Articles from 2024

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UI receives gold rating for sustainability efforts

Monday, December 9, 2024
The university received the rating from a nationally recognized organization dedicated to improving sustainability on college campuses.
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University of Iowa prepares to launch new environment and sustainability school

Sunday, December 8, 2024
Faced with an uptick of students enrolling in environmental studies and science programs, the University of Iowa next fall will launch a new School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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CLAS progresses in multiyear administrative restructure

Evolution of several academic areas will position the University of Iowa’s largest college better for future students.
Paras Bassuk

CLAS psychological and brain sciences student named Rhodes Scholar

Monday, December 2, 2024
Paras Bassuk, a student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was named the University of Iowa's 23rd Rhodes Scholar.
Israel Wipf

CLAS biology graduate student uses fruit flies to explore connection between obesity and cancer cell movement

Monday, December 2, 2024
Israel Wipf won this year’s Three Minute Thesis competition, in which graduate students share their research in three minutes or less to a general audience,
Joshua Lens

CLAS sport and recreation management faculty member discusses college athletes and NIL deals

Monday, December 2, 2024
Ever since the NCAA permitted college athletes to get paid by companies that use their names, images and likenesses, athletes have tested the limits of their increasing power, writes Joshua Lens, faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Iowa.
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CLAS history and classics faculty member reflects on military service and its impact on her teaching and research

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Associate professor Rosemary Moore was on active duty in the U.S. Navy for five years. She uses this experience in both her courses and research on the Roman military.
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University of Iowa receives gold rating for sustainability efforts

Monday, November 25, 2024
The University of Iowa has received a top rating for sustainability efforts by a national association focused on sustainability in higher education.
Brandee Britt

CLAS journalism alumna leads social media strategy for 22 Hawkeye sports teams

Brandee Britt leads social media strategy for 22 Hawkeye sports teams — and it’s all because an internship while a University of Iowa student changed her career path.
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Two CLAS faculty members working to empower women in political science

Monday, November 25, 2024
Kelly Kadera and Sara Mitchell, faculty members in the Department of Political Science, host workshops that support, mentor and teach women in political science. A recent NSF grant will allow them to continue this work for another four years.