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Digest #29

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

News from the CLAS website
April 5, 2016--April 18, 2016

 
 

Research News

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Psych grad student Marcie King received NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Anthro Prof Russ Ciochon comments on redating of "hobbit"-like species in science news

English & Anthro undergrad Nathaniel Otjen presents at Harvard conference

Linguistics prof Bill Davies awarded NSF grant

History/GWSS Prof Leslie Schwalm awarded New York Public Library fellowship

History Prof Paul Greenough wins Fulbright grant to travel to India for new project

History Professor Keisha Blain selected as SITPA Fellow at Duke University

Arts News

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The latest look: Voxman Music Building construction update

The latest look: Visual Arts Building construction update

Robyn Schiff's "Woman of Property" reviewed in NY Times

The Iowa Review releases Spring 2016 issue

Dance to host water symposium, film festival

Engagement and Outreach News

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"Johnson County for All": University of Iowa Students Partner With Community for Public Dialogue about Inclusion

Alumni Association seeking speakers for Lifelong Learning series

Bringing the Old Capitol to the State Capitol

Awards, Achievements, and Media Mentions

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Shaun Vecera appointed to Herman J. and Eileen S. Schmidt Chair

Phillip Round named John C. Gerber Professor in English

David Gompper, Colin Gordon named F. Wendell Miller professors

CLAS names Collegiate Scholars, Dean's Scholars, Dean's Distinguished Lecturer

CLAS announces 2015-2016 Collegiate Teaching Awards 

CLAS announces 2015-2016 Outstanding Outreach and Engagement Award winners 

HHP Prof Gary Pierce elected as Fellow of the American Heart Association

Michael Hill, Sam Chang earn Diversity Catalyst awards

Psych Prof Grazyna Kochanska wins APA award for developmental psychology

Mathematics students enjoy stellar performance at Putnam Competition

Two UI students receive 2016 Governor's Cup Award

Enterprise Leadership major Conor Paulsen's leather goods start-up featured

Russ Ciochon in National Geographic article on "Jungle Book" animals

Around Campus

TIER Implementation update

CLAS students to combine art and storytelling in Climate Narrative Project presentations

New Psych Building goes before Regents

Romans and Correia helping create MERGE incubator for UI innovators

Department of Biology Spring 2016 Newsletter

UI recognizes top student employees

New Faculty Book: What Do We Know about Civil Wars?, Political Science Prof Sara Mitchell

New Faculty Book: Populist Authoritarianism, Political Science Prof Wenfang Tang

New Faculty Book: Modern Hearing Aids, CSD Prof/Chair Ruth Bentler

New Faculty Book: A Companion to the Huguenots, Religious Studies & History Prof Raymond Mentzer

New Faculty Book: Selling Shakespeare, English Prof Adam G. Hooks

New Faculty Book: Surviving the Essex, Journalism Prof David Dowling

New Faculty Book: The Making of the American Essay, English/NWP Prof John D'Agata

Upcoming CLAS Events

(Visit CLAS Events for complete listings)

Lectures/Conferences/Informational Meetings

Plant Sale! April 19

WorldCanvass: “Big Data: Big Brother or Big Sister?” April 19

Spring Undergraduate Research Festival April 20

Informatics Showcase: Sociology Open House April 21

The Impact of Religion on Mental Health Outcomes and Infrastructure April 21

Professor Melanie Cooper - "Evidence-Based Approaches to Curriculum Reform and Assessment" April 22

Careers Outside the Academy April 23

Insights from AncestryDNA by Julie Granka, Ph.D. April 24

The Clothesline Project April 26

Diversity Catalyst Awards Reception April 28

Take Back the Night April 28

Climate Narrative Project April 28

Watershed: A Symposium on Dance, Science, Activism, and the Future of Water in Iowa April 29

Floating Friday lecture "The $100 Million Man: Michael Phelps, USA Swimming, FINA, and abandoning 'amateurism' to commodify athletes and commercialize the Olympics" April 29

Arts
(Visit Arts Iowa for complete listings)

Lady from the Sea (Theatre Arts Mainstage) April 15-24

Margo Jefferson Reading April 18

Iowa Trombone Choir April 19

Iowa Brass Quintet April 20

Korean Art Songs April 22

Shakespeare in the Park April 23

Reading of Denis Johnson's New Play "Des Moines" April 23

UI Laptop Orchestra April 23

Chamber Orchestra April 24

Center for New Music April 24

Symphony Orchestra April 27

MFA Dance Concert April 29

First International Iowa ScreenDance Film Festival April 30

Exhibitions

THEM: Images of Separation Through May 15

Social (In)Justice Through May 15

From Cornfields to Cliffs and In Between: Daily Palette Artists Reimagine Iowa’s Landscape Through June 12

Sciences

Holly VanMetre - "Individual Submicrometer Particles and Biomolecular Systems Studied on the Nanoscale" April 18

Kevyn Gardner - "Selective Syntheses of Intermediates for Pawhuskin Analogues" April 18

Kevyn Gardner - "Selective Syntheses of Intermediates for Pawhuskin Analogues" April 18

Yan Hu - "Quantitative Confocal Imaging in Nanoporous Silica" April 19

OSTC Materials Seminar April 19

Majid Nada - "Greener Synthesis of Nanocrystalline ZSM-5" April 20

Gonzalo Campillo-Alvarado - "Mechanochemistry: Recent Advances in Organic Synthesis and Supramolecular Materials" April 21

Nadeesha Rathuwadu - "Nafion Activity Model, CO2 Reduction with Lanthanides & Magnetic Field Effects on Hydride Storage in Palladium" April 21

Zhen Li - "Structural and functional consequences of single mutations at the high affinity binding site of Cyanovirin-N" April 22

OTSC 14th Annual Symposium, Poster Session April 29

Stanley Wawzonek Lecturer - Prof. Richard B. Silverman - "A Novel GABA Aminotransferase Inactivator and Potential New Treatment for Epilepsy, Addiction, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma" April 29