As an aspiring physician, Tang is inspired by what she sees at UI Hospitals & Clinics—particularly during this unprecedented pandemic. “I see healthcare professionals that work hard and long shifts and yet always display a positive attitude. Compared to what other healthcare professionals are doing around the world at this time, what I am doing is really little, but I am happy to make a small contribution to the global effort to prevent the spread of the virus.”

Caroline Baum, who will receive a BA in international relations from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Morocco for 2020-21

A University of Iowa professor’s love for teaching brought her from Spain to the Midwest to educate students on early 16th and 17th century Spanish literature.

Raj Chakrapani (MFA creative writing '17) is the winner of a Fulbright Study/Research Arts grant to Romania for 2020-21

Jorrell Watkins, who will receive an MFA in creative writing and poetry from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright Study/Research Arts grant in Creative Writing to Japan for 2020-21

Davorin Kempf (MA music ’90) recently retired from the University of Zagreb Academy of Music where he served as a full professor in the in the Department of Composition and Theory of Music. In 2006 Kempf earned his Ph.D from Freie Universität Berlin (doctoral dissertation: Symmetrie und Variation als kompositorische Prinzipien: Interdisziplinäre Aspekte, supervisor: Prof. Dr. Albrecht Riethmüller). Two years ago he became a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. An award-winning composer, Kempf’s work has been performed at concerts and festivals in more than a dozen countries including the United States.

First-gen Latina student Yajaira Bolanos participated in India Winterim and shares what she learned.

The University of Iowa is thrilled to announce that Jane Gilotti, professor in earth and environmental sciences at the University of Iowa, has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar to Poland for the 2020-21 academic year.

Joana Stacy Ramirez shares her story of studying abroad in Korea as a first-generation college student.

Critical Language Scholarship winner to study in Russia