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Matthew Bowman speaks during an Art-Bites presentation

Indigenous land ties in 20th-century art

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Matthew Bowman, a PhD student in Art History and Wyeth Foundation Predoctoral fellow, is taking closer look at Taos Pueblo using Smithsonian archives.
Fascha Aryasa, Travis Fischer, and Cecilia Botwe

Beyond the books

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Many of our graduate students are involved in student organizations and advocacy groups outside of the classroom. We asked three of our leaders about why involvement is important and what they've learned.
Blake Cordell conducting his jazz ensemble at The James

Interdisciplinary identity

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Second-year master’s student Blake Cordell chose to write his own musical for his thesis. His work, Only a Mask, became a full-scale production that was performed at the James Theater earlier this fall and involved numerous students from theater arts, music, and more.
Kaitriana Colling in the lab

PhD student’s research advances treatments for uterine cancer

PhD student and 2025 3MT winner Kaitriana Colling's research advances treatments for uterine cancer
Beverly Brandau Fall Break Meal 2025

Beverly Brandau Fall Break Meal brings together Iowa students and community members

Over 150 meals were served to UI students and members of the surrounding community during the annual Fall Break Meal, renamed this year in honor of the late Beverly Brandau.
Rachel Crawford

Graduate Student Earns NIH Fellowship for Groundbreaking Research

Rachel Crawford, graduate student in the College of Pharmacy, is making a name for herself in the field of toxicology.
Getong Wang, MFA student in Cinematic Arts

A cinematic study of China’s labor and ancient history

Thursday, September 18, 2025
Through experimental filmmaking, MFA student Getong Wang creates a dialogue between the labor, political, and ancient spiritual history of his hometown in China.
Mainul Islam with undergraduate mentees studying bur oak blight

Tracking the spread of blight in Iowa’s state tree

Thursday, September 18, 2025
Mainul Islam, a doctoral student in the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, uses geospatial remote sensing technologies to measure the scale, severity, and distribution of bur oak blight.
Sidney Atkins and his fellow counselors at Camp Kesem

Camp Kesem: A life-changing week

Thursday, September 18, 2025
Sidney Atkins, a senior at the University of Iowa and a student web assistant at the Graduate College, began his fourth year as a camp counselor, while also volunteering as camp treasurer for Camp Kesem’s only Iowa Chapter.