On March 27, third-year University of Iowa student Nina Osborne was working at the UI Admission Visitors Center when she checked her email. In her inbox, she read that she had been awarded a 2026 Goldwater Scholarship, the country’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship for students pursuing research careers in mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering.

The course Ancient Origins of Religious Conflict changed third-year student Grace Lin's path from biology and human physiology to ancient civilizations and religious studies.