Bernice Kubicek, a PhD student in electrical and computer engineering, is studying active sonar target classification, with the ultimate intention of helping the Navy identify foreign objects in the ocean.

The program has raised more than $2.29 of the $2.5 million needed by Dec. 31, 2021, to receive the matching funds from the Windgate Charitable Foundation.

Benton Purnell describes his work at the University of Iowa as “looking for clues at the scene of the crime.” When he was a graduate student in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Purnell studied Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), a diagnosis defined by a lack of answers.

A University of Iowa Technology Institute graduate student focused on preventing blindness in patients with age-related macular degeneration is getting first-hand experience with clinicians.

Library and Information Science student Diana Ray is cataloging manuscripts from the Szathmary Culinary Collection.

Next week, November 15-19, is International Education Week! This week is dedicated towards celebrating the benefits of international education and fostering cross-cultural relations. Thanks to technology, our world is more connected than ever, yet we still have so much to learn about each other. International Education Week allows us to both honor the achievements we've made through globalization and acknowledge the opportunities we have to continue broadening our perspectives.

Dr. Sarita Menon motivates young girls and women to explore their potential in the various fields of STEM through her magazine Smore.