First-year Carver College of Medicine student Megan Ahmann poses with students at Western Dubuque High School (Epworth) during her December 2025 Hawkeye Hometown Visit.

Back in their seats: Medical students return home through Hawkeye Hometown Visits

Friday, February 27, 2026
Returning to Epworth and Winterset, two University of Iowa medical students reflect on the mentors, classrooms, and moments that first sparked their path to medicine.

Scientists uncover enzyme that shatters chromosomes, reshapes cancer genomes

Friday, January 9, 2026
Lead study author Ksenia Krupina will join UI Health Care in 2026 to continue her research
Alec Marticoff in scrubs

Medical student serves rural Iowa communities through shadowing program

Thursday, January 8, 2026
Northeast Iowa native Alec Marticoff says personal experiences helped him understand the value of having care options close to home.
Physical therapy graduate Jacob Kliegl on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.

Q&A: Jacob Kliegl on Purpose, Balance, and Community in Physical Therapy at Iowa

Thursday, December 18, 2025
From Holstein in northwest Iowa to rural Storm Lake clinics, Jacob Kliegl’s path to physical therapy has been shaped by family, persistence, and purpose.