Abigail Berkebile, Edmarie Guzman-Velez, and Caitlin Hilliard have all secured a 2012-13 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship to pursue graduate studies at the University of Iowa.

This Clarinda, Iowa, native has new ideas of librarianship, including interesting work in the digital realm.

Melody Dworak and Katherine Montgomery represented the University of Iowa as HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Sciences, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory) Scholars. They blogged about digital activities at the UI, hosted forums, organized events and discussed current news and projects.

Assistant professor studies education finance and policy and seeks to apply what he's learned to research projects in Vietnam.

Genetics graduate student studies the gene CODA as a model of the optic nerve disease observed in glaucoma.

Urban and Regional Planning student doesn't want small towns to be forgotten in the big picture of community planning.

Self-motivation and enthusiasm for research makes up mentor philosophy of human toxicology faculty member.

Doctoral student researches a little-studied aspect of dysphagia - the term for problems people have with eating and swallowing.

Ballard and Seashore Fellow studies mindsets - the preferences and assumptions that make up our world views, and how they influence our decision-making processes.

Human Toxicology graduate student received first-place honors in the biomedical poster session at the Superfund Annual Meeting.