their unique interests.
From inside our world-class medical center to the most prestigious creative writing program in the U.S., students have access to quality academic support and are equipped with the tools they need to stand out in a competitive workforce. Our 15:1 student-to-faculty ratio allows students to work directly with experts in their field while earning valuable, practical skills.
Our campus seamlessly blends into the heart of downtown Iowa City, making it easy to access academic resources and belong to a larger, welcoming community. With over 500 student organizations, clubs, and communities on campus, and countless in-town events scheduled throughout the year, Iowa makes it easy to build a network of friendships and connections that last a lifetime.
Background image: New president Barbara Wilson (right) visits with Lan Samantha Chang, director of Iowa's world renowned Iowa Writer's Workshop inside the Dey House on the UI campus.
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As a top global university, Iowa is the ideal destination for learning, discovery, and innovation. We bring art and science together to create a truly unique interdisciplinary education. With over 200 areas of study to choose from, students are encouraged to mix and match majors, minors, and certificates to earn a degree that reflects their unique interests.
From inside our world-class medical center to the most prestigious creative writing program in the U.S., students have access to quality academic support and are equipped with the tools they need to stand out in a competitive workforce. Our 15:1 student-to-faculty ratio allows students to work directly with experts in their field while earning valuable, practical skills.
Our campus seamlessly blends into the heart of downtown Iowa City, making it easy to access academic resources and belong to a larger, welcoming community. With over 500 student organizations, clubs, and communities on campus, and countless in-town events scheduled throughout the year, Iowa makes it easy to build a network of friendships and connections that last a lifetime.
Background image: New president Barbara Wilson (right) visits with Lan Samantha Chang, director of Iowa's world renowned Iowa Writer's Workshop inside the Dey House on the UI campus.
Hawks go for gold in sports careers
University of Iowa sport and recreation management students spent a week learning about many aspects of a career with the Olympics-and lived like an Olympian in the process.
Student Excellence -
Aug 4
Sayre Satterwhite: Making University of Iowa history in challenging times
Starting his studies during a pandemic, Iowa engineering student Sayre Satterwhite focused on exploring new interests. The payoff? In 2022, the Ames, Iowa, native became the first UI student to land a prestigious scholarship established by the NOAA.
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Aug 3
Tackling food insecurity among pregnant women
One in five pregnant women face food insecurity. Upstream Initiative, a student-run program in a high-risk pregnancy clinic at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, aims to improve health outcomes by addressing the issue head-on.
Leadership -
Jun 21
Medicine on the move: Mobile Clinic celebrates 20 years
In 2022, the the University of Iowa's Mobile Clinic celebrates 20 years of service as it continues to offer free medical care for immigrants and refugees, homeless people, those who are returning from incarceration, migrant workers, low-income residents, and whoever else may need primary and preventive care.
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Jun 17
UI students receive degrees after 2022 spring semester
This spring, more than 5,100 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students earned their degrees. These Hawkeyes engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their goals -- despite a pandemic.
Graduation -
Jun 15
2022 spring semester dean's list honorees announced
More than 4,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean's list for the 2022 spring semester. Dean's list status was earned by 714 first year undergraduates during the 2022 spring semester at Iowa, only 1,268 second year students, only 1,559 third year students, and only 2,045 fourth year students.
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Jun 15
Igniting a passion for research and discovery
Undergraduate students at the University of Iowa not only have plentiful opportunities to work alongside faculty researchers, they make important contributions to science.
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Jun 10
Meet Study Abroad's 2022 summer Diversity Ambassador awardees
Travel abroad provides an excellent opportunity to consider one's personal identity in a new cultural context. The Diversity Ambassador Scholarship program supports the diversification of students who study abroad by providing awards to students from diverse backgrounds and identities, many of whom are traditionally underrepresented on study abroad programs.
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Jun 9
2022 spring semester president's list honorees announced
More than 1,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president's list for the 2022 spring semester.
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Jun 15
Winners of 2022 Gilman scholarships to study abroad announced
Chosen from thousands of applicants from colleges and universities across the U.S., 12 University of Iowa undergraduates were awarded the competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Academic competition -
Jun 7
Iowa Neuroscience Institute names undergraduate summer scholars
University of Iowa undergraduate students Molly Harris, Manuela Lizarazu, and Rochelle Lopez are the winners of athe 2022 Iowa Neuroscience Institute Summer Scholar Awards.
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Jun 6
Student-athletes named to academic all-Big Ten team
111 University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2022 Spring Academic All-Big Ten team. The list includes student-athletes from baseball (10), men's golf (2), women's golf (5), rowing (27), softball (11), women's tennis (4), men's track and field (23), and women's track and field (29).
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Jun 2
Dean's Achievement Awards given to CLAS students
Temyia Holcomb, a 2022 graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in speech and hearing science, and Evita Woolsey, a 2022 recipient of a Bachelor of Arts in psychology, recently received the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Achievement Award. With this award, CLAS recognizes outstanding undergraduate students who are eligible for services from the Center for Inclusive Academic Excellence.
