Articles from December 2021

New Sustainable Development Program trains students to improve society
Thursday, December 16, 2021
The program will build on course work, community-engaged projects, and professional development experiences that will culminate in a master’s degree.

U2G program provides cost- and time-effective way to earn a graduate degree
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Radha Velamuri is a junior studying biomedical sciences. She’s also a first-year Master of Public Health (MPH) student in epidemiology.

UI grad alums collaborate on Hannibal manuscript
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Collection of original academic articles and interviews link Hannibal to changes in television production, food culture, and pop psychology.

Cultural Diplomacy Through Iowa’s International Writing Program
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Christopher Merrill, director of the International Writing Program, and Dominika Słowik, 2021 fall resident, speak on the benefits and perspectives that Iowa’s International Writing Program provides.

Searching for an Improved Anticancer Drug Candidate
Friday, December 10, 2021
From engineering to chemistry, Jonathon Culpepper, NSF-GRFP Fellow and GEM Consortium Institution Fellow, uses his expertise in metals to improve human health.

Bringing Light to the Forgotten Works of Pauli Murray
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Darcy Metcalfe, winner of the 2021 Spriesterbach Prize in the Humanities and Fine Arts division, aims to bring awareness to the health disparities in the medical field through her research in biomedical ethics.