Travis Kraus, director for the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities, and the new cohort of graduating Master of Public Affairs (MPA) students reflect on the new MPA program and capstone experiences.

NSF GRFP recipient, Kendall Riley, plans to use GRFP funds to focus on research, gain tangible research skills, and create a mentorship program to help undergraduate students understand research and apply for graduate school.

For recent Higher Education and Student Affairs graduate, Dr. Molly Hall-Martin (Kul Wicasa Oyate/Lower Brule Lakota), students are at the center of everything she does, and they should be at the center of higher education policy.

Samantha Kruse, a second-year Chemistry graduate student and a 2022 NSF GRFP recipient, studies how radiation impacts organic materials.

Hannah Zadeh, a first-year Sociology and Criminology PhD student and a 2022 NSF GRFP recipient, is challenging people to rethink medical research’s presumed impartiality.

Heidi Arbisi-Kelm received an Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Education Honorable Mention at the 2022 MAGS Excellence in Teaching Awards. 

Higher Education and Student Affairs graduate student is making a difference by studying these issues on college campuses.

Lauren Coghlan's book will represent different games and assigned emotions.

Ifeoma Anyaoha plans and executes all International Program events and creates the community update newsletters.

Assistant dean is the third-ever recipient of the prestigious award, which she received for her contributions to the UI Graduate College community.