The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted and reshaped many aspects of our lives, but it hasn’t stopped University of Iowa (UI) students from exploring some of life’s most interesting questions through research, scholarship, and creative activity.

Let’s say you’re a film student who needs to rent a video camera for a major project, a history student whose thesis hinges on gaining access to a fee-based archive, or a social work student who needs custom software to analyze data for a study you’re conducting. Each of you would be eligible to apply for grants under a new program supporting research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences...

Though research, universities solve many thorny problems in society. But sometimes getting the word out can be almost as thorny.

Whether grant writing, speaking to the public or testifying before Congress, telling the story of science has profound implications. That’s why University of Iowa Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development has teamed up with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the UI Graduate College to host two Communicating Science workshops Sept. 23 to...