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From CLAS, For CLAS, About CLASDigest #31 A twice-monthly bulletin for the faculty and staff of the News from the CLAS website 
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Research NewsReport your significant research news Latham Science Engagement Fellows present their innovative projects CSD study finds children with autism can use gaze to map new words Chem study find molecules in ionic liquids arrange themselves, but it takes time Physics & Astronomy Prof Scott Baalrud wins major DOE award ISU invites early-career researchers to free Midwest Big Data Summer School Arts NewsMarilynne Robinson profiled as she bids farewell to the Writers' Workshop Art Prof Daniel Miller's artwork to be featured in prestigious international symposium in Hong Kong A Farewell to Menart's: Studio Arts moves to new building Music Prof Kitty Eberle to present voice workshop at Voice Foundation symposium Three undergrad flutists win national competition Dance MFA grad, Visiting Assistant Prof tapped as Boston Conservatory's first hip-hop dance faculty UI flutist Emily Duncan (Class of 2016) graduating on a high note Engagement and Outreach NewsReport your engagement/outreach activities Soc Prof Sarah Bruch conducts survey on racial/gender/SES disparities in school experience in ICCSD Chemistry Prof Scott Daly named Outstanding Advocate by Hawkeye Veterans Engaged Social Innovation track yields new IMU food pantry project Awards, Achievements, and Media MentionsReport your awards and media mentions CLAS congratulates these 2016 honors graduates on their excellence at Iowa! Congrats to the 2016 Fulbright Scholarship winners! 23 CLAS grad students win Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards English PhD student Nicholas Cooley receives Winterthur fellowship CSD Prof Rich Tyler awarded Honorary Professorship at University of Parma Graduate History students have had an impressive year! African American Studies announces awards and honors Morgan Brittain (Class of 2016) lands Smithsonian internship Russian Prof Margaret Mills accepted to ACIE Summer Russian Teachers Program, to study in St. Petersburg "Charleston Syllabus"—co-edited by History Prof Keisha Blain—gains national notice Art/English alum receives Mellon Fellowship from Toledo Museum of Art Biology undergrad Anya Kim receives American Heart Association award John D'Agata's book "The Making of the American Essay" reviewed in The New Yorker Department of Biology announces undergraduate scholarships and awards Around Campus
VIDEO: Watch the CLAS student Commencement speakers Professor Emeritus Peter Nathan—former interim UI President—dies at 81 New MyUI portal replaces ISIS Religious Studies announces winners of student video contest Author Bill Bryson receives honorary degree from UI Workshop Prof Elizabeth Willis publishes "Alive: New and Selected Poems" Workshop Prof Mark Levine publishes "Travels of Marco" Workshop Prof Ethan Canin publishes "A Doubter's Almanac" Sociology Prof Michael Sauder co-authors new book, "Engines of Anxiety" Upcoming CLAS Events(Visit CLAS Events for complete listings) Lectures/Conferences/Informational MeetingsHow to Prepare For and Take the Foreign Service Officer Test May 17 Cistercians, Chronologies, and Communities: The Legacies of Constance Hoffman Berman May 20 Nicholas Meyer: 50 Years of Star Trek May 20 Senior Prom & Health Fair June 16-17 Arts |
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