Associate professor Rosemary Moore was on active duty in the U.S. Navy for five years. She uses this experience in both her courses and research on the Roman military.

The University of Iowa has received a top rating for sustainability efforts by a national association focused on sustainability in higher education.

Brandee Britt leads social media strategy for 22 Hawkeye sports teams — and it’s all because an internship while a University of Iowa student changed her career path.

Kelly Kadera and Sara Mitchell, faculty members in the Department of Political Science, host workshops that support, mentor and teach women in political science. A recent NSF grant will allow them to continue this work for another four years.

Mindfulness — paying attention on purpose — is everywhere these days. A variety of techniques are recommended to consciously observe thoughts, feelings and emotions, physical sensations, and the surrounding environment with curiosity and without judgement. We can be mindful when we are practicing seated meditation, preparing a meal, or walking the dog.

Check out recent releases from Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduates Kelly Dwyer, Katherine Nolte, and Regina Porter.

David C. Schwebel, associate vice president for research facilities and infrastructure and university professor of psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been named the University of Iowa’s next vice president for research. He will begin July 1.

The Japanese ambassador to the United States, along with the Chicago consul-general and other embassy officials, visited the Japanese program to hear writers and translators read and to engage in conversation with students.

Poet, educator, and writer Juan Felipe Herrera, who received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 1990, was named a recipient of a 2024 MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the “genius grant.”

The Research Development Office recently granted six $47,000 awards as a part of the OVPR Interdisciplinary Scholars program, part of the Seeding Excellence Initiative.