Articles from April 2024

Schaeffer Hall on the Pentacrest in summer

Four CLAS faculty receive 2024 Hubbard-Walder Award for Excellence in Teaching

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
The award honors UI faculty who participate in teaching and contributed to curriculum and/or program development.
Robert Bork

CLAS art history professor named fellow in medieval studies academy

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Robert Bork of the School of Art and Art History is part of the 2024 fellow class at the Medieval Academy of America.
CLAS award recipients

CLAS announces 2024 faculty promotion and tenure awards

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced the recipients of its prestigious awards for faculty who received a promotion to tenured associate professor and full professor, and to associate professor and full professor of instruction.
Panoramic aerial of the University of Iowa campus

Three CLAS faculty involved in search committee for next vice president for research

Friday, April 12, 2024
The University of Iowa has announced the search committee for the next vice president for research.
Schaeffer Hall with flowers in the foreground in summer

CLAS faculty members receive 2024 Discovery and Innovation Awards

Friday, April 12, 2024
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is honoring 11 faculty and staff for their exceptional contributions to research, scholarship, and creative activity as part of the 2024 Discovery and Innovation Awards.
Peng Jiang

CLAS computer science assistant professor receives prestigious NSF CAREER award

Friday, April 12, 2024
Peng Jiang, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation, which includes a $500,000 grant to fund his research.
E Cram

CLAS associate professor receives prestigious rhetoric award

Friday, April 12, 2024
E Cram, associate professor with joint appointments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received the Karl Wallace Memorial Award. The award will allow Cram to continue their research on the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm.
An image showing four CLAS faculty who received Early Career Awards

Four CLAS faculty researchers secure prestigious early career awards

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Continuing an upward trend of University of Iowa faculty securing prestigious early-career grants, four investigators from the Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Computer Science have been awarded notable grant awards to advance their careers.
Schaeffer Hall

US News & World Report ranks Iowa audiology, speech-language pathology among the top in the nation

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Iowa’s audiology program holds at No. 2 and the speech-language pathology program advances from No. 6 to No. 5.
Man meditating on stairs outside of school building on campus

Harness the power of mindfulness during your student experience

Monday, April 8, 2024
While mindfulness has roots in ancient Eastern traditions, its benefits have been extensively studied and validated by modern science, making it a valuable skill for individuals of all ages, including college students.