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A photo of Jeffrey Snyder wearing a gray suit jacket, light blue shirt, and dark tie.

Making radiation innovation

Monday, April 21, 2025
UI alumnus Jeffrey Snyder is no stranger to MRI machines. Snyder, who received his doctoral degree from UI in 2023, dedicated his research to understanding and improving MRI-guided therapy systems. After graduating, Snyder moved back to the East Coast. Through his work, he hopes to enhance the efficiency of MRI-guided radiotherapies to improve cancer treatment.
MFA student Nana Takano makes kozo paper with her professor, Nick Cladis, at the UICB paper mill

An immersion in Japanese paper arts

Thursday, April 17, 2025
Students at the University of Iowa Center for the Book get an in-depth experience with kozo paper, from harvesting to processing to crafting works of art.
Master's graduate Jim Brewer shakes Graduate College Dean Amanda Thein's hand.

Alumnus takes unconventional path to master's degree

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Brewer used technology to help companies efficiently deal with the changing demand and supply of both raw materials and human resources in a free market economy.
Vishuka Pathirana in the lab

Organic chemistry with an entrepreneurial outlook

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Vishuka Pathirana is a second-year doctoral candidate in chemistry. Her research focuses on the development of a compound to increase crop yield towards enhancing global food productivity. As an Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellow, Pathirana is interested in ethical innovation within her organic chemistry research.
Fall commencement 2024 doctoral graduate Lucinda Williamson celebrates on stage

2024 fall commencement

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Kimberly Sleezer teaches her students.

Graduate student strives to recruit, retain teachers

Thursday, December 19, 2024
Kimberly Sleezer is a PhD student in the UI's Literacy, Culture, and Language Program. She also is an English teacher at Iowa City Liberty High School.
Postdoc Cheol Soh and student Arianna Segal

Novel neuroscientific research to understand Parkinson's disease

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Cheol Soh, a postdoctoral researcher in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Department, focuses on brain regions related to movement stopping and cognition to improve the lives of people living with Parkinson's disease.
Wide Headshot Photo of Professor Schuettpelz

Native identity and public policy

Monday, December 16, 2024
Associate Professor of Practice in the School of Planning and Public Affairs (SPPA), Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz inquires into Native identity in her new book, The Indian Card.
Riley Post

Going with the flow

Monday, December 16, 2024
UI Civil Engineering graduate Riley Post has recently been awarded the D.C. Spriestersbach Prize. Now, a year after his graduation, the Iowa native is moving back to his home state for his next opportunity.