College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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4 UI faculty elected to latest class of AAAS fellows

Thursday, March 27, 2025
Four University of Iowa faculty members have been named 2024 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
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4 faculty receive Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards

Thursday, March 27, 2025
Four University of Iowa faculty members have been selected as recipients of the Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards for 2025.
Rachel Yoder

Iowa Life on PBS: A conversation with Rachel Yoder

Meet author and University of Iowa professor Rachel Yoder whose recent novel is now a feature film.

Iowa researchers test how chemical used in plastics inhibits snail’s ability to reproduce

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Researchers in the University of Iowa's biology department have identified a chemical used in plastics that seems to have negative affects on the reproductive success of a freshwater snail.

Iowa researchers study ionosphere’s role in aurora

Monday, March 3, 2025
The upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere could play a bigger role in shaping the northern lights than previously thought, University of Iowa researchers show.
Kaveh Akbar

A conversation with Kaveh Akbar

Thursday, February 27, 2025
The New York Times bestselling author discusses the critical acclaim of his novel, Martyr!, and his passion for teaching at the University of Iowa
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42nd Presidential Lecture explores the importance of voice

Thursday, February 27, 2025
The 42nd annual Presidential Lecture, titled “Understanding Our Multiple Voices in 21st Century Communication,” will explore how an individual’s voice can be used as a powerful communication tool.
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4 faculty members recognized with UI’s highest teaching honor

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Four University of Iowa faculty members are recipients of the 2025 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence, recognizing their exceptional and ongoing contributions to student learning and success.
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Why do we twitch in our sleep?

A seemingly small question has shifted how scientists understand the relationship between the brain and the body.
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Big event coming up? A UI expert explains the importance of sleep when it comes to physical performance

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Aaron Scheider, assistant professor of health and human physiology in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, explains how sleep can optimize your physical performance and the best way to prioritize quality sleep over quantity.

UI study shows that images of Earth affect people's views on energy, environment

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
University of Iowa researchers found in a new study that images of Earth that kindle "blue marble awe" could create more favorable views of renewable energy and the environment.

UI team designs microscope to study interaction of light and matter in electronic devices

Monday, February 3, 2025
An infrared microscope designed by a University of Iowa team led by Thomas Folland helped produce information that could help advance electronic technologies.