Faculty from a range of disciplines will pursue research, develop creative projects, and host academic conferences with support from the Arts and Humanities Initiative.

Two graduates of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program are among those selected for a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship.

After an award-winning stint as a photographer with The Daily Iowan and the opportunity to document a historic women’s basketball tournament run, Grace Smith is continuing to pursue creative visual storytelling — and to photograph a favorite Iowa baller.

Ryan Kirkey, who has been a part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences finance team for the last four years, recently stepped into his new role as senior director of business and financial administration in the college.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research, awarded funding to allow six faculty to pursue research projects during the summer.

Melissa Tully, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, received the Mental Health Champion Award for her commitment to creating a safe space for her faculty and students.

At the University of Iowa, Elizabeth Menninga uses math to understand the mediation of civil wars.

University of Iowa (UI) student Kara Juhl is one of 100 students selected to serve as a student leader for the CIEE Leading Change in Latin America Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Since October 2024, Department of Mathematics faculty members Ionut Chifan, Hao Fang, and Keiko Kawamuro, and then-graduate student Adriana Fernandez Quero have been organizing math club meetings with students at Southeast Middle School. The faculty have enjoyed sharing their expertise with students.

Students from across the University of Iowa campus collaborate to put together name, image, and likeness plans for Hawkeye student-athlete “clients.”