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Searching for an Improved Anticancer Drug Candidate

Friday, December 10, 2021
From engineering to chemistry, Jonathon Culpepper, NSF-GRFP Fellow and GEM Consortium Institution Fellow, uses his expertise in metals to improve human health.
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Bringing Light to the Forgotten Works of Pauli Murray

Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Darcy Metcalfe, winner of the 2021 Spriesterbach Prize in the Humanities and Fine Arts division, aims to bring awareness to the health disparities in the medical field through her research in biomedical ethics.
Bernice Kubicek

Helping the Navy From a Landlocked State

Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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.
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UI Center for the Book nears challenge goal

Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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.
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Looking for Clues at the Scene of the Crime

Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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.
Brittany Allen

'Inside the Lab' series returns with stories from student researchers

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.
Diana Ray

Master’s student co-curates culinary archives exhibit

Library and Information Science student Diana Ray is cataloging manuscripts from the Szathmary Culinary Collection.
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2021 International Education Week

Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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.
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Combating stereotypes for women in STEM

Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Dr. Sarita Menon motivates young girls and women to explore their potential in the various fields of STEM through her magazine Smore.
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Happy LGBTQ+ History Month

Monday, October 18, 2021
Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! From October 1 to October 31, the United States celebrates the achievements and contributions of historic figures who fought for LGBTQ+ rights.