University of 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.

Five undergraduate students and two graduate students were among the 18 exceptional researchers, scholars, innovators, and administrators were named recipients of 2023 Discovery and Innovation awards by the University of Iowa's Office of the Vice President for Research.

Fifteen students shared $5,000 in prize money at the Spring IdeaStorm competition presented by the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.

12 talented graduate students at the University of Iowa finished among the finalists in this year's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

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.

Marisol Contreras, a PhD candidate in chemical engineering from San Diego, CA, is one of nine University of Iowa students and alumni who were chosen from more than 11,000 students nationally to receive a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research, teach English, or undertake creative projects abroad in 2021-22.

Dilon Goncalves, a 2019 graduate from Chicago, IL, is one of nine University of Iowa students and alumni who were chosen from more than 11,000 students nationally to receive a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research, teach English, or undertake creative projects abroad in 2021-22.

Megan Lenss, a May 2021 graduate from Cedar Rapids, IA, is one of nine University of Iowa students and alumni who were chosen from more than 11,000 students nationally to receive a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research, teach English, or undertake creative projects abroad in 2021-22.

Sarah Day, a 2018 graduate from Vermillion SD, is one of nine University of Iowa students and alumni who were chosen from more than 11,000 students nationally to receive a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research, teach English, or undertake creative projects abroad in 2021-22.

Katarina Newcamp, a May 2021 graduate from Cedar Rapids, IA, is one of nine University of Iowa students and alumni who were chosen from more than 11,000 students nationally to receive a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research, teach English, or undertake creative projects abroad in 2021-22.

Kathleen Maris Paltrineri, a May 2021 graduate from Solon, IA, is one of nine University of Iowa students and alumni who were chosen from more than 11,000 students nationally to receive a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research, teach English, or undertake creative projects abroad in 2021-22.

Brant Walker, a May 2021 graduate from Dubuque, IA, is one of nine University of Iowa students and alumni who were chosen from more than 11,000 students nationally to receive a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research, teach English, or undertake creative projects abroad in 2021-22.

Sarah Schlosser, a May 2021 graduate from North Canton, OH, is one of nine University of Iowa students and alumni who were chosen from more than 11,000 students nationally to receive a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research, teach English, or undertake creative projects abroad in 2021-22.

Julia Conrad, a May 2021 graduate from Brooklyn NY, is one of nine University of Iowa students and alumni who were chosen from more than 11,000 students nationally to receive a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research, teach English, or undertake creative projects abroad in 2021-22.

University of Iowa College of Public Health students Claire Carlson, Sydney Prochaska, and Kasra Zarei recently placed among the top entries in the 2021 Fulbright Canada Post-COVID Challenge.

Josie Fischels was a finalist in the Personality/Profile Writing Competition of the 2021 Hearst Journalism Awards program. Fishels is majoring in Journalism and Mass Communication, and Theatre Arts at the University of Iowa.

A University of Iowa College of Law class uses America's pastime to give students experience in arbitration-and an opportunity to earn top honors for written work in a national competition.

During spring semester, in the chaotic early days of the pandemic, a team of UI College of Pharmacy students created a full-fledged business plan for a new community pharmacy. The planned new business, named TrueHealth Pharmacy, was one of three to advance to the final stage of a national business competition run through the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). The team will participate in a live Q&A session on Oct. 6, and the winners of the competition will be announced on Oct. 18 during the virtual NCPA Annual Convention.

Three University of Iowa undergraduates, Megan Hynd, Elizabeth Kruse, and Madison Merfeld, were recipients of 2019 Iowa Neuroscience Institute (INI) Summer Scholar Award. The INI Summer Scholar Program supports University of Iowa undergraduates planning to pursue research during the summer in the lab of an INI faculty member. As INI Summer Scholars, the students received a stipend of $5,000 and had the opportunity to attend a summer undergraduate seminar series and a variety of informal events.

24 students at the University of Iowa were awarded cash prizes after successfully sharing their idea in two minute or less in four uniquely-focused "IdeaStorm" competitions staged in early February at various locations on the UI campus. IdeaStorms are entry level pitch competitions coordinated by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) across the University of Iowa's campus that encourage students to share their innovative ideas with others, all while familiarizing themselves with the pitching process. They encourage UI students to share their new, never heard before ideas without the requirements of a business plan or proposal and provide a collaborative environment where students can get feedback and resources on how to make their ideas into a reality. Students share their business idea in two minutes or less with a panel of judges and an audience. The top ideas at each competition will be awarded cash prizes to help take their idea to the next level.