News & Stories

Pushing to Peak Performance

Research Rewards

The benefits of completing a long-term project during college are well documented—especially as they relate to critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. At Simpson, such opportunities abound in rich variety, including an array of student-faculty research. And students are taking full advantage.

Simpson Professor Selected as Mentor for National Research Program

Coding for a Cause

When Simpson Computer Science Professor Mark Brodie suffered a stroke in 2019, he couldn't imagine that it would spark one of his most important coding projects. Inspired by what he learned during his rehabilitation process, Brodie and his wife, Carolyn — also a Simpson computer science faculty member — partnered to create an app to help other stroke survivors.

CoryAnne Harrigan

English professor champions Iowa Food Cooperative, connecting local food producers with consumers

Individuals With Down Syndrome Face Geographic Barriers to Specialty Care

Collaborative research project between Harvard University, University of Michigan and Simpson College reveals more than 20 percent of individuals with Down syndrome live more than two hours from care

Magalhaes appointed to endowed political science chair

International choral director joins music faculty

Loida Pineda is Simpson's Interim Choral Director for 2019-20

Jesse Wilcox wins science teaching award

The first-year professor earned the Iowa Academy of Science's Distinguished Science Teaching Award

Making an IMPACT

Simpson students participate in prestigious symposium sponsored by the Mayo Clinic