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Criminology majors attend Iowa Wrestling Banquet

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Current undergraduates Bretli Reyna and Abe Assad and recent graduate Max Murin attended the banquet.
Faculty Amber Powell teaching to class

Amber Powell was accepted to the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Networks Summer Research Institute at Rutgers University

Friday, March 24, 2023
Dr. Powell will attend for three weeks starting in June of this year and have the opportunity to work with other scholars within the field. 
Yujia Lyu

PhD candidate Yujia Lyu’s paper was selected as the winner of this year’s Midwest Sociological Society Graduate Student Paper Competition

Friday, March 17, 2023
PhD candidate Yujia Lyu’s research paper was selected as the winner of this year’s Midwest Sociological Society Graduate Student Paper Competition.
Andrea Smith

ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø¹Û¿´ graduate students establish a Graduate Student Association

Thursday, March 16, 2023
The association's primary purpose is to facilitate the professional development of graduate students as rising scholars within the discipline.
Louise Seamster

Dr. Seamster Files Amicus Brief in Biden v Nebraska Case on Student Debt Relief

Thursday, March 16, 2023
The brief was in support of the Biden Administration’s student debt relief program.
Marina Zaloznaya

Dr. Zaloznaya featured on Iowa Public Radio's River to River

Thursday, March 16, 2023
Marina Zaloznaya discusses Russia's invasion of Ukraine one year into the conflict.
Michael Sauder

Monday, January 23, 2023
Research by criminology and sociology professor Michael Sauder has been cited in the controversial decision by several top-ranked colleges and universities to exit the renowned U.S. News and World Report rankings.
Mark Berg

Friday, January 13, 2023
Mark Berg, professor and collegiate scholar in the Department of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø¹Û¿´, will serve as the interim director of the Public Policy Center, starting January 13, 2023.
Marina Zaloznaya portrait photo

Dr. Marina Zaloznaya named the Director of the European Studies Group at the University of Iowa.

Tuesday, January 3, 2023
The Associate Professor and a co-founder of the Corruption in The Global South Research Consortium was named Director of the European Studies Group.
Victor Ray

Friday, August 5, 2022
Amid a nationwide debate over a once-obscure academic movement, Professor Victor Ray offers Americans a primer on its core concepts.