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From CLAS, For CLAS, About CLAS
Digest #59

A periodic bulletin for the faculty and staff of the
University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

All the CLAS News (That We Can Find, Anyway)
November 7, 2017-December 5, 2017

Awards, Achievements, and Media Mentions

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Daniel Tranel named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Amber Brian receives Honorary Mention for MLA's Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize

Rachel Zuckerman (BA 2017, Poli Sci/Journalism) named 2019 Schwarzman Scholar

Grad student Derick Mattern receives NEA Literature Translation Fellowship

UI Printmaking alum Michael Barnes wins NIU Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award

NWP alumni Lucas Mann and Cutter Wood win NEA Fellowships

Anthro Prof Russ Ciochon quoted on the origin of giant pandas in New Scientist Magazine

Colin Gordon speaks about brick theft in St. Louis in "99% Invisible" podcast

Lisa Heineman on WNHN show "The Attitude" to discuss German erotica entrepreneur Beate Uhse

Jenifer Vick of Journalism and Mass Communication: "2017's Best Charities to Donate To" on WalletHub

Arts News

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LA Review of Books: "Cultural Diplomacy: An Interview with Christopher Merrill" by Loren Glass

The Grace of Dance Gala

UI dance faculty use their art to challenge, inspire students

Stage managers: Theater’s ‘air-traffic control’

Engagement and Outreach News

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David Gier to present Hawkeye Lunch & Learn, "Beyond the Stage: Building Community Through Music"

 

Research News

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Brian, Cohen, Kruger, Longfellow, Thaggert named DSHB Faculty Scholars

Psychology study shows pigeons can discriminate both space and time

Cinematic Arts Prof Paula Amad presents research at Princeton University

UI computer science student wins best paper at international conference for work on fake Facebook likes

Nominate an outstanding researcher or scholar for the Discovery and Innovation Awards

New large grant development program will fund environmental research teams up to $30K

Research Development Office launches a resource library

UI geology students take field trip to study unique rock formations

Around Campus

Marilynne Robinson to receive Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at CLAS Commencement December 16

UI to begin search for new CLAS dean

CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE OF IOWA CITY PRESENTS: The Genetic Essence of Circadian Rhythm: The 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology (December 7)

Teaching and research go hand in hand in UI Big Ideas courses

Hancher Presents: Terence Blanchard: In Conversation with Prof. Deborah Whaley

VIDEO: Rachel Williams discusses her work on the 1943 Detroit riots

Department of Biology Winter 2017 Newsletter

Paying homage to Seashore Hall

New collaboration brings theater students into nurse-training scenarios for real-life learning

Analisa Iole becomes first female drum major in the modern era

 

 

Upcoming CLAS Events

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Lectures/Conferences/Informational Meetings

Rapid Response History December 6

David Gier presents Hawkeye Lunch & Learn: Beyond the Stage: Building Community Through Music December 7

"The Dynamics of Phonological Cognition" with Matt Goldrick December 7

Andrea Galdy, “What to Collect and how to Display in the 1500s: the European Kunst and Wunderkammer” December 7

Arts
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Fun Home (Theatre Arts Mainstage Production) December 6-9

Graduate/Undergraduate Dance Concert December 7-9

Film Club: 'Nightcrawler' December 7

Six Performers in Search of an Ending (Theatre Arts Workshop Series) December 8-9

Electronic Music Studios Fall Concert December 9

Exhibitions

25 Collections for 25 Years: Selections from the Iowa Women's Archives Through December 29

Faces of Iowa Through the Early Lens Through May 20

Sciences

CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE OF IOWA CITY PRESENTS: The Genetic Essence of Circadian Rhythm: The 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology December 7

Alexis Ellis- "Characterization of Protein Delivery Systems with Fiber Optic ATR-FTIR" December 7

Nick Luedtke- "Utilizing the flavin toolbox to perform biocatalysis" December 7

 
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