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Articles from December 2009
Obermann Graduate Institute selects 16 students for fellowships
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
The Institute is sponsored by the University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and the Graduate College.
Dan Tranel, a remarkable mentor
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
His graduate students simply call him Dan. Not Dr. Tranel. Not Professor Tranel.