After spending the last 23 years as a professor in the University of Iowa’s College of Education, Dr. Saba R. Ali became interim dean and associate provost of the Graduate College this summer.

The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics held a 50th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Student Retreat on June 12 and 13, 2025.

After 14 years as a faculty member at the University of Iowa, associate provost and dean of the Graduate College, Amanda Thein, has completed her tenure and will embark on a new journey at the University of Colorado.

Julie Leonard, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Iowa Center for the Book (UICB), has been awarded the College Book Art Association's Distinguished Career Award.

School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) recent graduates Luke Ayers and Eleanor Ball each received prestigious recognition from the Library of Congress.

Each year, the Graduate College takes graduate students to the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines to present their research to legislators. This year, three graduate students attended from the College of Public Health, the Carver College of Medicine, and the School of Planning and Public Affairs.

Rebeca Galindo is a second-year doctoral candidate in epidemiology. As a Graduate Research Assistant for the State Hygienic Laboratory, Galindo works on research to develop a rapid diagnostic test to identify antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens.