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UI holds top public nursing, writing programs in ‘US News’ rankings of best universities

Friday, September 15, 2023
The University of Iowa improved its national ranking in undergraduate nursing programs to No. 4 and is tied for No. 1 among public universities, while also remaining the best public writing program in the country, according to the latest rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.
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CLAS professor Rebekah Kowal shortlisted for prestigious dance research award

Rebekah Kowal, the executive officer of the Department of Dance, was recently shortlisted for the Oscar G. Brockett Prize for Dance Research for her 2020 book, "Dancing the World Smaller: Staging Globalism in Mid-Century America."

What are dreams for?

Mark Blumberg, chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa, discusses his research into the connection between body twitches, dreams, and REM sleep.
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What the pope’s visit to Mongolia says about his priorities and how he is changing the Catholic Church

Kristy Nabhan-Warren, professor and V.O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Chair in Catholic Studies, published an article in The Conversation, an independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of academic experts for the general public. As a scholar of Roman Catholicism, Nabhan-Warren describes how Pope Francis' official travels are part of his decade-long effort to rebrand the Roman Catholic Church as a religious institution that centers on the poor.
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Long after pandemic, 'Zoom wave' endures

Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Among the enduring social changes to follow the COVID-19 pandemic has been a collective shift to group video calls for work meetings. Many of us still end those calls with a “Zoom wave” three years later. But why?
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10 things you may have missed over the summer

Friday, August 18, 2023
Whether you were out of town, on vacation, or unplugged for the summer, here are 10 things you may have missed.
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Renowned Iowa physics professor, researcher Craig Kletzing dies

Friday, August 11, 2023
Craig Kletzing, the easygoing, humble professor who for nearly three decades at Iowa combined a zeal for teaching with a decorated research career in space plasma experimental physics, has died. He was 65.
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UI experts: Protect your hearing by knowing, adjusting to your environment

Tuesday, August 1, 2023
As the heat cranks up, so do the sounds of summer. Whether you’re cheering at the ballpark, attending a music festival, or simply taking care or your lawn, the decibel level of the great outdoors can have short-term and long-term effects on your hearing.
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CLAS faculty member E Cram wins 2023 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award

The Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) has announced E Cram as the winner of its 2023 Book Award for their 2022 work titled Violent Inheritance: Sexuality, Land, Energy, and the Making of the North American West. This award is presented annually to the best publication by an RSA member published during the current academic year.
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UI Department of Dance relocation to renovated building will unlock series of campus projects

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
The University of Iowa is in the beginning stages of planning for the Department of Dance to vacate aging Halsey Hall and relocate to the Performing Arts Annex, the renamed former art museum that sits among other arts buildings on the west side of the Iowa River.

Long-time CLAS employee celebrates 55-year work anniversary at Iowa

Mathematics department administrator Margaret Driscol has worked for the University of Iowa for more than half a century.