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From CLAS, For CLAS, About CLAS
Digest #33
A twice-monthly bulletin for the faculty and staff of the
University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
News from the CLAS website
June 4, 2016--June 21, 2016
Research News
Report your significant research news
Journalism faculty and grad students will present at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference
Faculty affiliated with UI DeLTA Center receive $5.77 million grant
CS Prof Zubair Shafiq receives 2016 Data Transparency Lab grant
Arts News
UI graphic designers take top honors at Adobe Creative Jam
Music Prof John Manning releases new tuba album
New Play Initiative promotes work of female playwrights, actors, directors
Alumna embarks on solo violin career
Engagement and Outreach News
Report your engagement/outreach activities
Call for Participation: UI Mobile Museum 2017
UI student helping Afghan woman come to US to study physics
Awards, Achievements, and Media Mentions
Report your awards and media mentions
HHP Prof Kathleen Janz elected to National Academy of Kinesiology Executive Board
Anthro Prof Russ Ciochon talks to science news media on two new "Nature" articles
Anthro Prof Russ Ciochon interviewed by London-based New Scientist on Gigantopithecus
Chemistry Prof Chris Cheatum named OVPR&ED Faculty Fellow
US Transportation Secretary's blog cites work done in Hank Virtual Environments Lab for SAFER-SIM consortium
Psych Prof Bob McMurray talks to 'San Diego Family' about boosting preschoolers' vocabularies
Around Campus
Summary of new majors, other CLAS Undergraduate Curricular and Related Changes for 2016-2017
Comm Studies Prof Darrel Wanzer-Serrano and family profiled--
One dad's wish: To hold his son by Father's Day
The AnthrObserver: Department of Anthropology newsletter
Chemistry Herky: Herky helps CLAS student combine the arts and sciences
UI to add a creative writing undergrad major this fall
Upcoming CLAS Events
(Visit CLAS Events for complete listings)
Lectures/Conferences/Informational Meetings
Arts
(Visit Arts Iowa for complete listings)
Reading from Dora Malech, Karim Alrawi, Alisa Ganieva June 30
Live From Prairie Lights: Vu Tran July 11
Korean Music Series Through July 29
Write On Through August 4
Exhibitions
"EatChewAlive," paintings by alumnus John Schlue Through August 28
Sciences