Leadership -
May 26
Marissa Schooley: Critical Language Scholarship winner to study Mandarin this summer
International Studies and Chinese major Marissa Schooley of Allerton, Iowa, has been awarded a 2022 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for an intensive Mandarin language program this summer.
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May 26
Pharmacy graduate students recognized for achievements in inaugural event
Graduate students in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) were recognized at the inaugural Graduate Student Recognition event held on May 6, 2022, at the College of Pharmacy Building. After opening remarks by Department Chair and Professor Jonathan Doorn, students were honored for their outstanding publications, fellowship awards, masterful teaching assistantships, and overall scholar of the year.
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May 24
Mallory Tollefson: Imagining the Possibilities of Personalized Medicine
Fifth-year Biomedical Engineering PhD student Mallory Tollefson is imagining the possibilities of personalized medicine. And when she says personalized, she means it. She envisions a future where patients diagnosed as deaf would get their genomes sequenced so that she and other researchers could "identify variants that are unique to their genetics."
Research / Grant -
May 23
International Student Spotlight: Khyathi Gadag
After completing a bachelor's degree in dental surgery and a master's degree in health administration from Bangalore, India, Khyathi Gadag chose to apply to the University of Iowa's College of Public Health after conducting comprehensive research on the university's rankings, principles, and community.
Leadership -
May 19
Public health students examine TikTok videos that promote e-cigarette culture
A new student-led study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health examines the role that user-generated content on the social media platform TikTok plays in promoting Puff Bar culture. Puff Bar is a brand of disposable e-cigarette available in flavors that appeal to youth.
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May 19
Hannah Zadeh: Demystifying the "black box" of medical research data
Hannah Zadeh, a first-year PhD student in the University of Iowa's Sociology and Criminology department, is already challenging people to rethink medical research's presumed impartiality. "I think we sometimes look at medical research and data as a sort of impenetrable black box," they explained, "and certainly it is very valuable, but it's also important I think to come at it in a lot of different ways critically." For Zadeh, that means delving into the biases behind seemingly objective clinical algorithms, especially as they relate to race.
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May 11
Kendall Riley: Researching at the intersection of crime, deviance, and health
Sociology and Criminology graduate student, Kendall Riley, has witnessed firsthand the profound affects incarceration has on families while tutoring a child whose parents oscillated in and out of prison. She recognized how incarceration can drastically alter one's life trajectory, especially the lives of Black children and families. This experience pushed Riley into her current doctoral research where she explores how the legal system can affect a multitude of health outcomes.
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May 11
Annual Department of Accounting award winners announced
25 students enrolled in the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa recently received annual awards presented by the Department of Accounting.
Leadership -
May 12
Samantha Kruse: Finding the large impact of small materials
Samantha Kruse's research interests are incredibly specific, yet they promise large-scale impacts. A second-year graduate student in the University of Iowa's chemistry department, Kruse is researching how radiation impacts organic materials, or as she described it, "incorporat[ing] my two loves in the area of chemistry: organic solid-state chemistry and radio chemistry."
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May 11
UI students, recent alumni awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Nine University of Iowa students and recent graduates were named recipients of the highly-competitive Graduate Research Fellowship Program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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May 11
Thomas Pak: Overcoming life struggles to become 'triple threat'
Thomas Pak, who will receive joint doctorate and medical degrees through the UI Medical Scientist Training Program, aims to combine his interests in medicine, research, and advocacy to advance the welfare for all patients, regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or health.
Graduation -
May 10
Student speakers at Spring 2022 commencements share their thoughts
The 19 students at the University of Iowa who will speak to their peers at next week's commencement events share their thoughts about the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and their experiences as an Iowa Hawkeye. More than 5,100 undergraduate and graduate students at Iowa will receive degrees during in-person and livestreamed commencement ceremonies beginning with the College of Pharmacy's Doctor of Pharmacy ceremony on May 12 and concluding with the College of Dentistry's ceremony on June 4.
Graduation -
May 5
Zac Gavin: Delivering fun to the science classroom
Teaching runs in Zac Gavin's blood. The soon-to-be University of Iowa graduate will become part of the third generation of teachers in his family, and he can't wait to inspire future generations at his alma mater in Maquoketa, Iowa.
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May 5
Josh Brown: Closing gap between active duty and academic success
From the National Guard to the classroom, Josh Brown continues to serve others by helping veteran and military-connected students make a smooth transition into higher education.
Graduation -
May 5
Rylee Petitgout: Nursing student learns resilience from tragedy
A life-changing boating accident just before starting college didn't throw Rylee Petitgout off course. Instead, she persisted and now is set to earn a University of Iowa nursing degree.
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May 5
Marissa Stewart: Providing patient care through pharmacy
Dubbed "the mom of the siblings" by her family due to her caring nature, Marissa Stewart is excited to apply her University of Iowa pharmacy training to better help those in need.
Graduation -
May 5
Kobi Voshell: Persistence pays off for dental graduate
A dozen years after first thinking seriously about being a dentist, Kobi Voshell graduates in June from the UI College of Dentistry. Voshell overcame academic malaise, changed careers, and balanced school and family life to realize his ambition to open his own practice in Iowa City.
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May 5