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At Iowa you'll be surrounded by our faculty of computer science education experts, engaged graduate students, and a network of alumni — all invested in your success.

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92%

UI CS Grads Who Are Employed or Continuing Their Education 6 Mos. After Graduation*

At 6 mos. our grads are earning from a min. $46K to a max. $129K per year.

*or not seeking employment

71%

UI Undergrad CS Students Receiving Job Offers Before Graduation

...with an additional 17% receiving job offers within 3 months of graduation.

92%

UI CS Grads Saying Their Employment is Related to Their Studies

Additionally, 94% say their employment is related to their career goals.

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UIowa CS Grads Hit the Ground Running!

Career and earnings statistics for all of our CS undergrad programs are consistently strong.

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News and Announcements

AI Research at UIowa: Refining How Large Language Models Process Audio

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Assistant Professor Weiran Wang has defined his career by exploring machine learning and speech processing. Google is helping fund his personal research on advancing audio comprehension within Large Language Models.

Erik Krohn on the Future of AI in the Classroom

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
University of Iowa Professor Erik Krohn offers new perspectives about AI and its future in the world of computer science education.

Running Through Budapest: A Spring Half Marathon Journey

Monday, April 6, 2026
Professor Erik Krohn ventured beyond Iowa City as he participates in the 2026 Telekom Vivicittá marathon in Budapest, Hungry.
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Upcoming Events

Library Workshops: A Guide to Scholarly Publishing—from Journals to Open Access

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Seamans Center

Are you unsure which journal to publish in? Have you ever wondered how to identify and avoid predatory publishers? What is the difference between traditional publishing and open access? This workshop will provide answers to these questions and more, and you’ll learn strategies for navigating the jungle of scholarly publishing. Bring your own questions too! Presented by Kari Kozak, director, Sciences and Engineering Libraries.

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Behind the Code: Explore Omaha’s Data & IT Scene

Thursday, April 16, 2026 (all day)
Pomerantz Center

Behind the Code: Explore Omaha’s Data & IT Scene
Thursday & Friday, April 16–17
Omaha, NE

Join us on a two-day Career Trek to Omaha, Nebraska to explore how data and technology fuel some of the Midwest’s most dynamic organizations. Get an inside look at how IT professionals, data analysts, and problem-solvers are designing smarter systems, managing complex networks, and driving change through tech.

We will be meeting with the following organizations:

LinkedIn

Gallup

Election Systems & Software

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WiCS - Pottery Painting

Thursday, April 16, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Renee's Ceramic Cafe
Spring into the new season with some painting! (For real this time!) 🎨 💐
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Colloquium - "Finding Pain Points in Learning with Multimodal Learning Analytics"

Friday, April 17, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
We welcome UIowa's Gahyun Callie Sung, Ph.D., who will introduce the emerging field of multimodal learning analytics, and its applications for understanding the student experience in introductory programming and STEM.
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6th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory

Saturday, July 11, 2026 9:00am to 11:00am
Ashton Cross Country Course

What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out! 

Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 6th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History...

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