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Tim Schoon - Staff Photographer - The University of Iowa
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News and Announcements
UI Physics Alumna Named to Time 100 Next List
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
The 2024 TIME 100 Next List includes Maria Drout, a 2010 graduate of the University of Iowa who earned a Bachelor's Degree in Physics and Astronomy.
Three Grad Students Earn Scholarships
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Three graduate students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have been awarded scholarships from the University of Iowa Graduate College. Michael Hite and Sarah Choate were awarded the Ballard and Seashore Fellowship, while Dylan Blend was awarded the Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowship.
Jaynes Comments on Aurora Viewing in Iowa
Monday, October 14, 2024
In this Radio Iowa interview, Prof. Allison Jaynes commented on viewing the aurora borealis in Iowa on Oct. 10 and the prospects for seeing it again the next evening.
$ 26 m
In annual research expenditures (averaged over FY18-22)
Top Fifth
of Global Universities in Physics
(U.S. News and World Report 2022)
Very High
Research 1: Doctoral Universities
Research Activity
(Carnegie Classification)
24
Full-time Faculty
3100
Students taught in introductory courses per year (2017-2022)
124
Undergraduate Physics and Astronomy Majors
(2023-24)
72
Graduate Students
(2023-24)