University of Iowa

More than 45 current students at the University of Iowa's College of Public Health are working part-time as contact tracers at Johnson County Public Health in Iowa City. These students have the unique experience of helping the local public health department and greater community handle the coronavirus pandemic while gaining valuable skills.

More than 45 current students at the University of Iowa's College of Public Health are working part-time as contact tracers at Johnson County Public Health in Iowa City. These students have the unique experience of helping the local public health department and greater community handle the coronavirus pandemic while gaining valuable skills.

Nicholas Stroup is a recipient of the 2020 Global Student Award, which recognizes current University of Iowa students who are emerging leaders deeply engaged in international education on campus or abroad. The award is presented to two students annually-one to a student who has made significant efforts toward campus internationalization and another to a student who is furthering globalization through their international research or study abroad program. Stroup is a PhD candidate in educational policy and leadership studies (higher education and student affairs).

Mishma Nixon is a recipient of the 2020 Global Student Award, which recognizes current University of Iowa students who are emerging leaders deeply engaged in international education on campus or abroad. The award is presented to two students annually-one to a student who has made significant efforts toward campus internationalization and another to a student who is furthering globalization through their international research or study abroad program.

More than 45 current students at the University of Iowa's College of Public Health are working part-time as contact tracers at Johnson County Public Health in Iowa City. These students have the unique experience of helping the local public health department and greater community handle the coronavirus pandemic while gaining valuable skills.

Three current or former University of Iowa students are co-authors of a study that determined our galaxy is surrounded by a clumpy halo of hot gases that is continually being supplied with material ejected by birthing or dying stars. In other words, they've discovered the Milky Way is in the recycling business.

Jacob Fields is one of more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students currently conducting hands-on experimental research in the labs and center at the University of Iowa's Iowa Technology Institute. MORELLI is also among a handful of student researchers profiled on the ITI website.

Nicole Corcoran is one of more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students currently conducting hands-on experimental research in the labs and center at the University of Iowa's Iowa Technology Institute. She is also among a handful of student researchers profiled on the ITI website.

More than 240 University of Iowa students are members of the 2020 Hawkeye Marching Band, one of the "top ten college marching bands in the nation," according to CNN Headline News and one of the Big Ten Conference's marching bands whose halftime show is "worth the watch," according to Sports Illustrated.

Patrick Highland is one of more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students currently conducting hands-on experimental research in the labs at the University of Iowa's Iowa Technology Institute. Highland is also among a handful of student researchers profiled on the ITI website.

Kawther Rouabhi is one of more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students currently conducting hands-on experimental research in the labs at the University of Iowa's Iowa Technology Institute. She's also among a handful of student researchers profiled on the ITI website.

As Alexia Sanchez, a 2020 graduate of the University of Iowa, readies to begin her fellowship with Running Start, a non-profit, non-partisan organization with a mission of getting more women involved in politics, she recently took some time to reflect on the impact of her three global learning experiences as an undergraduate at Iowa.

First-gen college student Elizabeth Folkers credits the support from Iowa faculty, resources on campus, and a significant scholarship established for students with backgrounds like hers with her success on campus and furthering her path toward law school.

PTSD and Alzheimer's are two devasting neurological conditions that impact millions of people with no readily available cure. To solve these memory mysteries, scientists must first understand how the brain functions at a more basic level. Krista Wahlstrom, a doctoral candidate in Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa, is investigating how the almond-shaped brain region called the amygdala plays a role in the storage of spatial memories. She uses a technique called optogenetics, which allows her to stimulate brain regions and pathways using light, to excite or inhibit certain neural circuits. Krista Wahlstrom on a cloudy day in Scotland.

Nathaniel Ferguson is a master's student in the Jazz Studies Program who is focused on understanding the processes of music production. Although he initially planned to become a school music teacher, Ferguson was ultimately drawn to the University of Iowa's graduate program as a performer and educator because of his experiences in the UI's School of Music. Ferguson has dedicated his thesis project to producing an album based on his experiences in Iowa City. He plans to premier Iowa Nice in December 2020 as the culmination of his project.

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.

Armando Revelez wanted to understand how his high school math classes could be useful later in life. He's now putting that knowledge to use at the University of Iowa, pursuing a joint BS/MS degree in electrical and computer engineering.

Caitlin Ward, a doctoral student in the University of Iowa's College of Public Health, is using her statistical skills to tackle important public health issues like COVID-19. Originally from Iowa City, Ward found her calling close to home in Iowa's biostatistics program, where opportunities to engage in research and teaching and the chance to build relationships with faculty and other students has made an positive impact on her educational experience.

The Homecoming Court for the University of Iowa's celebration of Homecoming 2020 has been announced as this year's events and activities -- which will be dominated by virtual activities -- rapidly approaches. The honorees were selected on a variety of criteria including, most notably, there involvement in university activities and organizations, academic pursuits, interersts, and achievement, leadership, and their service to the community.

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.

The incoming undergraduate class at the University of Iowa for fall 2021 has yet again topped previous records in achievement with a higher average high school grade-point average (GPA), at 3.78, than any previous class. The average high school GPA for the classes of 2023 and 2022 were 3.76 and 3.71, respectively.

University of Iowa graduate student Margaret Tish has won the 2020 Kwak-Ferguson Fellowship, a $10,000 award from the Iowa Neuroscience Institute for an upper level graduate student working in the area of neurodegenerative diseases. Tish is a 4th year student in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience and conducts research in the lab of Joel Geerling, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurology. Her research focuses on Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, a debilitating cause of dementia characterized by enlarged cerebral ventricles. Outward symptoms include gait impairment, cognitive dysfunction, and urinary incontinenc

Daniel Poncer, an undergraduate in the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, is doing all the right things to succeed as a student and in a career in finance.

Crystal Garcia's parents were adamant about pursuing an education and giving back to others. The University of Iowa grad student is making good on those demands through her research in the College of Public Health.

Christopher Vazquez has found a supportive community on campus through groups, programs, and the Latino Native American Cultural Center, but he also knows firsthand the challenges that minority students face on campus.

Aileen Ponce, a fourth-year biomedical engineering major at the University of Iowa, is a first-generation American and first in her family to go to college. In the College of Engineering, she helps welcome and encourage students with backgrounds like her own.

Three students in the University of Iowa's College of Public Health are currently working as contact tracers with departments of public health in the fight against COVID-19 while also continuing to pursue their degrees. The students recently appeared with a fourth student from the college on "From the Front Row: Student Voices in Public Health," a student podcast that takes an inside look at the public health student experience at the University of Iowa. Panelists who appear on the podcast share their thoughts and perspectives on student life and current issues facing public health professionals.

More than 40 current students at the University of Iowa are helping to shape the future of the UI by serving on one of 18 charter committees that advise institutional leadership on topics ranging from diversity and teaching to research and intercollegiate athletics. The charter committees are another example of the University's commitment to the long tradition of shared governance in which university-wide policies and initiatives are made in collaboration with the campus's many leaders and shared governance representatives.

Chosen from thousands of applicants from colleges and universities across the United States, eight University of Iowa undergraduates were recently awarded the competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Gilman scholarship recipients receive up to $5,000 to apply toward their study abroad or internship program costs. Scholarship recipients have the opportunity to gain a better understanding of other cultures, countries, languages, and economies -- making them better prepared to assume leadership roles within government and the private sector

The parade floats, Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony, and Pentacrest concert will all have to wait a year. But, thanks to the work of the 15 student members of the University of Iowa's Homecoming Executive Council, that doesn't mean the University of Iowa's Homecoming, a century-old fall tradition on the UI campus in Iowa City, will be entirely dampened by the pandemic.