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Iowa Board of Regents logo and Alberto Maria Segre, PhD

Segre Receives 2026 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Alberto Maria Segre, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, is one of six UIowa recipients of the annual prestigious award from the Board of Regents.
Rishab Nithyanand, PhD

Rishab Nithyanand Honored as F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Rishab Nithyanand, an Emeriti-Faculty Scholar, and CLAS Dean’s Scholar in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Iowa, received the F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor Award this fall.
Eric Ewing PhD Welcome

CS Department Welcomes New Faculty for Spring 2026

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
We welcome Eric Ewing, PhD, our new assistant professor of instruction to the UIowa Department of Computer Science.
Yello and White banner with coffee cup graphic, a photo of Professor Elizabeth Kleiman, and the phrase: CAFÉ Barista Equals Course Accessibility for Everyone

Prof. Kleiman Recognized for Course Accessibility Work via “CAFÉ”

Monday, February 9, 2026
Congrats to Prof. Elizabeth Kleiman, recognized as a 'CAFÉ Barista' for course accessibility. CAFÉ stands for Course Accessibility for Everyone, and is sponsored by the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology.
Two Dare to Discover Honorees, Vinay Pursnani and Meredith Onions, on a yellow background

“Dare to Discover” Honors Informatics Students for their Research

Monday, February 2, 2026
The Department of Computer Science is proud of its two students, Vinay Pursnani and Meredith Onions, who were both recently celebrated by banners in the "Dare to Discover" program.
J. Garrett Morris, Ph.D.

J. Garrett Morris Featured in CLAS Research Spotlight

"My work is grounded in the belief that programming should be a fundamentally creative and joyful activity. Programming involves exploring and understanding a problem, giving it a precise computational form, devising a solution, and then being able to execute and evaluate that solution."

UICC Through the Years: A Legacy of Innovative Speakers

Friday, January 23, 2026
UICC speakers have gone on to lead at top tech companies and shape the industry. See their journeys and register for 2026 to witness the next wave of innovation.
crowd of students with graduation caps and banner congratulationg Summer and Fall 2025 Computer Science Grads

Congratulations to our Summer and Fall 2025 graduates!

Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The Department of Computer Science is proud of its 55 undergraduate and graduate students who received their degrees in Summer and Fall of 2025.
Screenshots from the VR-scenes shown to participants in the TTC-AMD study: first video frame of an approaching car (top panel) and last frame before the car's disappearance Credit: © P.R. DeLucia et al., PLOS ONE, 2025 / CC BY 4.0

Prof. Emeritus Kearney collaborator on study showing that "Vision-impaired individuals estimate the arrival time of approaching vehicles surprisingly"

New NIH/National Eye Institute-funded international research shows how people with age-related macular degeneration use visual and auditory cues to judge the arrival time of approaching vehicles.
University of Iowa's IATL building

Iowa celebrates its iconic Frank Gehry-designed building

UIowa honors the architect who designed the future campus home of our Department of Computer Science. Just weeks ago, initial ground-breaking began for constructing the new addition to IATL that complete's Frank Gehry's vision. Our move to the facility will be in Fall of 2027.