College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Hancher performance blends dance and architecture with unique connection to the UI
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Choreographer Jessica Lang and architect Steven Holl, who designed both the UI’s Art Building West and Visual Arts Building, have teamed up to produce the dance “Tesseracts of Time,” which Jessica Lang Dance will perform at Hancher on March 23.

11 UI graduate programs ranked among nation's best
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The University of Iowa also has 24 colleges and graduate programs listed among the 25 best in the nation, according to the latest rankings released Tuesday from “U.S. News & World Report.”
UI business helps children with siblings in traumatic times
Friday, March 10, 2017
UI students Caleigh Bemont and Bridget Blair have siblings who suffered through trauma—one's sister battled a rare brain tumor, the other's brother was murdered. Together, they've founded a new business to provide emotional support to children who were in the same situation as they were.
Former International Writing Program resident wins Windham-Campbell Prize
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Ali Cobby Eckermann (International Writing Program '14) was selected for a 2017 Wyndham-Campbell Prize in poetry.
These Iowa bicycles lovingly built by hand travel all around the world
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Professor Steve McGuire teaches an innovative and unique class at the University of Iowa, Fabrication and Design: Hand Built Bicycle. This semester’s 13 students, in their first or second year of the class, represent a passionate sector of the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) curriculum.
Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus named finalist for 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Garth Greenwell, an alumnus of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and resident of Iowa City, is one of five finalists for the 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his debut novel, “What Belongs to You.”
Cohen awarded 2016 Citizen Diplomat Award
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Mary Cohen, associate professor in the School of Music and the College of Education’s Department of Teaching and Learning, has been awarded the 2016 Citizen Diplomat Award for her nonprofit organization, the Oakdale Prison Choir.

UI researchers propose technique for measuring weak or nonexistent magnetic fields
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Researchers at the University of Iowa have proposed a new approach to sampling materials with weak or no magnetic fields. The method could help advance research in a host of fields, from computing to MRI machines. The results were published in the journal “Physical Review Letters.”
Old Gold: 1962 campus concert featured both Al Jarreau and Simon Estes
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Many people know that Al Jarreau and Simon Estes are alumni of the University of Iowa, but can you imagine the two luminaries being on the same concert bill? UI archivist David McCartney looks back at the evening they performed on campus.
UI librarian wins Significant Achievement Award from Association of College and Research Libraries
Friday, March 3, 2017
Janet Weaver, assistant curator of the Iowa Women’s Archives at UI Libraries, was honored by the ACRL for her work on the Migration is Beautiful website, which highlights the contributions of Latinas and Latinos to Iowa history and culture.
UI graphic design students set to showcase their talents at Adobe Creative Jam
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
The University of Iowa graphic design program is about to take center stage as computer software giant Adobe descends on campus with its unique Creative Jam series. During the high-profile design event, UI students will have an opportunity to compete, collaborate, and showcase their talents for peers and local professionals.
UI scholars, publisher play key role in bringing landmark Walt Whitman discovery to light
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Scholars at the University of Iowa and the staff at the UI Press helped University of Houston graduate student Zachary Turpin share his landmark Walt Whitman discovery, a previously unknown 165-year-old novella called “Life and Adventures of Jack Engle,” with the world. UI Press published the book on Feb. 20.
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