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
March 30, 2015 - April 12, 2015

 
 
 

Research News

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Ferentz Undergraduate Research Fellows present original, faculty-mentored work at Spring Undergraduate Research Festival

Marcus Bach Fellowships for Graduate Students in the Humanities award winners announced

Computer Science Professor Zubair Shafiq researches Facebook “like farms”

CLAS faculty and grad students selected for Humanities Without Walls opportunities

Psychology graduate student Victoria Spring receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Biology grad student and professor make key cancer discovery

Arts News

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UI Museum of Art features work of Studio Arts faculty in biennial exhibition at Figge Museum

UI String Quartet Residency Program to host Calder Quartet with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott April 19-25

3D Design Program students showing work in Milan, Italy

Engagement and Outreach News

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Iowa Youth Writing Project to host Junior High Writing Conference

Math hosts high school girls for 11th annual Sonia Kovalevsky Day focusing on "Math and the Environment"

CLAS students, faculty help UI storm State Capitol for Hawkeye Caucus 2015

Awards, Achievements, and Media Mentions

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CLAS names Professor Claire Sponsler the M. F. Carpenter Professor in English

CLAS names Psychology Professor Jodie Plumert as Starch Faculty Fellow

CLAS announces 2014-2015 Collegiate Teaching Awards

CLAS names Collegiate Scholar, Dean’s Scholars for 2015-2017

Psychology Professor Ryan LaLumiere appears on Viewpoints radio show discussing addiction

History doctoral student Eric Zimmer wins 2015 Mildred Throne/Charles Aldrich Award

New York Times reviews Professor Horacio Castellanos Moya's new novel

Psychology graduate student Zhen Wu receives Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad

Five CLAS students awarded scholarships for their work on women's and diversity issues

Health & Human Physiology, Sport Studies major Samantha Logic wins national Senior CLASS Award

Biochemistry student wins Goldwater Scholarship

Around Campus

Big Data Analysis Certificate for undergrads will be available in fall

Health & Human Physiology and Sociology departments add new academic tracks for fall semester

Debate Forum holds national championship tournament on UI campus

Statistics & Actuarial Science to hold 50th anniversary symposium April 24-25

Upcoming CLAS Events

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Lectures/Conferences/Informational Meetings

Human Rights Archivist Trudy Huskamp Peterson to Speak April 13

Bender Virtual Career Fair - Employment for People With Disabilities April 14

Classics Department Spring Coffee Hour April 14

Career Series for International Students: From First Impression to Full-Time April 14

Lecture by Breanne Trammell, Virginia A. Myers Visiting Artist in Printmaking April 14

Plato: The Subject of the First Polish-American Dispute in Philosophy April 16

Lecture by Jason Urban, visiting artist in Printmaking April 16

Lecture by James Bleakley, visitor in Sculpture April 16

Hawkeye Innovation Summit April 23

Semi-Centennial Symposium, Dept. of Statistics & Actuarial Science April 24-25

Hippocrates' Legacy: New Insights on Ancient Medicine April 24

Presentation and Artist Talk: The Gertrude Bell Project April 25

Arts
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Free Screening: "The Hunting Ground" April 14-15, 19

Trombone Choir April 14

Flute Quartet April 15

Kenneth Tse, saxophone April 16

Dance Thesis Concert II-The Remedy: A MOVEment MoveMENT April 16-17

Yiyun Li reading April 16

The Liar (Mainstage, Theatre Arts) April 16-26

Jazz Concert: Johnson County Landmark April 17

Center for New Music Presents: Consortium with UMKC and CU Boulder April 17-18

Hornucopia Horn Quartet April 19

Latin Jazz Ensemble April 19

Neher Voice Studio recital April 20

UI String Quartet Residency Program Presents: Under the Hood with Calder Quartet April 22

Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers April 23

A Little Lunch Music Concert Series April 24

Baroque Organ and Flute Concert  April 24

UI String Quartet Residency Program Presents: Calder Quartet, featuring pianist Anne-Marie McDermott April 25

Exhibitions

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

University of Iowa Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition
Through May 30