Political science alumni David A. Hamod (‘81) and Richard J. Tyner ('70) received 2024 International Impact Awards from International Programs for their significant contributions.

Prof. Caroline Tolbert and PhD candidate Nathan Micatka published a paper in Electoral Studies titled "Does ranked choice Voting Increase voter turnout and mobilization?"

Political science major Tristen Wendling received a Leona Zaharis Scholarship and will study abroad in Freiburg, Germany next year.

Political science major Thomas Lehmkuhl received a Global Access Ambassador Scholarship and will study abroad on the Iowa Regents in Ireland: University College Cork program.

Jeffrey Ding ('16) shares valuable advice for Iowa students with global aspirations in an article published by Iowa International Programs.

Political science senior Andrew Kelleher received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to spend the summer studying abroad in Spain.

Julianna Pacheco’s recent article, “A Call for Measuring Partisanship in US Public Health Research” in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH).

International relations senior Sahithi Shankaiahgari was one of several students who worked on the book “More Than a Moment: Elevating the Game With Iowa Women’s Basketball.”

As a Carnegie Fellow, her project, “The Deadly Effects of Partisanship,” will provide a clearer understanding of how physicians are both the cause and the potential solution to the political polarization of health.

Tess Knickerbocker, who received a BA in political science and journalism & mass communication from the University of Iowa in 2021, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award to Spain for 2024-25.