Information about spring graduation, student honors, an innovative and heartwarming senior project, and other University of Iowa news. . .

Funds will be used for research, writing, teaching abroad Sixteen University of Iowa Students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright U. S. Student Program grants to conduct research, attend graduate school, undertake creative projects, or serve as English teaching assistants abroad in 2017–18.

Ceremonies begin May 11, wrap May 26 About 4,800 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees at spring 2017 commencement ceremonies, which begin Thursday, May 11, with the College of Pharmacy and end on Friday, May 26, with the College of Dentistry.

Finalists will give a presentation followed by a Q&AThe University of Iowa Vice President for Student Life Search Committee has announced the dates of public forums for the four final candidates for the position.

Earlier this month, Tom Rice, director of the UI’s Iowa Center for Higher Education in Des Moines, wrote a wonderful piece about some of the commonly overlooked ways a university serves its surrounding community.

Program takes interdisciplinary approach to course curricula Students in a Big Ideas course on evolution and life examine a fossil and make observations in small groups for a class assignment. The Big ideas courses explore broad concepts and are team taught by faculty members from different academic departments.

UI President Bruce Harreld explains how the Strategic Plan 2016 to 2021 promotes student achievement, and shares some examples of the outstanding Iowa programs and facilities that help Hawkeyes succeed.  

Tom Rocklin, vice president for student life, writes about how much time your student should devote to studying and what steps students should take if they need help in a class.  

In UI research labs, undergrads learn life lessons and contribute to scientific discoveryHeart disease. Diabetes. Alzheimer’s. Most people reading this know someone affected by one of these serious medical conditions.

Award-winning India Winterim matches undergrads with India’s bestDozens of University of Iowa students and faculty each year choose to spend three weeks of the cold Midwest winter in the warm, sunny regions of India as part of an observational learning program called India Winterim.