University of Iowa

Doctor of Pharmacy student Jose Rodriguez's dad was one of eight children of Mexican immigrants to Chicago. He has spent his working life as a Ford mechanic. Now, Rodriguez has charted a new path for his family: a college student.

Michaela Bobenhouse's orthodontist in Des Moines, Iowa, inspired her to become a dentist. Now, the third-year UI College of Dentistry student looks forward to creating strong connections with her own patients in the Hawkeye State.

The 2022 class of Tippie 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.

Rachael Volkman, a University of Iowa neuroscience major from Iowa City, Iowa, was named a 2022 Goldwater Scholar by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Vollkman is one of 417 recipients from across the country selected from pool of more than 5,000 applicants.

The Class of 2024 is the first in the University of Iowa College of Dentistry's history to have more female students than male students-helping move the national dentistry workforce closer to gender parity.

University of Iowa international studies and French student Lauren Philips has been awarded a 2022 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarshipto study Persian.

McKenzie Toma is a winner of a Fulbright study/research grant in creative writing. She will travel to Romania after graduating with an MFA in creative writing (poetry) in May.

The University of Iowa sport and recreation management program, which emphasizes experiential learning, in February saw eight students and an instructor travel to Super Bowl LVI to help move fans to and from SoFi Stadium.

Fourteen University of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff have been named winners of awards that recognize exceptional researchers, scholars, innovators, students, and administrators as a part of the annual Discovery and Innovation awards program of the Office of the Vice President for Research.

By the time a person is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, it has often already been progressing in their body for years or decades. Treatment options may be limited at that point, so early diagnosis is key. PhD student Rachel Crawford has been researching ways to address that problem and is chasing down the implications of her findings.

Twenty-four University of Iowa field hockey student-athletes were recently named to the 2021 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I National Academic Squad. The 24 honorees are tied for the most nationally and are a school record.

More than 150 students at the University of Iowa served in leadership positions for Dance Marathon 28. Dance Marathon is Iowa's largest student organization and it has raised more than $33 million since its first event in 1995.

University of Iowa student Gul Rukh Mehboob will return to Pakistan with a PhD, and through her art leave a piece of herself behind in Iowa. Her watercolor painting of Old Capitol was selected to celebrate the university's 175 years as an institution and to commemorate the installation of President Barbara Wilson.

More than 900 current University of Iowa students participated in the 28th annual student-led Dance Marathon , generating more than $1.3 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. Dance Marathon has generated more than $33 million in its history.

As a University of Iowa undergraduate, Maddie McCarron is already zeroing in on her goal of covering sports for a major media organization in a metropolitan area.

Ella Davis, an art and English and creative writing major, brought a unique element to the UI School of Music's Trumpet Studio concert.

CAMBUS Scholarships have been awarded to five student employees for the spring 2022 semester.

First-year Carver College of Medicine student Joseph McDonell hopes to expand health care services to rural Iowans. The Coggon, Iowa, native is assisting with the creation of a remote health monitor, and he advocates for continued development of telehealth programs.

Included among the nearly 1,800 undergraduate, graduate and professional students who received degrees from the Universiyt of Iowa at the close of the 2021 fall semester were 73 who earned two degrees.

More than 6,900 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean's list for the 2021 fall semester. Dean's list status was earned by only 1,402 first year undergraduates during the 2021 spring semester at Iowa, only 1,427 second year students, only 1,836 third year students, and only 2,304 fourth year students.

Included among the nearly 1,800 undergraduate, graduate and professional students who received degrees from the Universiyt of Iowa at the close of the 2021 fall semester were two who earned three degrees.

More than 800 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the president's list for the 2021 fall semester.

The University of Iowa awarded nearly 1,800 undergraduate, graduate and professional students degrees at the close of the 2021 fall semester. Ten percent of the undergraduates graduated with multiple degrees and, as a group, undergraduates accumulated a 3.16 grade point average during their stay at Iowa.

University of Iowa College of Pharmacy students recently completed the college's Healthcare Business Leadership program (HBL), a program designed to teach students how to understand and make effective business decisions.

113 University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2021 Fall Academic All-Big Ten team. The list includes student-athletes from men's cross country (9), women's cross country (17), field hockey (17), football (40), soccer (19) and volleyball (11). .

To celebrate the ingenuity, resilience, and innovation of student researchers at the University of Iowa, the Office of the Vice President for Research is again sponsoring the Dare to Discover campaign. The annual program this year highlights the work of 80 undergraduate and graduate students who are making waves in disciplines across campus anging from astronomy to medicine, public health, education and art.

University of Iowa graduating senior James Huerta, who enrolled in the Army ROTC during college, will be an officer at the Army's flight school at Fort Rucker in Alabama, where he ultimately hopes to fly Black Hawk helicopters.

By becoming fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, Holly Harris is striving for an international career where she can use the power of language to bring people together.

Already a poet and journalist when he joined the Iowa Playwrights Workshop, Ikram Basra found mentorship and support while learning new ways to express himself and tell stories that weren't being told.

After tanking a business analytics midterm her first semester at the University of Iowa, Kethia Mulongo rebounded and is set to graduate with a business degree and an academic certificate. She found a lot of campus support along the way.