College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Forbes to discuss 'Evolution in Iowa Backyards'

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
“Evolution in Iowa Backyards: What the Insects Eating Apples and Sunflowers Tell Us About Origins of Species” is the subject of a lecture by University of Iowa biology professor Andrew Forbes at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 22, in the Biosphere Discovery Hub of the UI Museum of Natural History.

Holman, Lecuona present UI faculty recital

Monday, March 19, 2012
Cellist Hannah Holman and pianist Rene Lecuona, faculty members in the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, in the Riverside Recital Hall.

Bring your own noisemaker

Monday, March 19, 2012
The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free Improvisation for Classical Musicians concert—the second of three concerts this semester—at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall.

Perlmutter explores a father's legacy

Monday, March 19, 2012
David Perlmutter, director of the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, explores the academic legacy of his father.

Particulate matter and climate change

Monday, March 19, 2012
Greenhouse gases aren't the only factors to consider when making climate predictions — airborne particles and atmospheric aerosols also merit close scrutiny.

The case of the epileptic flies

Sunday, March 18, 2012
Scientists have studied the prickle gene mutation in flies since the 1930s, but only a couple winters ago did anyone realize these flies had epilepsy. The discovery could provide a new testing route for human treatments.

Billion-year-old 'theft' powers plants

Sunday, March 18, 2012
How did plants develop photosynthesis — the ability to turn carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen in the presence of light? Turns out they stole it.

U.S.News ranks 10 UI programs among top 10 in nation

Friday, March 16, 2012
U.S.News & World Report ranks 10 University of Iowa graduate programs and colleges among the 10 best in the country among all public and private schools. The speech-language pathology master’s program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) ranks as the No. 1 program in the country, according to America's Best Graduate Schools 2013. Audiology (CLAS), the physician assistant program...

Writer prepares to battle zombies

Friday, March 16, 2012
UI writing student Mike Sowell is a zombie outbreak response specialist.

Lin, writer/choreographer, is interviewed

Friday, March 16, 2012
Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus Lin Hwai-Min, has been hailed as the greatest choreographer in Asia.

Solow assesses economic health

Economics faculty member Solow says that per capita income is a key measure of economic health.

UI Writers' Workshop presents reading by Malech and Greer March 23

Friday, March 16, 2012
The University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop will present a free reading by two visiting faculty members—poet Dora Malech and fiction writer Andrew Sean Greer—at 8 p.m. Friday, March 23, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Dey House on the UI campus.