This repo provides a template for writing a LaTeX thesis that conforms to University of Iowa formatting guidelines.
To get started, either clone this repository (this will create a folder on your computer called my-awesome-thesis or whatever you want to call it):
git clone git@github.com:IowaBiostat/thesis-template.git my-awesome-thesis
Alternatively, you can download the zip file and extract the files.
After downloading/cloning, you should be able to run pdflatex on thesis.tex. This template uses natbib to handle references, so you will also have to run bibtex to update all the references. If you don't already have a reference manager for LaTeX, I suggest using JabRef -- it's excellent.
If any guidelines have changed and the style file needs modified, please let me know!
Last known student to use this template and have his/her thesis pass inspection with the Graduate College: Biyue Dai (December, 2019).