College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

By the university, for the university

Thursday, August 13, 2015
UI 3D design students created the UI’s booth for the 2015 Iowa State Fair—a first for both the program and the university. The hexagon—a shape found in the construct of DNA—was used thematically in the booth, as a way to convey innovation, technology, creativity, and research.

Putt receives American Fellowship

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded a 2015-16 American Fellowship to Shelby S. Putt, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at the University of Iowa.
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From Iowa City to China

Monday, August 10, 2015
China has about 100 million children learning English and a pair of the University of Iowa students have started a new business to help them.
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Work, pedal, and be healthy

Friday, August 7, 2015
By providing workers with a portable pedaling device, Lucas Carr, an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiology and member of the Obesity Research and Education Initiative at the UI, discovered people who were once sitting all day were now moving at work without even getting up.
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Iowa students research water and wildlife in the 'Big Muddy'

Students at the Lucille A. Carver Mississippi Riverside Environmental Research Station get their feet wet—literally and figuratively—in the University of Iowa's Water Quality class.

World's most advanced particle detector – in miniature

The University of Iowa is using 3-D printers to create exact replicas of one of the world's most advanced particle detectors.

An eye on our most vital resource

Monday, August 3, 2015
How do local governments and national agencies monitor one of our most valuable resources? With research and data from the Iowa Flood Center.

Drumming up new teaching techniques

Friday, July 31, 2015
Two UI College of Education alumnae are creating an after-school drumming club in Mount Vernon, Iowa, as a result of participating in a World Music Drumming Workshop. That event, hosted by the UI and West Music, drew more than 60 music teachers from across the state and nation.
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Matheson enlightens students one story at a time

Dan Matheson, lecturer in the UI Sport and Recreation Management program, offers advice to students interested in working in team operations and his experiences working for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and the NCAA.
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17-year-old student researches telescopes, gamma rays

Telescopes for peeking at showers of light sparked by high-energy gamma rays have been a focus for Iowa City home-schooled student Liza Casella. For the past month, she has conducted research with UI astronomy and physics professor Philip Kaaret as part of the UI Belin-Blank Center's Secondary Student Training Program.

Cole, MacGillivray named American Chemical Society Fellows

Friday, July 24, 2015
Renee S. Cole, associate professor of physical chemistry and chemistry education in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Leonard MacGillivray, professor of organic chemistry in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, were named as American Chemical Society Fellows.

UI students named to Dean's List for spring 2015

Friday, July 24, 2015
The University of Iowa is recognizing the undergraduate students named to the Dean's List for the 2015 spring semester.