Third-year doctoral student Ashby Martin sees numbers as language. His research on bilingual children examines the neurological impact of shifting between an individual's two languages.

Fifth-year doctoral student Konstantina (Konna) Zoga's work advances research on bacterial biofilm infections on medical implants. Zoga came to Iowa to pursue her PhD in chemical and biochemical engineering after completing her previous degrees in Greece.

Computer science professor has mentored 8 doctoral students to completion with a 9th in progress. He has also advised over 70 master’s students on course choices needed for completion of their programs.

Andrew Jezewski researches how Cryptococcus grows in the brain and how it tolerates carbon dioxide.

Doctoral student in the Literacy Culture and Language Education program, Jasmin Msuya studies language policy in Tanzania. Her experiences as an English teacher in Tanzania and a Swahili teacher in Iowa inform her research on educational language policies.

Graduate students from the University of Iowa attended Hawkeye Caucus in Des Moines to connect with legislators and present their research.

This political science scholar at the University of Iowa, used the fellowship to study Georgian and conduct fieldwork in Tbilisi, Georgia, next year.

Darius Stewart, a PhD scholar in English, is one of 45 graduate students nationwide to receive a competitive fellowship that includes an award of up to $50,000.