Benton Purnell

Benton Purnell describes his work at the University of Iowa as "looking for clues at the scene of the crime." When he was a graduate student in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscienc...

In December, more than 1,800 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students graduated under extraordinary circumstances. With the coronavirus pandemic upending traditional ed...

A common thread for University of Iowa graduates -- including Benton Purnell, a fall 2020 graduate from Oakland, ME -- is how their academic and research experiences enriched their knowledge and pr...