Articles from August 2023

A graphic that includes a portrait of Rebekah Kowal and her book

CLAS professor Rebekah Kowal shortlisted for prestigious dance research award

Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Rebekah Kowal, the Executive Officer of the Department of Dance, has recently been shortlisted for the Oscar G. Brockett Prize for Dance Research for her 2020 book, Dancing the World Smaller: Staging Globalism in Mid-Century America.
A group photo of students posing while traveling in Europe

Iowa STEM students explore sustainability across the Atlantic

Wednesday, August 9, 2023
A group of STEM students from the University of Iowa traveled to Europe to experience sustainability in action.

CLAS faculty member named an Institute of Mathematical Statistics Fellow

Saturday, August 5, 2023
Dale Zimmerman says the support he’s received from the college and his department has allowed him to focus on his research throughout the course of his 37-year career.
Steve McGuire and his bike

CLAS art professor embarks on bike trip across Iceland

Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Steve McGuire, professor, and director of the UI School of Art and Art History, sets out on a 601-mile biking trip across Iceland to collect climate information about the area.

CLAS faculty member Florence Williams receives NSF CAREER Award

Wednesday, August 2, 2023
UI Department of Chemistry assistant professor Florence Williams has been awarded the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, which carries a $650,000 grant for research.