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News and announcements
A former student of Hanoi University of Science and Technology [and IOWA] and founder of Got It, recounts his journey to Silicon Valley.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Tran Viet Hung (08PHD) who went from "a student who 'repeated many exams' at the Hanoi Polytechnic University to a PhD holder with a top-rated educational app on the Apple Store" was a guest speaker at the 70th anniversary celebration of Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
Jihyun Kim and Hieu Vu awarded Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowships
Thursday, October 15, 2026
The Graduate College at Iowa has awarded both Jihyun Kim (Informatics) and Hieu Vu (Computer Science), Spring '27 Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowships.
Nguyen Awarded Spring '27 Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship
Monday, October 12, 2026
Congratulations to Informatics Ph.D. student Phuong Nguyen for receiving the Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship, which will fund her dissertation work on oral cancer biomarkers.
Research for Social Good with Juan-Pablo Hourcade
Friday, October 9, 2026
Juan-Pablo Hourcade recently presented at the GoodIt 2026 conference in Pisa, Italy, where researchers from many computing areas come together to discuss using technology for social good.
Computer Science at Iowa remembers former faculty Steven E. Strong
Friday, October 9, 2026
Former computer science professor, Steven E. Strong, came to the University of Iowa after teaching math and computer science at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, and then as a professor at Cornell and Mt. Mercy Colleges.
Paulsen flying a simulated aircraft at a NASA research facility.