College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Plumert named Starch Faculty Fellow

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) has named Jodie Plumert, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology, a Starch Faculty Fellow.

Mainstage season concludes with 'The Liar'

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The UI Department of Theatre Arts will close out its UI Theatre Mainstage season with The Liar, a comedy by David Ives. The Liar will be on stage at 8 p.m. April 16-18 and 22-25 and at 2 p.m. April 19 and 26 in the Mabie Theatre, UI Theatre Building.

Jodie Plumert named a Starch Faculty Fellow

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) has named Jodie Plumert, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology, a Starch Faculty Fellow.

UI funding helps businesses push disease-fighting technologies closer to market

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
University of Iowa researchers who recreate deep sea sponge molecules for anti-cancer drugs and reprogram human tissue to fight disease are among the recipients of $750,000 in funding from the university to turn their discoveries into businesses.

Andrea Gutman selected as Early Career Policy Fellow by the Society for Neuroscience

Monday, April 13, 2015
Andrea Gutman, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Iowa, has been selected as one of 10 fellows in the 2015 Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) Early Career Policy Fellows, a program for early career neuroscientists to learn how to become effective advocates for science.

William Kurth elected American Geophysical Union Fellow

Monday, April 13, 2015
William S. Kurth, a research scientist in the University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy, was elected as an American Geophysical Union Fellow.
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Why we have chins

Monday, April 13, 2015
Why are modern humans the only species with chins? UI researchers say it's not due to mechanical forces, such as chewing, but may lie in our evolution: As our faces became smaller, it exposed the bony prominence at the lowest part of our heads. Results in the Journal of Anatomy.

Black Student Advisory Committee wants UI students to thrive

Monday, April 13, 2015
The newly-formed President’s Black Student Advisory Committee (BSAC) is hosting a forum for all University of Iowa students on Tuesday, April 14, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena’s Feller Club Room.
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Hancher to present 'All Recipes Are Home'

Monday, April 13, 2015
The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present "All Recipes Are Home" April 17-18 at the Johnson County Fairgrounds. This new play, co-commissioned by Hancher and created by Iowa City’s Working Group Theatre, explores how food, farming, sustainability, and agriculture affect our lives and culture.
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The Student Experience: Lisa Fasone

Monday, April 13, 2015
Lisa Fasone was 3 when doctors diagnosed her with an irregular heartbeat. Though her condition eventually disappeared, Fasone was forever changed. Today, the UI junior credits the experience with her decision to become a physician assistant and help sick children, especially those living in poverty.

Ferentz Undergrad Research Fellows present at Spring Undergraduate Research Festival

Monday, April 13, 2015
Winners of the John and Elsie Mae Ferentz Undergraduate Fellowships for Research presented their original, faculty-mentored research at the Spring Undergraduate Research Festival (SURF) on Thursday, April 9, 2015.
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UI study raises questions about measuring radioactivity in fracking wastewater

A new University of Iowa study, based in Pennsylvania, shows that the waste from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may be more radioactive than previously thought.