College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Iowa students research water and wildlife in the 'Big Muddy'

Students at the Lucille A. Carver Mississippi Riverside Environmental Research Station get their feet wet—literally and figuratively—in the University of Iowa's Water Quality class.

World's most advanced particle detector – in miniature

The University of Iowa is using 3-D printers to create exact replicas of one of the world's most advanced particle detectors.

An eye on our most vital resource

Monday, August 3, 2015
How do local governments and national agencies monitor one of our most valuable resources? With research and data from the Iowa Flood Center.

Drumming up new teaching techniques

Friday, July 31, 2015
Two UI College of Education alumnae are creating an after-school drumming club in Mount Vernon, Iowa, as a result of participating in a World Music Drumming Workshop. That event, hosted by the UI and West Music, drew more than 60 music teachers from across the state and nation.
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Matheson enlightens students one story at a time

Dan Matheson, lecturer in the UI Sport and Recreation Management program, offers advice to students interested in working in team operations and his experiences working for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and the NCAA.
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17-year-old student researches telescopes, gamma rays

Telescopes for peeking at showers of light sparked by high-energy gamma rays have been a focus for Iowa City home-schooled student Liza Casella. For the past month, she has conducted research with UI astronomy and physics professor Philip Kaaret as part of the UI Belin-Blank Center's Secondary Student Training Program.

Cole, MacGillivray named American Chemical Society Fellows

Friday, July 24, 2015
Renee S. Cole, associate professor of physical chemistry and chemistry education in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Leonard MacGillivray, professor of organic chemistry in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, were named as American Chemical Society Fellows.

UI students named to Dean's List for spring 2015

Friday, July 24, 2015
The University of Iowa is recognizing the undergraduate students named to the Dean's List for the 2015 spring semester.

UI students named to President's List for spring 2015

Friday, July 24, 2015
The University of Iowa is recognizing the students named to the President's List for the 2015 spring semester.

UI students receive degrees after 2015 spring session

Friday, July 24, 2015
The University of Iowa awarded about 5,100 degrees at the close of the 2015 spring session.
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Shaping several generations of scientists

Monday, July 20, 2015
Just like her mom almost 30 years ago, Alexandra Chan is immersed in hands-on research on the University of Iowa campus. Chan is one of nearly 40 high school students from across the nation and globe participating in a rigorous, five-week summer residential research opportunity, the Secondary Student Training Program.

Study abroad benefits from improving Cuba/U.S. relations

The University of Iowa was one of the first schools to send students to study in Cuba. The UI has been able to send faculty and students to Cuba for the past 15 years or so, says Liz Wildenberg De Hernandez, an associate director of UI Study Abroad.