Abby Ryon, originally from Mount Pleasant, Iowa, graduated in Spring 2025 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology (Integrative Biology track) with Distinction, and was a member of Ana Llopart's lab in the Department of Biology where she studied the genetic basis of hybrid female sterility in fruit flies.

Congratulations to Kendra Musmaker and Jerzy Twarowski for successfully defending their dissertations!

Two undergraduate students majoring in Neuroscience have been selected as recipients of the 2025 Iowa Neuroscience Institute Summer Scholar Award.

Four students from the Department of Biology received the 2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Award sponsored by the UI Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Congratulations to the graduate students in the Department of Biology who graduated in Spring 2025!

Kristine Williams, an Assistant in Instruction in the Department of Biology, was the recipient of an Institutional Faculty/Staff of the Month award for April 2025.

Middle school students from West Liberty and Columbus Junction visited the Department of Biology on May 19 as part of Project HOPE, a STEM-based program to connect middle school students to health science career options early in their education.

The Department of Biology held their Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 9, 2025. Congratulations to all of these faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students for their accomplishments!

Undergraduate students in the Class of 2025 identified nearly 1,200 UI faculty and staff members who made a positive difference in their lives during their time at the University of Iowa.

It was through his classes and professors at the University of Iowa that Ben Cooper discovered a love of neurobiology.