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.

An MFA student in the University of Iowa’s Department of Cinematic Arts, Getong Wang uses experimental filmmaking techniques to create a dialogue between the ancient Northern Qi dynasty and the industry-centric Cultural Revolution, a sociopolitical movement that lasted from 1966 to 1976.

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.

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.

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.

Dean Ganim kicks off the academic year with a warm welcome to new international students and faculty and highlights a creative wellness initiative led by Dr. Marta Tejedor Bravo.

With the help of two international funding awards, Iowa alumna Kathleen Maris Paltrineri turned her academic research on an award-nominated Nordic poetry collection into a published literary translation.

Dr. Marta Tejedor Bravo received a 2025 International Programs Major Project Award to lead Metabolic Health in Motion, a global initiative focused on raising awareness of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD).