Iowa alumnus Oliver Lee Jackson’s paintings, sculptures, and prints have been exhibited in museums across the country—including the campus where he began to find his voice.

Year after year, Iowa students push to achieve more and come together for the greater good—that’s the Hawkeye Way. Several members of this year’s cohort of new graduates share what made their experiences special.

This spring, more than 5,400 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students will earn degrees. These Hawkeyes have engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their goals.

With online and in-person options, the Iowa MBA is the top-ranked offering in Iowa, training business leaders in counties across the Hawkeye State (and beyond).

A type of immunotherapy that takes a patient’s own white blood cells and modifies them in the lab to better recognize cancer works remarkably well in the treatment of certain blood cancers. The University of Iowa now is looking to reproduce similar results in other cancers.

Thousands of fans joined the Iowa women’s basketball team on the Pentacrest to celebrate the Hawkeyes’ historic season, which was capped with a run to the national title game.

After experiencing mysterious symptoms, a second opinion led Scarlette Wheelock to UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, where specialists discovered the preschooler from Clinton, Iowa, had brain cancer. Her tumor has remained stable since her treatment.

Carver College of Medicine alumnus Rufus Kruse practiced internal medicine in Marshalltown, Iowa, for 35 years, becoming an integral member of the community with a reputation for providing thoughtful patient care.

With the conventional first-line drug for early-stage bladder cancer in short supply, new therapies developed at Iowa are poised to lead a new wave of care.

Serendipity led Christine Hayes to become a living organ donor to her Iowa City neighbor with polycystic kidney disease. More than a year after the transplant surgery occurred at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, both are doing well.

As a teenager, University of Iowa graduate Jesse Van Maanen knew he wanted to be a surgeon. What he didn’t know is that he would end up practicing in a hospital 10 minutes from where he grew up.

Four members of the Ahrendsen family graduated from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and now practice in Clarion and Storm Lake, Iowa.

When residents of Clarion, Iowa, go to the doctor, it’s possible they will be seen by one of three members of the same family—Jon Ahrendsen or his daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and Michael McLoughlin.

Elizabeth Dupic’s goal was always to practice family medicine in a small town — like her father and sister before her. After she graduated from the University of Iowa, she found a perfect fit in Storm Lake, Iowa.

With demand for mental health services surging in Iowa and across the nation, especially among young adults, the University of Iowa is working to create a culture of well-being.

Cooper Reaves always wanted to be a Hawkeye. Thanks to UI REACH—a transition program for students with intellectual, cognitive, and learning disabilities—and a student manager internship with “Bluder’s Bunch,” that dream is a reality.

For 50 years, the Iowa Cancer Registry, at the University of Iowa, has served the state of Iowa as the trusted source for high-quality cancer data. The registry’s efforts inform research and prompt prevention, screening, and treatment.

The original designs for a 10-home “pocket neighborhood” that opened in fall of 2022 were created by University of Iowa engineering students, as part of a project associated with the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities.

Quad Cities physician and UI grad Christine Walsh combined her interest in radiology—typically a “behind the scenes” role in medicine—with her passion for forming trusting, long-term relationships with patients.

Persistent knee pain could have derailed Dylan Kurt’s high school basketball career. The specialized care UI Sports Medicine offers to athletes of all ages allowed the North Linn senior to be part of the Lynx’s championship season.

The new labs provide patients with easier access to services at UI Health Care Heart and Vascular Center, Iowa’s only comprehensive center for advanced cardiac care.

Aspiring scientists touched down at the University of Iowa for the Edge of Space Academy, an immersive course fueled by a legacy of astrophysics research.

Iowa Playwrights Workshop grad Samuel D. Hunter talks about writing his deeply personal play, “The Whale,” and adapting it for film—one that’s generating buzz this awards season.

The University of Iowa’s new major in screenwriting arts builds on the institution’s long and renowned tradition in creative writing—and enrollment is growing fast.

University of Iowa Health Care is able to treat a Dyersville family’s wide range of specialty care issues—from mom to baby, from rare to common—all in one place.

Following Larry Molyneux’s eye injury, surgeons at University of Iowa Health Care performed an artificial iris implant using advanced technology. The What Cheer man’s vision has improved and his eye looks natural.

Another year, another bounty of books from University of Iowa writers. Enjoy this cross section of titles published in 2022, all written by artists with ties to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Margaret Coleman says doctors at University of Iowa Health Care performed a miracle after she was pinned under her car, crushing her pelvis and dissociating her spine. But her doctors say she’s the one who deserves the credit.

University of Iowa biomedical engineering graduate Pareen Mhatre works to make the world a better place for heart disease patients and for those in immigration limbo.

After meeting the University of Iowa’s supportive community of prestigious epilepsy researchers, doctoral candidate Alex Petrucci has made great research advances in her exploration of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

After taking one class about disease outbreaks, University of Iowa student Justin Krogh switched his career interests to public health. Now, the Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, native wants to pursue a doctorate in epidemiology and emphasize prevention efforts.

Malaz Aliomer has created her own path through new experiences and conquered challenges. Now, the University of Iowa student is following her passion for working with children and achieving her goal of earning a degree from the College of Education.

Noah Tarantello’s time at the University of Iowa has been punctuated by discovery, diving into numerous student organizations, finding kindred spirits at the Tippie College of Business, and pivoting toward a career path in management.

As a first-year student, Karah Kluck helped establish a free assistive technology consultation program at the University of Iowa for families of children with reading disabilities. The program continues to provide guidance to families from Iowa and beyond.

This fall, more than 1,800 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students will earn degrees. These Hawkeyes have engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their goals — often overcoming the obstacles created by a pandemic.

Current and former University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital patients took the spotlight as the Kid Captain program returned for the 2022 Iowa Hawkeye football season.

Amanda Gustafson and Aunica Harvey are teaching hundreds of Iowa children to dance in their own studio, which they opened soon after graduation with help from the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.

A unique bone cancer treatment uses 3D technology to precisely map tumor removal and develop prosthetics that are particular to each patient’s anatomy. It’s helping University of Iowa Health Care patients get back to their active lifestyles sooner.

The University of Iowa continues to attract high-achieving students. This fall’s incoming first-year class has topped previous records with an average high school grade-point average (GPA) of 3.82.

Fifty years after the University of Iowa elevated 12 women’s club sports to varsity status, the Hawkeye community will celebrate all that has been accomplished, but also look toward the next 50 years.

University of Iowa sport and recreation management students spent a week learning about many aspects of a career with the Olympics — and lived like an Olympian in the process.

Former Hawkeye runner Sarah (Arens) Wilhelmi now works to build bridges between college athletes and Team USA Olympians and Paralympians.

When twins Noelle and Blaire McDaniel’s clubfoot treatment proved a bit tricky, their parents never lost faith in their University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital team, or the revolutionary approach developed at Iowa.

One in five pregnant women face food insecurity. Upstream Initiative, a student-run program in a high-risk pregnancy clinic at University of Iowa Health Care, aims to improve health outcomes by addressing the issue head-on.

Undergraduate students at the University of Iowa not only have plentiful opportunities to work alongside faculty researchers, they make important contributions to science.

Since joining the University of Iowa English faculty in 2020, Melissa Febos has published two acclaimed books, received prestigious fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, and married her partner of six years. And, she has found a community of students she absolutely adores.

Not only does the University of Iowa offer a variety of treatment options for a range of cancers, from the most common types to the rarest, campus investigators are working daily to make those treatments better. And patients play a key role.

Thanks to his participation in clinical research at the University of Iowa, Jordan Hauck was able to put cancer behind him. Now he is helping others by raising awareness — and needed funding.