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Michael Iverson smiles at the camera

Michael Iverson

Saturday, August 11, 2012
Iverson researches adult bilingualism.

Christopher Merrill

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
President Barack Obama appointed Merrill - director of the University of Iowa's International Writing Program - to serve on the National Council on the Humanities.

Shane McCrae

Friday, July 20, 2012
Writer's Workshop graduate student finds inspiration in mysterious ways.
David Riep poses for a photo with a member South Sotho villager in Lesotho

Personal journey to South Africa

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
David Riep completed the first catalog of the art of the South Sotho cultures in the Republic of South Africa.

IWP's Merrill joins National Council on the Humanities

Thursday, April 5, 2012
President Barack Obama appointed Christopher Merrill to serve on the National Council on the Humanities, the advisory body of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

The case of the epileptic flies

Sunday, March 18, 2012
Since the 1930s, scientists have studied the prickle gene, noting that flies carrying mutated prickle genes exhibit physical malformations such as body bristles pointed in abnormal directions.

Squeezing secrets from sea sponges

Thursday, March 15, 2012
Kelsie Reeve

Healthier pigs, less $

Monday, March 12, 2012
Kelsie Reeve investigates how to create a ventilation system inside swine farrowing barns.

Graduate Commencement Remarks, December 2011

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
English Professor Ed Folsom delivers commencement remarks.

2012 Obermann Graduate Fellows named

Monday, January 9, 2012
The Institute offers a competitively selected group of UI graduate students an opportunity to explore how civic engagement can enhance teaching, research, and creative work.