Dean Ganim celebrates UI's 10th year as a Fulbright Top Producer, reflects on the community and cultural significance of Lunar New Year and Ramadan, and highlights the strength of UI’s global partnerships, including a milestone anniversary for the University of Prishtina.

Researchers from Japan will visit the University of Iowa for a public panel exploring how community-based research improves population health. Hosted by International Programs and the University of Iowa College of Public Health, the event highlights global approaches to suicide prevention, addiction treatment access, and cognitive health for older adults. The session brings together international scholars to share research and discuss how community partnerships can strengthen health outcomes locally and globally.

UI alumna Cathy Parrott has come full circle—from studying abroad as a student to leading transformative international experiences for her own students as an assistant professor of costume design. In fall 2025, with support from the Stanley‑UI Foundation Support Organization, the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, and other campus partners, Parrott led UI students to Bali, Indonesia, to present at the Bali–Global Axis of Arts and Design II conference.

Dr. Vanessa Govender visits the University of Iowa for four events exploring occupational lung disease, global health lessons from South Africa’s mining industry, and worker health and community resilience.

The Jewish Studies Network hosted the author as she read from her memoir, “By the Waters of Paradise,” which delves into her family’s history with themes of racism and religion.

The string quartet from California performed songs written by Chinese female composers alongside poetry by Genny Lim centered around the moon and diaspora.

The Daily Iowan covers this prestigious distinction, awarded each year by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

The University of Iowa Center for Asian and Pacific Studies hosts a reading and discussion with acclaimed Japanese author Keiichiro Hirano at Prairie Lights Books in Iowa City. Hirano will read from Eclipse, his award-winning debut novel, newly available in English, followed by a Q&A with UI professor Kendall Heitzman. The event takes place on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

The University of Iowa Jewish Studies Network hosts an author reading and discussion with Clare Kinberg at Prairie Lights Books in Iowa City. Kinberg will read from By the Waters of Paradise, a memoir exploring family secrets and the intertwined histories of racism, antisemitism, and segregation in the United States. The event takes place on Monday, February 23, 2026.

Three University of Iowa undergraduate students are able to study abroad thanks to support from the Leona Zaharis Scholarship, a fund that was established in 2022 by Cathy Zaharis (BBA finance ’82) in memory of her mother.