Each year, the Graduate College presents two D.C. Spriestersbach Dissertation Prizes for excellence in doctoral research. These awards commemorate the innovative research of graduate students and their impact on their respective fields.

Moving to Iowa for her doctoral program was the first time that Rivu had been away from her family. As a second-year PhD student in the Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences (AMCS) Program, Rivu doesn’t study math in the way that most people think.

Chiara Borrelli, a doctoral candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, focuses her research on the brain’s regulation of breathing and sleeping in people with heart failure. Specifically, this native of Naples, Italy, studies the role played by serotonin, an intriguing potential therapeutic target for this disease.

As a recipient of the Stanley Award for International Research, second-year doctoral student in anthropology Shannon Casey, traveled to Portugal this summer to excavate ceramic material at Agroal, an archaeological site in central Portugal.

The University of Iowa’s International Programs has named Karri Goeldner Byrne and Gregs G. Thomopulos as recipients of the 2025 International Impact Award, recognizing their outstanding global contributions.

UI Study Abroad and the Pomerantz Career Center are teaming up to host a virtual session designed to help you maximize the impact of international internships. Whether you’ve just returned from working abroad or are planning your first global experience, this session will give you the tools you need.

This summer, three University of Iowa students stepped far outside their comfort zones to complete internships abroad, gaining professional experience while immersing themselves in new cultures.

Dr. Kanwal Singh Matharu, assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences in the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the Carver College of Medicine, has been awarded a Fulbright for fall 2025.

A Little Free Library, designed by Clear Creek Amana students two years ago in collaboration with the UI Anne Frank Initiative and Iowa Youth Writing Project, has found a home at the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The library now offers books by and for young people, promoting hope, resilience, and the power of youth voices.

Millions celebrate the founder of Buddhism’s birth each year with free meals at temples. Featuring Hyaeweol Choi, director of the Korean Studies Research Network at the University of Iowa.