College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Bach fellowship recipients announced

Monday, April 16, 2012
Two graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences received the Marcus Bach Fellowships.

Two UI faculty members awarded Guggenheim fellowships

Friday, April 13, 2012
Faculty members Judith Pascoe and Steven Ungar are among this year's list of Guggenheim Fellows.

Faculty honored at annual CLAS celebration

Friday, April 13, 2012
More than 60 faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will be honored at a public celebration and reception April 16.
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Cargill casts doubt on "resurrection box"

Friday, April 13, 2012
UI classics faculty member Robert Cargill debunks Discovery Channel documentary about the purported discovery of an artifact depicting Jesus's resurrection.
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All this fuss over a few facts

Friday, April 13, 2012
John D'Agata's book about fact-checking in literary nonfiction has become one of the most discussed books of the year.

Art as allegory

Thursday, April 12, 2012
In visiting painter Laurie Hogin's work, images of mutant plants and animals in overgrown landscapes examine themes like desire, pleasure, intoxication, and love.

Student employee of the year recognized for pain research

Thursday, April 12, 2012
Dane Pratt is contributing to valuable pain research in the UI Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, and for his work he has been named the 2011 University of Iowa Student Employee of the Year.
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A case of art and law

Thursday, April 12, 2012
When your father is a lawyer, and your grandfather is a lawyer, and your great-grandfather is a lawyer, it seems natural that you’re going to be drawn to courtrooms. Several of Iowa's chambers of justice became the subject of Christopher Beckman's photography thesis project.

Center for New Music celebrates C.P. Cavafy

Thursday, April 12, 2012
The University of Iowa Center for New Music (CNM) will present C.P. Cavafy and Music, an evening of art songs and reflections celebrating the works of the esteemed Greek poet, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall.

Dance and music from India

Thursday, April 12, 2012
Madhavapeddi Murthy, Dancers and Orchestra will conclude a week-long residency in the University of Iowa Division of Performing Arts with a performance at 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, in the Space Place Theater of North Hall.

2012 Hitchcock Lecture looks at the science of rhetoric

Thursday, April 12, 2012
Lacan and the Science of Rhetoric is the subject of the University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies 2012 Hitchcock Lecture.
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Gier: Music program looks beyond flood recovery

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
David Gier, director of the UI School of Music, says that despite the recruiting challenges the flood of 2008 created for UI arts programs, the staff is focusing on the positive and looking forward to the future.