UI associate professor of philosophy Jovana Davidovic serves as a senior researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo.

Isaiah Pielak, an undergraduate senior majoring in Ethics and Public Policy, Political Science, and Psychology and minoring in Philosophy, scored a perfect 180 on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).

Cassie Finley successfully defended her dissertation “On the Unity of Moral and Intellectual Virtue” this summer.

The Department of Philosophy is delighted to announce that Asha Bhandary has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor, effective July 1, 2025.

The recently formed University of Iowa Ethics Bowl team, which includes College of Liberal Arts Students across majors, bested 20 competing teams in the Midwest.

Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2025 → UNIDIR

Jovana Davidovic, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, will use the grant from the Research Council of Norway to develop ethical risk management frameworks for AI-enabled weapons, a rapidly evolving field.

Phillip Daniel Cummins passed away at age 90.

This title is given to individuals of high academic distinction who hold leading roles in organizations with which the University has a close working relationship in research, teaching or research infrastructure support.