Each year, the Office of the Vice President for Research’s (OVPR) Dare to Discover banner campaign highlights 80 researchers and scholars from across the University of Iowa. 

Research conducted by Mavis Gyesi, a PhD student in the higher education and student affairs program, was selected to be featured in this year’s campaign. 

Gyesi, who is from Ghana, examines barriers to higher education. More specifically, her research aims to understand how disparities in the higher education system and limited opportunities impact the pathways of students from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds as they seek admission into college and navigate their time there. 

To read the full feature and learn more about Gyesi’s research, click here.

The Dare to Discover banners will be displayed throughout downtown Iowa City through March of 2025.

Click here to access all the student profiles from this year’s Dare to Discover initiative and to learn more about the personal stories behind the faces of discovery and creativity.