College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Humanities faculty named DSHB Faculty Scholars
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB) at the University of Iowa funds awards meant to advance the education of liberal arts students, including aspiring scientists, by helping to defray research-related expenses. It recently named associate professors Amber Brian, Mary Cohen, Marie Kruger, Brenda Longfellow, and Miriam Thaggert DSHB Faculty Scholars.
UI to honor December 2017 graduates
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
The University of Iowa will honor December 2017 graduates during a series of commencement ceremonies Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 14–17.
UI math professor named 2018 American Mathematical Society fellow
Monday, December 4, 2017
With more than 200 published papers, Daniel Anderson was honored for his study of commutative ring theory.
UI computer science student wins best paper at international conference
Monday, December 4, 2017
UI grad student Sherhoze Farooqi's research exposed extensive reputation manipulation on Facebook.
Pigeons can discriminate both space and time
Monday, December 4, 2017
Pigeons aren’t so bird-brained after all. New research from the University of Iowa shows that pigeons can discriminate the abstract concepts of space and time, likely using a different region of the brain than humans and primates to do so.
Video: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences/University College fall 2017 commencement ceremony
Thursday, November 30, 2017
A video recording of the fall 2017 UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences/University College commencement ceremony is now available for viewing. The ceremony was held Saturday, Dec. 16, at 9 a.m.
UI geology students take field trip to study unique rock formations
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Geology majors at the University of Iowa took a three-day excursion to Missouri to examine rocks and past and present geological activity. The for-credit trip is a critical outdoor complement to the terminology and concepts the students, mostly seniors, have been learning in the classroom.
Tips for successful donation during the holiday season
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Jennifer Vick, lecturer and Fundraising and Philanthropy Communication Certificate coordinator at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication discusses some of the biggest mistakes people make when donating to a charity during the giving season.
Stage managers: Theater’s ‘air-traffic control’
Monday, November 27, 2017
Alumni and current students say they are well prepared to tackle the world of stage management thanks to the University of Iowa MFA program.
Paying homage to Seashore Hall
Monday, November 27, 2017
For nearly 120 years, Seashore Hall has been a center of academics, medicine, and research at the University of Iowa. Yet, despite its many permutations, the building will be taken down in phases, beginning in December, to make way for a six-story, 64,000-square-foot Psychological and Brain Sciences Building.
Tranel named 2017 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow
Monday, November 20, 2017
University of Iowa professor Daniel Tranel has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
UI nursing students get a dose of stage theatrics
Thursday, November 16, 2017
A new collaboration between the UI College of Nursing and the Department of Theatre Arts is helping students from both put classroom theory into practice.
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