Articles from September 2024

Street Crossing Research

What’s the safest scenario for crossing the road?

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Researchers in CLAS studied how to make crossing the road safe, especially for children with self-driving cars on the road. Watch this video produced by the NSF on the findings.
Student getting headshot taken at the Career Center

Undergraduate students invited to all majors career fair

Thursday, September 12, 2024
This fair will focus on recruiting students in all major for full time positions and internships.
An image of Schaeffer Hall in the spring with green leaves

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences announces new administrative structure for environmental programs and world languages

Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The proposed changes for fall 2025 will enhance collaboration and support student success.
Bikes line a wall with signs promoting bike lines in the City of Dubuque

CLAS journalism students gain hands-on experience reporting on sustainability efforts in Dubuque

Sunday, September 8, 2024
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication collaborated with the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities on three capstone classes where students produced news content, snapped photos, and created plans to help the city of Dubuque meet its sustainability goals.
A phone with blue and red bandages

CLAS course examines social media’s influence on politics

Sunday, September 8, 2024
Ahead of this fall’s presidential election, a UI political science class learns how to navigate misinformation and a lack of civility online.
Voyager 1 launches in 1977 from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, marking the beginning of a nearly five-decade mission.

Bon Voyage: From Iowa to the final frontier

Sunday, September 8, 2024
For decades, UI-built scientific instruments onboard the two Voyager spacecraft have yielded groundbreaking discoveries as the vessels explore the cosmic unknown.
Mason Richman works at a golf event for Special Olympics at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City as part of the sport and recreation management practicum The Business of Golf.

CLAS students tee up a career in golf

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
A unique practicum gives University of Iowa students behind-the-scenes access to golf venues and events, including a tournament on the PGA Tour.