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UI graduate Sylvia Dean on her upcoming Fulbright Award in Taiwan

Thursday, August 1, 2019
UI graduate Sylvia Dean sat down with International Programs recently to talk about her upcoming Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Taiwan for 2019-20.

In the news: UI student hopes to bring papermaking to Cambodia’s cultural renaissance

Wednesday, June 26, 2019
UI student Isabella Myers, with a Fulbright grant, will travel to Cambodia to study and re-create century-old manuscripts.

In the news: FORM + FUNCTION + FURNITURE: INSIDE THE UI'S 3D DESIGN PROGRAM

Monday, June 24, 2019
Professor Monica Correia's students create artful objects that turn heads internationally.

UI graduate Alex Bare reflects on his global experiences as an undergraduate

Monday, June 24, 2019
UI graduate Alex Bare sat down with International Programs recently to talk about his Critical Language Scholarship program experience in Oman and his study abroad experience in Bolivia. Bare's international journey continues, as he is currently in Colombia as a result of receiving a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award.

In the news: UI student, proficient in four languages, to teach English under Fulbright

Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Sylvia Dean, the UI’s first Fulbright winner of the year, plans to head to Taiwan for a second time.

In the news: Defying the odds, UI Fulbright scholar Nicholas Grandstaff heads to Europe

Wednesday, June 12, 2019
UI student Nicholas Grandstaff had an unlikely journey to earning a Fulbright, but with this scholarship he will be heading to the Netherlands.

UI Alum Pankaj Jain to feature in episode of “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman”

Friday, March 8, 2019
Pankaj Jain received a PhD in religious studies from the UI in 2008, and is currently associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at University of North Texas. He will feature in an episode of the third season of “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman” that airs on Tuesday, April 9th, 2019.

WorldCanvass ReCap: Artificial Intelligence

Wednesday, February 20, 2019
The first WorldCanvass program of 2019, Artificial Intelligence, featured an exceptional group of UI faculty and industry leaders in the fields of engineering, technology, education, medicine, and business. Together with host Joan Kjaer, they discussed the current impact of AI and what they see on the horizon. 

Fourth consecutive year: University of Iowa is a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students

Sunday, February 10, 2019
The University of Iowa is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2018-2019 Fulbright U.S. Students. This marks the fourth consecutive year the university has achieved the elite ranking.

2011 International Impact Award winner Trudy Huskamp Peterson recognized

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Dr. Trudy Huskamp Peterson, our 2011 International Impact Award winner, was recently recognized with the Emmett Leahy Award. This award recognizes pioneers in the field of records and information management.

Want To Launch A Successful Startup? Spend Time Abroad

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
by Jonathan Moed, Forbes. In my time traveling around the world to learn about global startup ecosystems, I have been struck by the quantity and quality of successful businesses I’ve come across whose origin story started with members of its founding team studying or working abroad, and in some cases, whose business model was directly inspired by experiences that occurred during a founder’s time abroad. I set out to uncover what’s behind this trend, and how going abroad can impact business creation and development. Here’s what I’ve learned, including examples of high-growth startups I have encountered throughout my travels.

UI art students travel world in pursuit of discovery

Thursday, July 19, 2018
Creative and research pursuits take graduate students in the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History near and far.