Rack Light and Wash Wiz shared first place and were both awarded $900 at Startup Games on Oct. 16 in the Paul W. Brechler Press Box at Kinnick Stadium. Ben Hammond, senior (economics and infomatics) was part of team "Wash Wiz" a service that creates a more efficient method to do laundry.

McClain joined the UIowaCS faculty in the fall of 1970. He later became an Assistant Director to the Weeg Computing Center, a precursor to ITS. In 2002, McClain retired from more than 30 years at Iowa, most of it at Weeg then ITS. He then became an Adjunct Prof. in CS where he taught for an additional ten years.

PhD candidates Dat Hong (Computer Science - 6th year), Jeehan Malik (Computer Science - 6th year), and Muhammed Ali Sit (IGPI | Information Science - 4th year) were awarded a Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship. Fellow doctorate students Hussam Habib (CS - 4th year) and Min Zhang (IGPI | Information Science - 4th year) have received Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowships for Spring 2023.

Ryan Policheri (2nd year MCS student) was chosen to receive the Computer Science Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for 2021-22.

Osama is a fourth-year PhD student in the Computer Science and a first-year master's degree student in Linguistics. Fellows gain practical experience in the field of educational and faculty development and work to create their own pedagogical project.

Ernest Petti (00MS) didn’t know he would want to pursue animation when he arrived at the University of Iowa to pursue his master’s degree in computer science. [...] Computer graphics coursework is what attracted Petti to Iowa. Although he knew he wanted to work in the entertainment industry, he hadn’t considered animation. As a Hawkeye, he explored a variety of areas like gaming, visual special effects, and animation—but was still unsure what to pursue.

The University of Iowa Computer Science Department invites applications for applications for multiple tenure- and instructional-track positions effective August 2023.

- Creative Concept: Sebastian Olmos for "TikTok video organization and transcription app" - Sports Solution: Henry Krain

As the 2022-23 academic year started at Iowa, the ranks of our graduate programs welcomed: - 25 MCS and 10 PhD students (Computer Science) - 5 MS and 2 PhD students (Informatics)

“Growing up, Gursharan Virk dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot. But as he got older, the third-year student at the University of Iowa worried he might have to choose between his Sikh faith and his dream career. Virk returned to the U.S. for the start of his junior year of high school, and he attended Waukee High School just west of Des Moines. Unable to visit colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic, Virk chose Iowa because of the strength of its computer science program."