College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Turns out satellites work great for mapping earthquakes
Monday, April 27, 2015
Researchers at the University of Iowa and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have shown a faster way to use data to assess fault lines, turning over reports in as little as a day to help guide rapid responses to catastrophic quakes, such as the recent disaster in Nepal.
Preeclampsia research launches UI into new national network
Monday, April 27, 2015
The University of Iowa has been working for years to find a cure for preeclampsia. That ongoing research has led the university to a spot in a four-center Strategically Focused Network on Hypertension created by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Courtney Stanford and Anthony Lucio awarded NSF fellowships
Monday, April 27, 2015
Anthony Lucio and Courtney Stanford, graduate students in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Iowa, were recently awarded fellowships by the National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students.
UI real estate research benefits Johnson County
Friday, April 24, 2015
A team of University of Iowa students has written the first commercial real estate market analysis for Johnson County in four years, and the report finds the local market to be healthy and thriving.
Celebrating 25 years of Hubble: researchers share notable space photos
Friday, April 24, 2015
Hubble turns 25, and University of Iowa researchers share some of the pictures they've been able to snap in the telescope's lifetime.
Learning about the Arab Spring in a global context
Friday, April 24, 2015
The University of Iowa is set to host experts and researchers from around the world as part of the 2015 Provost’s Global Forum, “The Arab Spring in a Global Context.”
UI Theatre announces Iowa New Play Festival
Friday, April 24, 2015
For more than 40 years, the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts has presented an annual festival centered on producing, reading, and analyzing new scripts from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. Iowa New Play Festival 2015 will take place at the UI Theatre Building May 4-9.
UI students earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Friday, April 24, 2015
Six University of Iowa students earned National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships for the 2015-16 academic year.
Iowa Board of Regents April 23 roundup
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Following are highlights from the Iowa Board of Regents meeting Thursday, April 23, at the School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs.
Phil’s Day’s 'Senior Year'
Thursday, April 23, 2015
There’s no other day during the school year when philanthropy is more visible on the University of Iowa campus than on Phil’s Day, Thursday, April 30. The fourth annual Phil's Day marks—literally—the impact of private gifts on UI facilities, programs, and people.
Iowa Now Minute - 4/23/15
Thursday, April 23, 2015
This week on Iowa Now Minute features The Bachelor, a shark, and a top 10 draft pick.
Making a B1G impact
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
University of Iowa junior softball player Haley Hansel is a Big Ten student-athlete, but that's not her only big role.
Pagination