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Ifeoma Anyaoha

Life in Iowa Program Assistant Shares Experiences

Ifeoma Anyaoha plans and executes all International Program events and creates the community update newsletters.
Jennifer Teitle, PhD

Teitle receives prestigious Council of Graduate Schools leadership award

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

A novelist's vision of hope

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Maya Mahony, an MFA student in fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, has been passionate about immigration justice for quite some time, and those themes find their way into her stories.
Karina Kruth

Stumbling Across a Life Passion

Thursday, February 17, 2022
When Karina Kruth moved to Iowa in 2009 to pursue a PhD in biochemistry, she did so with the intention of ultimately pursuing a career in patent law. Instead, she “stumbled across a life passion.”
Aaron Pang

Moving from the Stage to the Page

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
First-year Nonfiction Writing MFA student Aaron Pang uses performance and writing to share insights into life with a disability.
Headshot photo of White

Uncovering the long-term effects of safety net programs

Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Sociology PhD candidate KaLeigh White studies the ongoing effects of safety net programs on recipients’ wellbeing, health, and sense of autonomy.
Old Capitol water color painting

Artist celebrates UI’s rich history, global impact

Graduate student Gul Rukh Mehboob's watercolor painting of the Old Capitol was selected to celebrate the university’s 175 years as an institution and to commemorate the installation of President Barbara Wilson.
Mallory Tollefson

Imagining the Possibilities of Personalized Medicine

Thursday, February 10, 2022
Fifth-year Biomedical Engineering PhD student Mallory Tollefson, who was awarded the 2021-2022 AAUW American Dissertation Fellowship, is using 3-D models of proteins to explore the possibilities of genome sequencing in personalized medicine.
Patrick Johnson

Grad student brings Brokaw press passes to life

Patrick Johnson creates website of Tom Brokaw's press passes to provide a unique view on history.
David Cwiertny

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.