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Around Campus"Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright" The Art and Industry of Special Effects Cinema: A Conversation with CLAS Alumni Fellow David Conley and Paula Amad Religious Studies 90th anniversary lecture series features Juan Cole, E. P. Adler Lecturer: "Colors of Immigration" Sam Becker Memorial Conference: Oct. 21 Tameka J Norris to present "Somewhere is Here: Sumter County" at Witching Hour CLAS to ensure all college buildings will have Automated External Defibrillators UI Council on Teaching taking Teaching in Higher Ed Travel Award applications Pulitzer winner Art Cullen to speak as SJMC Li Chen Lecturer: Oct 10 Be Better program prods UI students to pursue their potential Arts NewsInternational Writing Program celebrates 50th Anniversary Week Oct. 9-14 Cathedral of Notre Dame organist Olivier Latry to perform Oct. 26 Colliding Art Forms and Documenting Refugees: The Iphigenia Project Ana Merino publishes new book, "Salvemos al Elefante" Waltraud Maierhofer publishes new book, "Reineke Fuchs (Reynard the Fox)" Engagement and Outreach NewsReport your engagement/outreach activities CLAS faculty, students participate in Hurricane-relief benefit reading Whaley, Tully, Havens participate in "Whose Streets?" film screening panel ACES inducts Teresa Mangum as new member
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Research NewsReport your significant research news Craig Kletzing, Physics and Astronomy team nab $1.25M NASA grant Obermann Center now accepting applications for 2018 Interdisciplinary Research Grants Stemosphere student blog publishes piece on the science of hurricanes Postdoctoral researchers from underrepresented populations encouraged to apply for HHMI fellowships Elizabeth Heineman writes on German leader's challenge in age of rising nationalism; also on the "German Hugh Hefner" (with >100K views) Damani Phillips publishes new book, "What Is This Thing Called Soul" Jeffrey Agrell publishes new book, "The Creative Hornist" Marquis Berrey publishes new book, "Hellenistic Science at Court" Deborah Whaley presents at Univ of Kansas Symposium on Black Love; featured in Encyclopedia of Black Comics Kendra Strand of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures shares teaching strategies Awards, Achievements, and Media MentionsReport your awards and media mentions Art History program ranked among top 15 in US Darrel Wanzer-Serrano wins Book of the Year award English Professor Ed Folsom quoted in NYT article on Walt Whitman's love of opera President Harreld cites CLAS curricular innovations David Gier named co-chair for for vice president for research and economic development search committee HHP major Analise Iole (Class of 2018) is the first female Hawkeye drum major |
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Lectures/Conferences/Informational Meetings
Joshua Miller, "Adaptation from Book to Screen" October 12
Sayed Kashua presents “Humor, Political Consciousness, and the Role of the Writer" October 12
AIA Iowa Society Lecture: Near Eastern and Aegean Interaction during the Iron Age October 16
E. P. Adler Lecture (Religious Studies): "Colors of Immigration" October 17
Elaine K. Gazda, Visiting Scholar in Art History October 17
The 19th Annual Iowa Latinx Conference October 18
Algorithms: The Personal Is Political—An Obermann Conversation October 18
Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism: Gillian Beer October 19
Nadia Sirota: "Composing a Career" October 20
Arts
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The Crucible Through October 14
Iowa Saxophonists' Workshop Guest Recital: Stephen Page October 9
Bijou Horizons: 'Nise: The Heart of Madness' (2017) October 10
Professor Anna Barker, Opera Studies Forum, speaking on Mozart's The Magic Flute October 11
Film Club: 'Manhunter' October 12
Starfire (Theatre Arts Gallery Series) October 13-15
Grant Wood Fellow Shoptalk: Joe DeVera October 13
Bilingual Readings with Fujino Kaori October 16-17
Courtney Miller Faculty Recital October 16
Twilight Bowl (Theatre Arts Gallery Series) October 19-22
Exhibitions
25 Collections for 25 Years: Selections from the Iowa Women's Archives Through December 29
Faces of Iowa Through the Early Lens Through May 20
Sciences