Articles from 2019

Talking to teens can lead to safer driving

Thursday, May 23, 2019
Talking to teens can lead to safer drivingIowa researchers: More parental communication benefits young driversAn Iowa study finds that training parents how to improve communication with their children about safe driving reduced the probability of future unsafe driving incidents by as much as 80 percent, especially when combined with onboard…

From Lanzhou, China, to Iowa City, Iowa: Zhiting Feng Reflects on his Undergraduate Academic Career

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Name: Zhiting ("Jack") Feng Hometown: Lanzhou, China Field of study: double major in biochemistry and ethics & public policy Campus Leadership & Involvement Highlights Undergraduate research assistant, MacGillivray Lab At-large senator, University of Iowa Student Government Undergraduate research assistant, Eugenics Legacies Lab Early Scholar, UI Certificate in Clinical & Translational Science Research member, Health Advancement Equity Lab Ambassador, Iowa Center for…

Ana Arzate reflects on her internship experience in France

Monday, April 15, 2019
Ana Arzate (BA French, international studies ’17) completed a global internship in Paris, France, as an undergraduate student at the University of Iowa. Arzate lives in Hiawatha, Iowa, where she works at Channel Fusion as a bilingual client relationship associate.

UI Student Angel Trachta Awarded Critical Language Scholarship to South Korea

Monday, April 8, 2019
University of Iowa international studies major (East Asian studies and international business) Angel Trachta, a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a 2019 U. S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS).

UI Student Mark Schoen Awarded Critical Language Scholarship to Indonesia

Monday, April 8, 2019
University of Iowa economics and art major Mark Schoen from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a 2019 U. S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) and will travel to Malang, Indonesia, to study Bahasa, the official language of the most populous Muslim country.

UI Student Abby Rinaldi Awarded Critical Language Scholarship to China

Monday, April 8, 2019
Abby Rinaldi, a native of Tampa, Florida, and a graduate student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa, has been awarded a 2019 U. S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS).

UI Student Alex Bare Awarded Prestigious International Scholarships to Morocco and Colombia

Monday, April 8, 2019
Alex BareAlex Bare, a native of Walcott, Iowa, who will receive a BA in international relations this May from the University of Iowa, has been awarded two prestigious international scholarships: a 2019 U. S.

Four UI Students Awarded Prestigious Critical Language Scholarships for 2019

Monday, April 8, 2019
Four University of Iowa students were recently awarded Critical Language Scholarships (CLS): Alexander Bare (to study Arabic in Tangier, Morocco); Abby Rinaldi (to study Mandarin in Dalian, China); Mark Schoen (to study Bahasa in Malang, Indonesia); and Angel Trachta (to study Korean in Gwangju, South Korea).

Lincoln, Iowa native on her University of Iowa experience, the value of study abroad, and deepening her Iowa roots

Monday, February 11, 2019
Anna Patty (B. A. journalism, Spanish ’03) isn’t afraid to dream big and take risks—characteristics that served her well not only at the University of Iowa, but also today as a business owner, as a community leader, and as a mother of four.

Ana Arzate reflects on the value of her global internship in Paris

Monday, February 11, 2019
Getting accepted to the University of Iowa was the beginning of many “firsts” for Ana Arzate and her family. As a first-generation college student, attending college meant taking a new path no one in her family had taken before.