College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
UI celebrates Voxman
Friday, May 4, 2012
The University of Iowa will host a special Himie Voxman Celebration at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.
UI professor identifies largest known crocodile
Friday, May 4, 2012
A crocodile large enough to swallow humans once lived in East Africa, according to University of Iowa researcher Christopher Brochu whose paper on the discovery of a new crocodile species that was published in the May 3 issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
Two Iowa students win Goldwater Scholarship
Friday, May 4, 2012
Two University of Iowa undergraduate researchers in the UI Honors Program and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS)—Allyson Mayer and Nicholas Rolston—have been named 2012 Goldwater Scholars.
UI's Spinks named Truman Scholar
Friday, May 4, 2012
Conner Spinks, a University of Iowa junior from Des Moines, is one of only 54 Truman Scholars.
'Screen Capture'
Thursday, May 3, 2012
'Screen Capture,' a multimedia art exhibition that uses the screen as a medium for the creation and presentation of contemporary art, runs May 3-9 in the Media Theater of Art Building West.
Different but the same
Thursday, May 3, 2012
University of Iowa students Suzanne Carter and Colorado Reed are inspired by different areas of math and physics. Both will further their studies at Cambridge University as Churchill Scholars.
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.
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.
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