Big college, big news! From CLAS, For CLAS, About CLASDigest #43 A twice-monthly bulletin for the faculty and staff of the All the CLAS News Research NewsReport your significant research news UI readies for Cassini finale Carver Trust gives UI $45 million for Iowa Neuroscience Institute Anthro Prof Russ ciochon is unravelling the mystery of the mighty ape’s last stand Classics Prof Sarah Bond publishes new book, "Trade and Taboo: Disreputable Professions in the Roman Mediterranean" English Prof Kathy Lavezzo publishes new book, “The Accommodated Jew” English Prof Loren Glass edits new book, "After the Program Era" Arts NewsDance presents Graduate/Undergraduate Concert December 8-10 Annual Holiday Tubas lunchtime concert tradition continues December 9 on Old Capitol steps Matthew Birks (Class of 2017) wins Best Local Film at Muscatine Independent Film Festival Engagement and Outreach NewsReport your engagement/outreach activities 30,000 Hands: Engaged Social Innovation students to present group, individual projects December 8 Climate Narrative Project Fellows to present work Biology faculty, students, and staff earn national attention for using Science Booster Clubs to educate Iowans on climate change Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds program for underrepresented health sciences students Chem Prof Ned Bowden and undergrad student Gabe Armas attend Cedar Valley Family STEM Festival HHP’s Dan Matheson serves as panelist for St. Ambrose University Sport Management Conference Awards, Achievements, and Media MentionsReport your awards and media mentions Meenakshi Gigi Durham, Christine Getz appointed as CLAS Associate Deans Q and A with Diane Slusarski, new DEO of Biology College Magazine ranks UI among top 10 schools for creative leaders 2017 Obermann Graduate Institute Fellows announced Biology undergrad Anya Kim wins 1st place prize for symposium presentation Psychology alumna Efthymia Kapnoula (PhD '16) receives early-career publication award CLAS site helps UI earn top national ranking in website accessibility Check out Vault blog post from Kristina Rudic (BA ’13, English and French) Around CampusDI highlights Soc Prof Sarah Bruch's Inequality Seminars Getting grads good jobs: The Pomerantz Career Center Maintaining an inclusive campus UI launches GOLDrush, crowdfunding platform for university projects Five things students forget to do in November ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming CLAS Events(Visit CLAS Events for complete listings) Lectures/Conferences/Informational MeetingsWorldCanvass: White Privilege December 7 Climate Narrative Project Presentations December 7 30,000 Hands: Students' Engaged Social Innovations December 8 Fall 2016 CLAS Commencement December 17 Arts Faculty Showcase: Telemann, Cantatas for Christmastide December 6 Iowa Trombone Choir December 6 UI Youth Chorale Fall Concert (Outreach High School Choir) December 6 Non-German Art Song December 7 Iowa Brass Quintet December 7 Graduate/Undergraduate Dance Concert December 8-10 JACK Quartet December 8 UI Jazz Faculty with Alumni December 8 Opera Scenes December 8 Jorge Montilla Studio Clarinet Recital December 8 UI Steel Band II & III December 8 Film Club: Seriously Funny Movies December 8 Jazz Combo Festival December 9 Holiday Tubas December 9 JACK Quartet December 9 Strawberry Fields (Theatre Arts Workshop Series) December 9-10 Percussion Holiday Pops December 10 Papshoy Klezmer Orchestra December 10 String and Wind Chamber Music Concert December 10-11 CNM presents Ari Streisfeld, violin December 10 Telemann: Cantatas for Christmastide December 11 Semiannual Last Chance Percussion Concert December 11 Double Bass Studio Recital December 11 Art/Art History Senior and Honors Student Shows December 12-16 Exhibitions Political Prints Through January 15 Hawkeyes in Space exhibition Through May 14, 2017 German Iowa and the Global Midwest Through January 8 Sciences Nick Lentini - "The Discovery of Sofosbuvir and its Application in the Treatment of Hepatitis C" December 8 |