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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences News and Events Digest

A twice-monthly bulletin for the faculty and staff of the
University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

News from the CLAS website
October 26, 2015--November 8, 2015

 
 

Research News

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Meet undergraduate researcher in chemistry Zehra Khan

Professor Philip Kaaret to build satellite to search for missing matter in the Milky Way

SJMC Director David Ryfe publishes article on digital news links

OVPRED Internal Funding Initiatives proposals accepted through December 15

History Asst. Professor Keisha Blain's dissertation featured on SEN Journal site

What happened to the water on Mars? Jasper Halekas of Physics & Astronomy has helped find the answer. Iowa Now story; New York Times story

VP Dan Reed's 2015 State of Research Address video now online

Arts News

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3D Design program continues streak with prestigious group, individual wins at SOFA

Art & Art History Associate Professor Peter Chanthanakone to screen animated short, "Parking Gods," at Hamilton International Film Festival

Max Seifert (Class of 2016) wins national poetry contest, has chapbook published

Printmaker Deanne Wortman leads Nexus of Engineering and Art program

School of Music's Hindemith Project continues through 2015-2016 school year

Opera Director Bill Theisen talks about "Sondheim on Sondheim"

Engagement and Outreach News

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Communication Sciences & Disorders publishes breakthrough large-scale, longitudinal study on infants and children with hearing loss

Community Impact Grant helps Theatre Arts Professor Loyce Arthur work with the Dream Center and Iowa City Police

Students head for prison with Associate Professor and Chair of GWSS Rachel Williams

UI director's film on Pollock's 'Mural' to tour Iowa

Awards, Achievements, and Media Mentions

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Mary Adamek to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from American Music Therapy Association

Anthropology Professor Russ Ciochon to be featured on "Academic Minute" Nov. 16

Chemistry Asst. Professor Betsy Stone named one of "40 under 40" making a difference in corridor

Meet Writers' Workshop Graduate and Witching Hour festival presenter Jason England

Around Campus

See the fall career fair through the eyes of senior sociology major Liz Skogerboe

Obermann Center to hold Inclusion Teach-in Nov. 13

Second public meeting on Art Building set for Nov. 16

Diversifying voices: CLAS faculty among attendants at Op-Ed Project Workshop

Professor Emeritus of Neurology pens op-ed on the importance of the liberal arts to the UI and society

Upcoming CLAS Events

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Lectures/Conferences/Informational Meetings

Policy Matters: Perspectives on Health Reform November 10

Bender Virtual Career Fair - Employment for People with Disabilities November 10

Fifth Annual Rockwell Lecture: "Large Numbers: Perspective and Insight," by James B. Coykendall November 11

Study & Work Abroad in East Asia November 12

"Art and Museums," illustrated talk and Q+A with Ian Berry November 12

Jackson Pollock's MURAL: The Story of a Modern Masterpiece November 12

Floating Friday Lecture "Are You Funkafied?: The Spiritual Vision and Choreopoetics of Sly and the Family Stone" November 13

Don Quixote Puppet Show November 14

North Liberty for All: Housing and Transportation Inclusion November 16

UI Explorers Seminar Series-Brownbag: GIS Day November 17

Native Nations' Health November 18

Explorers Seminar Series: GIS Day November 19

A Clovis Site Rediscovered November 19

Arts
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Band Extravaganza November 9

Presentation by Painting Alumnus Dan Attoe November 9

Clarinet Studio Recital November 10

"Tall Tales from a Large Man," lecture by designer Aaron Draplin November 10

Kenneth Josephson: The First Sixty Years are the Hardest November 11

Lecture by Jewelry and Metal Artist Stephen Bottomley November 11

USAF Woodwind Quintet November 12

Korean Musicians' Night November 13

Arcadia (Theatre Arts Mainstage) November 6 through 21

Double Reed Clinic Recital November 14

Electronic Music Studios Presents: The Music of Elainie Lillios November 14

Jazz Repertory Ensemble November 15

HEADROOM - Michael A. Morris November 15

Matisse Trio presents Brahms Op99/100/101 November 16

Bassoon Studio Recital November 17

Jazz Repertory Ensemble and Combo November 19

Symphony Band November 19

Graduate/Undergraduate Concert (Dance) November 19 through 21

Bass is Cool, featuring Jessica Lu, double bass November 19

Symphony Orchestra and Choirs December 2

Exhibitions

I am Everyday People: Photographs by Kurt Ullrich Through January 3

Caprice and Influence Through December 13

Illustrations of Don Quixote: Interpretation of Imagination Through January 3

Sciences

Qi Guo - "Enzyme Dynamics and Its Role in Formate Dehydrogenase Catalyzed Reactions" November 9

Rebekah Shippy - "Synthesis of Prodrug Phosphoantigens and Chiral 1,1,1- Trisphosphonates" November 9

Nathan Black - "Biomorphous Templating of Porous Inorganic Materials" November 11

Prof. Jason Chen - "Total Synthesis as a Rich Source of Unexpected Projects" November 12

Chathurika Rathnayake - "Assessment of Bioaerosols in the Midwest: Spatial variations, meteorological influences and contributions to particulate matter" November 12

Prof. Oleg Ozerov - "New Borylation Chemistry With Pincer Complexes" November 13

Prof. Manori Perera - "A New Instrument to Study Space Chemistry" November 16

Dr. Jordan Harshman - "Characterizing High School Chemistry Teachers' Use of Formative Assessment Data to Improve Teaching" November 18

Alisa Fairweather - "The Development of Inhibitors of Heparanase" November 19

Yan Hu - "Quantitative Confocal Imaging of Nanoporous Silica" November 19

Prof. Wenyu Huang - "Design and Synthesis of Heterogeneous Catalysts Controlled at the Atomic Level"  November 20

Prof. Jennifer Schuttlefield Christus - "Discovering Inexpensive, Effective Catalysts for Solar Energy Conversion" November 30