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News and announcements
A Great Summer for Chemistry Research Grant Success
Monday, August 24, 2026
Despite the current challenging environment in obtaining critical external research funding, we are very happy for our faculty who have recently received new grants to support their research programs. Many of these are multi-year awards and support numerous students in our degree programs. These new research grants collectively total $2.3M.
Chemistry student awarded Dr. Ken Magid Scholarship to intern abroad
Thursday, August 6, 2026
11 undergraduate students participate in internships abroad in summer 2026, thanks to support from the Dr. Ken Magid Scholarship. The fund was established by the late Linda Baker (BA English ’68) in memory of her former mentor, author and child behaviorist Dr. Kenneth Magid.
Florence Williams Promoted to Associate Professor
Monday, July 27, 2026
Florence Williams has been officially promoted to Associate Professor as of July 2026. She has been with the University of Iowa since 2019.
