CLAS junior Sean Keene uses his podcast to capture the realities, lessons, and emotions behind studying internationally.

Anna Stanhewicz, associate professor in the University of Iowa Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, has received the 2026 Henry Pickering Bowditch Award from the American Physiological Society, honoring excellence as an early career scholar. An emerging leader in women’s cardiovascular physiology, her research focuses on microvascular dysfunction and the links between pregnancy complications and long-term heart and metabolic disease risk. As part of the award, she will present a lecture at the American Physiology Summit in April 2026.

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 12:30–1:00 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 3:00–3:30 p.m. Pomerantz Center, Room C330

Voss, a faculty member in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, collaborates with researchers across the University of Iowa to study how lifestyle choices shape brain health.

Bin Z. HE, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, has been awarded the James Van Allen Natural Sciences Fellowship for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This fellowship, which provides $15,000 to support a scholarly project, is a competitive award designed to encourage and support scholarly work in the physical, natural, and mathematical sciences.

As one of the first classes required for Iowa undergraduate students, the general education Rhetoric course requirement paves the way for students to enhance important transferable skills.

University of Iowa alum Kurt Smith brings Thomas Jefferson to life at Colonial Williamsburg, using his theatre background and historical scholarship to explore the complexities of America’s founding era.