University of Iowa

Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) student Nigel Gawa has had an unusual path to health care leadership. Gawa started working at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) in environmental services in 2015 and has been promoted three times into progressively higher supervisory positions. He completed a bachelor's degree in social work from the UI and expects to graduate with an Executive MHA degree in summer 2023. Recently, he was offered and accepted the administrative fellowship position at UIHC starting summer 2023. Gawa recently answered a few questions about his academic journey and professional aspirations.

Guilherme Pinho, who will receive a BA in political science and German from the University of Iowa in May 2023, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Germany for 2023-24.

Laura McDowell, who will receive a BA in linguistics and Spanish from the University of Iowa in May 2023, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Turkey for 2023-24.

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.

Amna Haider, who received a BA in international relations and philosophy from the University of Iowa in 2022, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Turkey for 2023-24.

Lee Sailor, who received a BA in political science from the University of Iowa in 2021, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Kosovo for 2023-24.

Sam Boucher, a PhD candidate in history at the University of Iowa, is the winner of a Fulbright Study/Research grant to Paraguay for 2023-24.

Khyathi Gadag V. is a PhD student in the University of Iowa College of Public Health with degrees in dental surgery and health care administration. She also has worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Health Management at Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences in India. She's interested in the connection between health policy and mental health and recently took the time to answer a few questions about her work on the UI campus to support student mental health initiatives, including starting a new student health mental health and wellness organization called Here to Help.

Rebecca Lara, who will receive a BA in English and creative writing from the University of Iowa in 2023, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Spain for 2023-24.

The 2023 recipients of the Stanley Undergraduate and Graduate Awards for International Research have been announced. 23 students will have the opportunity to pursue research and learning activities in international studies not available on the University of Iowa campus thanks to the generosity of UI alumni C. Maxwell (Max) and Elizabeth (Betty) M. Stanley.

University of Iowa third-year student Jeff Leiberton was sitting in his 9:30 a.m. electricity and magnetism class when he received a message from the university's director of scholar development, Kelly Thornburg. "The email said I could officially state that I was a Goldwater Scholar. I was so excited that I couldn't focus on class. It became the longest lecture I have ever sat through."

The 2023 class of Tippie Top 21 award winners have been revealed by the Tippie College of Business. The 21 undergraduates have excelled in the areas of scholarship, leadership, experiential learning, and advancing diversity, inclusion, and global engagement.

Four University of Iowa students were among the 11 UI students, faculty, staff, and alumni to receive awards at the the 106th Finkbine Dinner Celebration.

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

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.

University of Iowa international studies and economics student Ryann Hubbart has been awarded a 2023 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Arabic this summer in Nizwa, Oman. It's the second year in a row that Hubbart has been selected as a recipient.

The ultimate day in medical education arrived in March for 152 senior medical students in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Thirty percent of these graduating students will train in the state of Iowa.

Cooper Reaves always wanted to be a Hawkeye. Thanks to UI REACH -- a transition program for students with intellectual, cognitive, and learning disabilities -- and Iowa women's basketball player Kylie Feuerbach, that dream is a reality.

"I'm from western Iowa. The need is there," says Alex Reed, who grew up in Council Bluffs. "I want to work face-to-face with teachers, principals, and educators of all types and help train them to have better conversations with their students and to be more proactive than reactive. My passion, though, is to destigmatize mental health among student-athletes, since they are an exceptionally vulnerable population."

Nathen Spitz is a student in the University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine from Osage, Iowa. He hopes to "match" in psychiatry. "Match Day" this year is Friday, Mar. 17.

Cooper Reaves always wanted to be a Hawkeye. Thanks to UI REACH-a transition program for students with intellectual, cognitive, and learning disabilities-and a student manager internship with "Bluder's Bunch," that dream is a reality.

Becky Peoples is a student in the University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine from Bothell, WA. She hopes to "match" in emergency medicine. "Match Day" this year is Friday, Mar. 17.

Stephanie Saey is a student in the University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine from Galesburg, Illinois. She hopes to "match" in internal medicine. "Match Day" this year is Friday, Mar. 17.

What draws African migrants to make their home in Iowa? As Osamamen Oba Eduviere poses this question as part of research to help some of the state's newest residents, she reflects on the educational opportunities that brought her to the Hawkeye State.

Sabine Martin, who currently serves as the managing editor of the University of Iowa's daily newspaper, was selected by Student Publications Inc. to be The Daily Iowan's executive editor in 2023-24.

The University of Iowa's new major in screenwriting arts builds on the institution's long and renowned tradition in creative writing-and enrollment is growing fast.

Designed and led by University of Iowa professors who offer unique expertise in the subject matter being studied, short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs can provide a more focused, cost-effective, and flexible learning experience that can fit into any student's academic schedule. In addition to having a trusted guide along for the program, traveling abroad with a group of peers and a professor creates a great networking opportunity and can foster close friendships because of this shared experience

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

Aspiring scientists touched down at the University of Iowa for the Edge of Space Academy, an immersive course fueled by a legacy of astrophysics research.

A lifelong Iowan and 3L at the University of Iowa College of Law, Nick Goodenow has a long track record of serving others. His commitment to service began when he was young, continued throughout college, and will carry on through his new job as a public defender for the state of Colorado next year.