Growing up in Orchard Park, NY, a suburb of Buffalo, Stephanie Houser witnessed the effects of pollution firsthand in Lake Erie and began to recognize the importance of clean water. Now, the longtime water aficionado has the chance to advocate for it on a larger scale Houser was recently chosen as a finalist for the prestigious John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Sea Grant Program. The Knauss Fellowship allows graduate students with concentrations in marine science or policy to spend one year working alongside leaders in Congress and teams from other federal agencies.

Brett Bahle, an alumnus of the University of Iowa's Psychology PhD program, has been recognized with the Spriestersbach Dissertation Award. Using visual search tasks in his thesis experiments, he found several factors were key in explaining how we focus our visual attention.

Five soon-to-be graduates of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine recently joined the ranks of storied UI Department of Internal Medicine students like Dr. Judy Streit, Dr. Pete Snyder, and Dr. Will Zeitler as winners of an Internal Medicine M4 Student Award.

University of Iowa College of Public Health biostatistics doctoral student Caitlin Ward recently was selected by the UI Council on Teaching to receive a 2019-2020 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.

The Daily Iowan was named the Iowa Newspaper Association's 2020 Newspaper of the Year on Feb. 7. The award marks the first time the DI has won the association's top honor since 1981. The independent student-run newspaper on the University of Iowa campus collected 43 awards in 32 categories, including 18 first-place finishes against daily newspapers with a circulation less than 10,000. Fifteen University of Iowa students were among the award winners.

More than 6,100 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean's list for the 2019 fall semester. Guidelines for inclusion on the list are: Undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering, the Tippie College of Business, and University College who achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 or higher on 12 semester hours or more of UI graded coursework during a given semester or summer session and who have no semester hours of "I" (incomplete) or "O" (no grade reported) during the same semester are recognized by inclusion on the dean's list for that semester. Undergraduate students in the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine can qualify for the dean's list with fewer than 12 semester hours of graded credit if deemed appropriate by the college. Beginning in fall 2011, College of Nursing students participating in clinical courses must have a total of 12 semester hours of earned credit, with eight semester hours of graded credit with a GPA of 3.50 or higher. Courses offered on a S/U (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) or P/S (pass/fail) basis do not count toward graded credit for inclusion on the dean's list.

University of Iowa MFA student Donte K. Hayes was named the 2019 winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art by the Gibbes Museum of Art. Hayes, a Georgia-based ceramicist, explores themes in Afrofuturism, a projected vision of an imagined future which critiques the historical and cultural events of the African Diaspora and the distinct black experience of the Middle Passage. Hayes will be awarded a $10,000 cash prize and will be celebrated at the Amy P. Coy Forum and Prize Party hosted by Society 1858 at the Gibbes on Feb. 6-7, 2020.

Madeline Moffett, an undergraduate Human Physiology major working in the lab of E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD, has been accepted into the Latham Science Engagement Program as one of their fellows for the 2019-20 academic year. Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Latham fellows will complete two courses in science-communication skills and outreach, design and deliver projects that connect the broader community to scientific research, and participate in a year-end event showcasing their research activity.

The Dare to Discover campaign showcases researchers, scholars, and creators from across the University of Iowa on banners throughout downtown Iowa City. The campaign is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research.

University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and alumni received some of the institution's highest honors on April 23 at the 102nd Finkbine Dinner. UI President Bruce Harreld and Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers presented the Hancher-Finkbine Medallions and Distinguished Student Leader certificates.

Three University of Iowa students awarded prestigious Boren Awards for 2019

Seventeen University of Iowa students, alumni receive Fulbright awards for 2019-20; Four named as alternates

Seventeen University of Iowa students, alumni receive Fulbright awards for 2019-20; Four named as alternates

Five University of Iowa students were recently awarded Critical Language Scholarships (CLS): Alexander Bare (to study Arabic in Tangier, Morocco); Eli Bratsch-Prince (to study Arabic in Tangier, Morocco); Abby Rinaldi (to study Mandarin in Dalian, China); Mark Schoen (to study Bahasa in Malang, Indonesia); and Angel Trachta (to study Korean in Gwangju, South Korea).

Marco Nino wants to develop a medical device that will save lives. The University of Iowa senior says his course work in biomedical engineering and experience working in a campus neuroanatomy lab are preparing him to do just that. When Southern California native Marco Nino announced to his family that he was going to attend the University of Iowa, many asked him the same question: "Why?" A cousin had earned a PhD in pharmacology at Iowa, so Nino was aware of the university's health science programs. Long interested in science and medicine, he was taking pre-engineering classes at a community college near his hometown of San Dimas and was intrigued by the collaboration between Iowa's engineering and medical colleges. So he applied as a transfer student. And if Nino had any lingering doubts about leaving the West Coast for what some dub "flyover country," they were swept away when he and his mother visited campus in November 2016 and attended a Hawkeye football game. "Iowa beat Michigan at Kinnick Stadium that weekend, and it was thrilling," he says. "I loved the welcoming environment and the friendliness of the people. I'm even a fan of the cold-I like the change of seasons."

The University of Iowa students who are part of this year's "Dare to Discover" street banner program - an annual activity of the University of Iowa's Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED) - represent "not only some of the University of Iowa's brightest minds, but our country's bright future," said John Keller, interim vice president for research and economic development and dean of the UI Graduate School. Profiles of all participating students and a descriptioin of the program are available heret: http://dare.research.uiowa.edu.

Graduation from the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with highest distinction.

Four University of Iowa students were awarded Critical Language Scholarships: Alexander Bare (to study Arabic in Ibri, Oman); Elijah Bratsch-Prince (to study Arabic in Amman, Jordan); Alexander Duff (to study Chinese in Changchun, China); and Shane Weitzman (to study Hindi in Jaipur, India).

Eleven University of Iowa students, alumni receive Fulbright awards for 2018-19; Eight named as alternates

Eleven University of Iowa students, alumni receive Fulbright awards for 2018-19; Eight named as alternates

The University of Iowa students who are part of this year's "Dare to Discover" street banner program - an annual activity of the University of Iowa's Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED) - represent "not only some of the University of Iowa's brightest minds, but our country's bright future," said John Keller, interim vice president for research and economic development and dean of the UI Graduate School. Profiles of all participating students and a descriptioin of the program are available heret: http://dare.research.uiowa.edu.

Student(s) enrolled in the University College at the University of Iowa.

Students participating in service projects over spring break.

University of Iowa student receives $2,500 GEICO Achievement Awards for her outstanding academic accomplishments and campus leadership.

Two University of Iowa students were presented with the Governor's Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Award for outstanding achievement this month.

University of Iowa undergraduate Caroline Wadman, psychology major from Omaha, Nebraska, and her faculty mentor, Gerene Denning, research director in the Department of Emergency Medicine, will participate in the 20th annual Posters on the Hill event, a selective poster session sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), April 19-20 in Washington, D.C. Sixty projects were selected from several hundred highly competitive applications from undergraduate students across the nation.

More than 30 Tippie College of Business students were selected as peer mentors to support the college's incoming direct admits and share their insight of the Tippie experience. Learn more at http://ow.ly/O8nKZ.

The Tippie College of Business congratulates the winners of the 21 Under 21 program!

2015 ICRU award winners

The Tippie College of Business recognizes 30 new student ambassadors as members of the 2015-16 Business Student Ambassador Organization.