College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Showalter book wins Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism

Monday, April 30, 2012
This year's Capote Award winner looks at the literary history of American women writers.

Is farm tile a flood factor?

Monday, April 30, 2012
Keith Schilling, adjunct assistant professor in the University of Iowa Department of Geoscience, writes in an op-ed that excessive tile drainage from farm fields could exacerbate flooding.

UI professor designs apps for autistic kids

Monday, April 30, 2012
An app designed by Juan Pablo Hourcade, assistant professor of computer science in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, helps children with autism improve their social skills.

'Art and Memory'

Friday, April 27, 2012
Memories live and resonate in both the conscious and unconscious spaces of our experience, but art allows for expression that moves beyond simple narrative. This will be the focus of the May 4 WorldCanvass program.
research image

How human cells 'hold hands'

Friday, April 27, 2012
A particular group of molecules in the brain's cerebral cortex disrupts how cells bind to each other to form neural circuitry, according to University of Iowa biologists.

UI Department of Computer Science to hold Hawkeye Challenge April 28

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The University of Iowa Department of Computer Science will host the 2012 Hawkeye Challenge Programming Competition for high school students from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in MacLean Hall on the UI campus.
Portrait of Emily Busse in DI newsroom

It's more than just money

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Emily Busse may only be a college junior, but her résumé already rivals those of some young professionals. The Daily Iowan's next editor-in-chief has been free to pursue several professional opportunities thanks to the financial relief provided by scholarship money.

Media experts on education affordability, policy, politics available

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Several University of Iowa experts are available to media to share their expertise as President Obama visits campus to talk about college affordability this week.

Educators learning from each other

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The University of Iowa is one of two institutions a delegation of Russian educators is visiting for an in-depth look at different facets of higher education, hosted by the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development.

Choral groups will perform

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Women’s Chorale and Camerata of the University of Iowa School of Music will share a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Riverside Recital Hall.

Biology student group holds fund-raising sale May 1

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The University of Iowa Biological Interests Society (UI BIO) will hold a Plant Sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, on the Kautz Plaza, located on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway between Calvin Hall and the Pappajohn Business Building.

Christian inscription? Skeptics say they're random squiggles

Monday, April 23, 2012
Robert Cargill, University of Iowa assistant professor of classics and religious studies, challenges recent interpretations of markings on the "Jonah ossuary."