As the school year is coming to a close, it's time to celebrate our graduating seniors: Mia Dukle, Hiruni Sumanasiri, Klaertje Hesselink, Seren Castellano, Sam Lindgren, Abby McLeod, Aaron Smith, Ellie Wojcikowski, Isaiah Pielak, and Abby Myroth. We are so grateful to have had all of these students work with us, and we cannot wait to see what they do next! 

The overall goal of our lab is to understand the interactions between different environmental factors and microbes using a One Health framework, or the shared health of humans, animal and the environment. The specific project the student will be involved with is investigating farmers' risk factor of tick-borne diseases.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Quick Pitch Challenge: Paige Liebrecht, Christina Yu, and Ella Schlueter! Each undergraduate researcher who presented on April 9th did an outstanding job presenting their research in less than three minutes. We are so proud of how succinctly and clearly these students were able to communicate their work!

The National Geographic Society (NGS) is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for academic researchers and graduate students investigating topics related to geography education in select states and locations. Awards of up to $10,000 (for researchers) and $5,000 (for graduate students) are available to support research projects.

The research project seeks to reveal how humans interpret complex real-world sounds by measuring how their interpretations change (e.g., what made that sound? what did that person say?) as the acoustical structure of the sounds is carefully modified be experimenters.

Undergraduate students in the McLendon lab will help investigate how different isoforms of a protein, Sorbs2, impact the cytoskeletal structure of vascular smooth muscle cells. To accomplish this goal, an undergraduate researcher will learn molecular cloning techniques, tissue culture maintenance, transfection experiments, and western blotting. Students will have the opportunity to present their research findings at conferences and will be able to include valuable research experience to their CV. If a student wishes to take this opportunity, they would become a valuable member of the team and would have access to other students if they need training or questions answered.

University Housing and Dining at the University of Iowa is piloting a summer internship housing program in the summer of 2026. For interns at the University of Iowa or in the Iowa City area, the university will make available beds in residence hall rooms between the dates of May 23, and August 1, 2026. Rates are pro-rated based on length of stay.

The Computer Science Department at the University of Iowa is now accepting applications for NSF-funded REU: Computing for Health and Well-Being. A ten-week program will run from May 25 to July 31, 2026, in-person.

The Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science introduces a broad range of skills and experiences and add unique depth to your research portfolio, including clinical shadowing.