College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
UI's Tang discusses 'right to resist' in China's Internet age
Friday, July 6, 2012
University of Iowa political science professor Wenfang Tang says Chinese people know when to claim their right to resist the local government, especially effective in an Internet age using grassroots activism.
UI students receive degrees after 2012 spring session
Friday, July 6, 2012
The University of Iowa awarded an estimated 4,300 degrees at the close of the 2012 spring session.
Free solar talk, viewing session July 14
Friday, July 6, 2012
Learn more about the sun at a free lecture and observation session called "The Sun in the Year of Solar Maximum" beginning at noon, Saturday, July 14, in Lecture Room 1 of Van Allen Hall.
Young dancers lifted to new levels
Thursday, July 5, 2012
A five-day program draws on University of Iowa expertise to teach ballet and other dance styles. Take a look inside the classroom.
UI, ISU researchers involved in Higgs studies
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Research teams at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University have long been involved in the experiments at a Swiss research center leading to the potential discovery of a Higgs particle.
UI experts available to comment on potential CERN news
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Physicists searching for the elusive Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland are expected to share their latest findings July 4.
Political perceptions: email fundraising, too forward?
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
David Perlmutter, director of the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, comments on presidential campaigns communicating via email.
Hidden portals in Earth's magnetic field
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Jack Scudder, a University of Iowa professor of physics and astronomy, has discovered how to find magnetic portals in space.
A place in the sun
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
UI physics and astronomy professor Greg Howes' work investigating solar wind turbulence has been funded by the National Science Foundation and commended by President Obama. The most rewarding part of his job? Participating in a community outreach project that aims to attract more people to science.
UI Digital Studio for Public Humanities launches AIDS Quilt Touch
Monday, July 2, 2012
The AIDS Quilt Touch app is live. Created in part by the UI Digital Studio for the Public Humanities, the app enables users to interact virtually with the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Brain research wins publication award
Friday, June 29, 2012
A UI graduate student has been honored for publishing research findings that may one day benefit individuals with hydrocephalus, or swelling of the brain.
Federal report on major flood recovery projects generates statewide, congressional response
Thursday, June 28, 2012
State, congressional leaders reacted strongly today to a federal report finding fault with FEMA’s replacement determinations for the UI's flood-damaged Hancher, School of Music, and studio art buildings.
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