College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Minnesota New Music Ensemble to perform free concert May 6

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The University of Minnesota New Music Ensemble will present a free concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, in the Riverside Recital Hall.

Gurnett listens to sounds of space

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
University of Iowa physicist Donald Gurnett has been listening to the sounds of space since Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter more than 30 years ago.

Cellist Chang, violist Tábora to perform free concert May 5

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Cellist Yoo-Jung Chang and violist Manuel Tábora will present a free concert through the University of Iowa Center for New Music at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 5, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall.

Breastfeeding: A more costly approach?

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Research by University of Iowa sociologist Mary Noonan found that women who breastfed for six months or longer saw greater reductions in their long-term earnings.
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Idea of Internet voting under attack

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Doug Jones, University of Iowa professor of computer science, discusses Internet voting flaws. Jones is the author of Broken Ballots: Will Your Vote Count?

Dance department presents undergraduate concert May 3-5

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The University of Iowa Department of Dance will present an Undergraduate Dance Concert at 8 p.m. May 3 through 5 in the Space Place Theater of North Hall.

UI Department of Mathematics honored for minority doctoral work

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The UI Department of Mathematics will write another chapter in its renowned history of supporting minority doctoral degrees when it, in coordination with the UI Graduate College’s Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences program, awards seven doctorates to members of underrepresented minority groups during 2012.
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Art Building West rededication is May 3

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The University of Iowa will rededicate the recently reopened Art Building West Thursday, May 3.

Showalter book wins Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism

Monday, April 30, 2012
This year's Capote Award winner looks at the literary history of American women writers.

Is farm tile a flood factor?

Monday, April 30, 2012
Keith Schilling, adjunct assistant professor in the University of Iowa Department of Geoscience, writes in an op-ed that excessive tile drainage from farm fields could exacerbate flooding.

UI professor designs apps for autistic kids

Monday, April 30, 2012
An app designed by Juan Pablo Hourcade, assistant professor of computer science in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, helps children with autism improve their social skills.

'Art and Memory'

Friday, April 27, 2012
Memories live and resonate in both the conscious and unconscious spaces of our experience, but art allows for expression that moves beyond simple narrative. This will be the focus of the May 4 WorldCanvass program.