College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Symphony and Concert Bands live stream, Oct. 13, 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016
The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream the Oct. 13 performance by the UI Symphony and Concert Bands, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CDT. The ensemble will perform in the Voxman Music Building Concert Hall.
Iowa’s cancer-fighting antibody bank
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Around the corner from University of Iowa biology professor David Soll’s office is an exclusive reservoir of biological agents used by researchers worldwide seeking to cure cancer. Its mission is deeply personal for Soll. He lost his wife to cancer, and he wants to put an end to the disease.
African American students and alumni build community at the UI
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Co-organizers Lena Hill and Michael Hill are providing students with the opportunity to meet and develop mentoring relationships with African American alumni.
Four UI faculty members win top teaching award
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Anton Kruger, Dan Matheson, Daniel Weeks, and Rachel Williams have won the 2016 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of their years of outstanding teaching.
Can we find more benign nanomaterials?
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
UI chemist Sara Mason has won a grant to access a supercomputer network funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Mason’s group will use its time to better define the atom-to-atom interactions of various nanoparticles, hoping to learn more about the particles’ effects on energy, the environment, and human health.
UI opens new Steven Holl–designed Visual Arts Building
Monday, October 10, 2016
The university dedicated its new Visual Arts Building on Oct. 7. The building, designed by renowned architect Steven Holl, is both technologically advanced and artistically inspiring.
Modern art
Monday, October 10, 2016
Hundreds of art students and faculty joined dancers, musicians, and local dignitaries in the brilliantly lit central foyer of the Visual Arts Building on Friday to dedicate the new building.
UI computer security expert shares 5 ways to improve voting security in the US
Monday, October 10, 2016
With the U.S. presidential election just weeks away, computer security experts say it’s too late to make major improvements for this election, but voting officials can take several steps for upcoming elections.
Jupiter’s spooky sounds
Thursday, October 6, 2016
There are some haunting sounds coming from Jupiter. An instrument designed and built at the University of Iowa recorded the spooky sounds from the planet’s auroras during the first full orbit by the NASA spacecraft Juno. Several UI researchers are involved in the mission to our solar system’s largest planet.
UI researchers work to unlock music's potential in treating Alzheimer's disease
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Studies have proven that music can lift a patient's mood, help manage stress and agitation and facilitate cognitive function and help with motor movements. Now, researchers at the University of Iowa are measuring the impact music has on the health outcomes of Alzheimer's patients in Iowa City.
UI researchers work to unlock music’s potential in treating Alzheimer’s
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Music therapist Alaine Reschke-Hernandez and neurologist Dan Tranel have teamed up to measure the impact music has on the health outcomes of Alzheimer’s patients in Iowa City. River to River host Ben Kieffer talks with Reschke-Hernandez and Tranel about the connections between music and the brain.
Let there be light
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The new Visual Arts Building is filled with cutting-edge technology to help artists create, but it rests on a foundation of one basic element: light.
Pagination