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Around CampusCLAS faculty and staff join forces to create new scholarship CLAS Alumni Fellow David Conley leaves big impact on Cinematic Arts, CLAS Grad College names fellowship for Lula Merle Johnson (PhD 1941, History)--first African American Iowa woman to earn doctorate University of Iowa hopes to launch college-in-prison program Gazette reports on 2020 Academic Organizational Structure initiative Friends raising money for mural to honor memory of student Sean Wu Chief Diversity Office accepting proposals for Diversity Catalyst Seed Grants Early Iowa City photography on display at Old Capitol Museum President Harreld: Hawkeye athletics revenue-sharing 'baked in for the long-term' Cynthia Farthing's Math class teaches important lessons behind ‘Hidden Figures’ story Sport & Rec Mgmt students gain summer field experience Arts NewsThe Iowa Review gears up for Veterans Day with website launch and work by veteran writers Dance Gala at Hancher: November 10-11 Cinematic Arts MFA student Sam Kessie has 2nd film shown on IPTV's "The Film Lounge" New Theatre Arts/Dance class melds technology, performance DJ Spooky’s ‘Explorer I Remix’, featuring sounds made by Van Allen radiation belts, premieres at Witching Hour Engagement and Outreach NewsReport your engagement/outreach activities Psychological & Brain Sciences' Lori Nelson honored at Refugee and Immigrant Association dinner Visiting photojournalist documents environmental decline
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Research NewsReport your significant research news CLAS faculty conducting research integral to $12M cochlear implant grant Work on roundworms by Biology Prof Veena Prahlad suggests research avenue for neurodegenerative diseases; study featured in Newsweek.com Nominations sought for student researchers for downtown banner campaign Regents cite Iowa economic impact of universities' research Awards, Achievements, and Media MentionsReport your awards and media mentions Math Professor Dan Anderson named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society History Prof Douglas Baynton quote published in Oxford Essential Quotations Biology's Maurine Neiman announced as finalist for Iowa Women of Innovation award HHP's Kathleen Janz appointed to National Osteoporosis Foundation committee Music's Nathan Platte publishes new book, Making Music in Selznick's Hollywood Music's Matthew Arndt publishes new book, The Musical Thought and Spiritual Lives of Heinrich Schenker and Arnold Schoenberg Cinematic Arts Prof Paula Amad quoted in New Yorker article about history of aerial vision U of Colorado Press publishes Lauren Haldeman's book of poems Instead of Dying GSS Prof Rangaswamy Rajagopal featured in NAFSA publication for Paul Simon Award Political Science Prof Tim Hagle quoted in NY Times article on Iowa's swing state status Sociology Prof Michael Sauder's book, "Engines of Anxiety" featured in Los Angeles Review of Books piece Lewis D'Vorkin (BA 1974, Journalism and Economics) named LA Times Editor-in-Chief Four Statistics and Actuarial Science alumni win Society of Actuaries awards |
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Lectures/Conferences/Informational Meetings
The Syrian Refugee Crisis: German, European, and Middle Eastern Perspectives November 6
John H. Richardson Reading November 6
“Mediation to End Civil Wars: Assembling the Dream Team” November 8
Rapid Response History November 8
David Chang, "Knowledge and Power in the Pacific: Native Hawaiian Exploration in an Age of Empire" November 10
Collective Action—An Obermann Conversation November 14
Arts
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Albert Tiu, Piano Masterclass November 7
Grant Wood Art Colony presents "The Wood Problem" Docudrama and Panel Discussion November 9
Film Club: 'Memories of Murder' November 9
Deborah Eisenberg Reading November 9
The Dybbuk of Dachau (Theatre Arts Gallery Series) November 9-12
Dance Gala 2017 November 10-11
Bijou Film Forum: "Offside" (2006) November 14
JACK Quartet Reading Session November 13-14
JACK Quartet with University of Iowa Composers November 15
JACK Quartet Concert November 17
Trumpet Showcase Concert November 15
Film Club: 'Zodiac' November 16
Agnes in Green (Theatre Arts Workshop Series) November 17-18
Live from Prairie Lights: Lauren Haldeman and Nick Twemlow November 18
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
Gavin Parker- "Analysis of Metals in House Dust" November 9
Daniel McAlister: "Actinides on the moon" November 10
Wenbin Lin - "Molecular Materials for Sustainability and Human Health" November 10
Anthony Lucio: "The Electrochemical Double Layer in Ionic Liquids" November 13
Samantha Nania: "Spectroscopic Analysis of Molecular Fluids at the Solid-Liquid Interface" November 14
Johnathan Humston: "Compressive Sampling Methods Applied to Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy" November 16
Michaella Raglione- "Uncovering Physical Properties of Organic Cocrystals using Terahertz Spectroscopy" November 17
Andrea Grafton- "Vibrational dynamics of hydrogen-bonded complexes in solution" November 21