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UI hosts classics conference

The University of Iowa hosts a conference this week at which leading regional scholars will talk about the ancient Mediterranean world and its lasting influence on art, architecture, literature, and society. The Classical Association of the Middle West and South annual meeting begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday. Story

Classics presents Ida Beam Visiting Professor L. Michael White

L. Michael White, Ronald Nelson Smith Professor of Classics and Religious Studies and Director of the Institute for the Study of Antiquity and Christian Origins at University of Texas at Austin, will visit the University of Iowa campus Oct. 22-24 as an Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor. Story

National Archaeology Day and a lot more

University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums and partners are celebrating National Archaeology Day with four days of lectures, activities, tours, and more Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 11-14 Story

Christian inscription? Skeptics say they're random squiggles

Published
2012.04.21

Robert Cargill, University of Iowa assistant professor of classics and religious studies, challenges recent interpretations of markings on the "Jonah ossuary." Story from: MSNBC.com

MSNBC.com

Cargill casts doubt on "resurrection box"

Published
2012.04.12
Robert Cargill on CNN

UI classics faculty member Robert Cargill debunks Discovery Channel documentary about the purported discovery of an artifact depicting Jesus's resurrection. Story from: CNN

CNN

CLAS names 2012 Collegiate Fellows

Six University of Iowa professors have been named Collegiate Fellows of the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in recognition of their distinguished teaching, research, and service. Story

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