News and events from CLAS, for CLAS.
 

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences News and Events Digest

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 27, 2015 - May 10, 2015

 
 
 

Special Video Feature:

The View From Here: Class of 2015 graduates reflect back, dream forward

Research News

Report your significant research news

Blaine Greteman (English) and Jennifer Iverson (Music) receive Stanford Humanities Fellowships

Computer Science Professor Zubair Shafiq receives NSF grant to study Internet video usage

UI chemistry Professor Tori Forbes nets DOE Early Career award

Joe Kearney (Computer Science) and Jodie Plumert's (Psychology) texting-safety research featured on KCRG-TV News

Physics & Astronomy professors share favorite images from the Hubble Telescope on its 25th anniversary

Arts News

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The Iowa Review publishes Spring 2015 issue

Engineering student finds direction in 3D Design

Engagement and Outreach News

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UI, ISU, Iowa Arts Council partnership to address community issues through the arts

14th Oakdale Prison Community Choir Concert happening on May 21

Brian Collins (2014 PhD), Fellow in Obermann Center's Graduate Institute on Engagement and the Academy, to start tenure-track "dream job"

Awards, Achievements, and Media Mentions

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Two CLAS students win the Hubbard Human Rights Award

Physics & Astronomy Professor Robert Mutel receives Hancher-Finkbine Faculty Medallion

Spanish & Portuguese Professor Ana Rodríguez-Rodríguez receives M. L. Huit Faculty Award

CLAS students receive top University honors at 2015 Hancher-Finkbine Dinner

27 CLAS grad students named Outstanding Teaching Assistants

Sociology Professor Karen Heimer elected Fellow of American Society of Criminology

Spanish & Portuguese Professor Tom Lewis pens op-ed on grading policies in Daily Iowan

Earth & Environmental Sciences Professor William Barnhart's work on using satellites to map earthquakes profiled in Wired

Around Campus

Minor in Translation for Global Literacy approved; to begin in fall 2015

Center for Teaching's "Extraordinary Teaching Project" features innovative CLAS teachers and initiatives

DeLTA Center celebrates new home, interdisciplinary research

Music, Ethics & Public Policy major Jessica Pray (Class of 2015) profiled (with video)

Chief Diversity Office to offer new certificate program for faculty and staff

Phil's Day highlights philanthropy's impact on UI

Upcoming CLAS Events

(Visit CLAS Events for complete listings)

Lectures/Conferences/Informational Meetings

Live from Prairie Lights: Sarah Kanouse and Nicholas Brown May 12

U of iRobot Performance May 13

Graduate College Commencement Ceremony May 15

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Commencement Ceremonies May 16

Arts
(Visit Arts Iowa for complete listings)

UI Youth Ballet and School of Dance Spring Concert May 15-17

Noor Piano Trio and Voce String Quartet Recital May 16

Exhibitions

Master of Fine Arts Student Show Through May 15

Master of Arts in Art Student Show Through May 16

University of Iowa Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition
Through May 30

Unfinished Business: The Arts of the New Arab Revolutions May 12 through May 15

Honoré Daumier: Selections from the University of Iowa Museum of Art Through August 1

From the Grand Tour to American Pop: Learning with the Alden Lowell Doud Collection Through May 17