Big college, big news! From CLAS, For CLAS, About CLASDigest #45 A twice-monthly bulletin for the faculty and staff of the All the CLAS News Research NewsReport your significant research news Psych grad student Cate Cosme wins NIH/NIDA National Research Service Award VIDEO: Rare student-built device displays celestial phenomena on miniature scale Student-built planeterrella recreates Earth’s vivid lightshows in miniature Arts NewsShort film co-written by Theatre Arts Prof Lisa Schlesinger selected for IPTV's Film Lounge Play by Theatre Arts Prof Lisa Schlesinger to be included in Playwrights Canada Press anthology Musicology Prof Marian Wilson Kimber to present lecture-recital on the elecutionists American, African American Studies Prof Deborah Whaley publishes poems Engagement and Outreach NewsReport your engagement/outreach activities Chemistry students, faculty help Girls Go Stem! Awards, Achievements, and Media MentionsReport your awards and media mentions Provost Butler named president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Statistics Prof Elias Shiu to receive honorary doctoral degree from Univ of Lausanne in Switzerland Nonfic Writing Program alum Jennifer Percy wins 2017 National Magazine Award for Feature Writing VIDEO: Bob Cargill to appear in CNN’s Finding Jesus: Season 2 English's Inara Verzemnieks interviewed by Nieman about NYT Mag story VIDEO: Poli Sci Prof Tim Hagle discusses US travel ban on China Global TV Tim Hagle speaks to Deseret News about Utah town hall climate Around CampusAlmost 24,000 alumni and friends gave $150 million to support CLAS in For Iowa. Forever More. campaign. Faculty/Staff volunteers needed for Spring Commencement ceremonies Meet MacKenzie Elmer (BA 2012, Journalism) of the Des Moines Register --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming CLAS Events(Visit CLAS Events for complete listings) Lectures/Conferences/Informational MeetingsMellon Sawyer Lecture - Richard Salomon, Justin McDaniel, and Jim Canary February 17 Bryce Reeder, University of Missouri (Political Science) February 17 The Confucius Institute at the University of Iowa 10th Anniversary February 17 Students Discuss Post-Election Classroom Climate February 18 WorldCanvass: Resilience Over Trauma February 20 BOSE Speaker Series: Chris Witko, University of South Carolina February 24 Arts 15 Films in 15 Years February 17 Doing Well Together (Theatre Arts Gallery Series) Through February 19 UI Band, Choir, and Orchestra: Hawkeye Honors Music Festival February 18 Hawkeye Honors Music Festival Finale Concert February 19 Faculty Showcase: Rachel Joselson and Rene Lecuona, "Songs from the Holocaust" February 21 University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra featuring Zhou Jin, guest conductor and UI School of Music Faculty February 22 Juan Felipe Herrera Reading February 22 Lecture by Joanna Powell, Visiting Artist in Ceramics February 23 Girl: A Labyrinth Dark (Theatre Arts Gallery Series) February 23-26 Diane Ackerman Reading February 23 Dancers in Company February 23-25 Mark Ostoich Guest Artist Masterclass and Performance February 25 JCL with Alumni Joel Vanderheyden, Brian Smith, Drew Morton, Rob Baner February 25 Bijou After Hours presents: 'Train to Busan' February 25 Arts Share Community Percussion Concert February 26 Exhibitions "Faces of Diplomacy" Exhibit February 23-25 "Bodies in Motion" Through February 26 Come Together: Collaborative Lithographs from the Tamarind Institute Through February 26 Hawkeyes in Space exhibition Through May 14, 2017 Sciences Michaella Raglione - "Detection of Chiral Drugs Using Nanochannels" February 23 Samantha Nania - "Analysis of Fluid Slip at the Fluid-Solid Interface: Wetting Velocity Dependence" February 23 University of Iowa Computing Conference February 24-25 |