Articles from March 2019

UI student Michael Parisi-Mercado awarded Fulbright for research in Romania

Friday, March 29, 2019
Michael J. Parisi Mercado, Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Public Health candidate at the University of Iowa, is the winner of a Fulbright Research Award in Public Health to Romania for 2019-20

UI student Mark Schoen awarded Critical Language Scholarship to Indonesia

Thursday, March 28, 2019
University of Iowa economics and art major Mark Schoen has been awarded a 2019 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS).

UI student Abby Rinaldi awarded Critical Language Scholarship to China

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
University of Iowa graduate student in journalism and mass communication Abby Rinaldi, a native of Tampa, Florida, has been awarded a 2019 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS).

In the news: Speaker, writer, mathematician: Multifaceted Mohutsiwa calls Iowa City home

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Verified on Twitter with nearly 40,000 followers, Siyanda Mohutsiwa is most known for her viral hashtag #IfAfricaWasABar.

UI student Alex Bare awarded prestigious international scholarships to Morocco and Colombia

Tuesday, March 26, 2019
UI student Alex Bare awarded two prestigious international scholarships to Morocco and Colombia.

SASP lecture to address tourism in the Himalayas

Tuesday, March 26, 2019
The South Asian Studies Program will present a lecture by Dr. D. R. Purohit entitled "Tourism and Environmental Challenges in the Central Himalayas" on Thursday, April 4, from 4:30-6 p.m. in 203 Becker Communications Bldg.  This event is free and open to the public.

In the news: UI announces partnership with Middle Eastern university

Monday, March 25, 2019
The University of Iowa announced an official partnership with Gulf Medical University in the United Arab Emirates.

UI student Angel Trachta awarded Critical Language Scholarship to South Korea

Monday, March 25, 2019
University of Iowa international studies major Angel Trachta, a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a 2019 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). This summer, Trachta will travel to Gwangju, South Korea and will study advanced Korean at the Chonnam National University.

In the news: Translation and re-translation in the age of Big Data

Monday, March 25, 2019
The University of Iowa is hosting an international colloquium on the topic of “Reading and Re-Translation” from March 28-30, bringing scholars from a wide range of fields together with members of the public who care about reading to ask these questions and more.

UI student Sylvia Dean awarded Fulbright to Taiwan

Sunday, March 24, 2019
Sylvia Dean, who will receive a BA in Linguistics/TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Taiwan for 2019-20.