Articles from 2024

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.
Casey DeRoo

CLAS physics and astronomy department awarded $1.5 million from NASA

Friday, August 30, 2024
The Physics and Astronomy Department in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will use the funds from NASA to purchase state-of-the-art equipment needed to build instruments for future missions.
Schaeffer Hall spring

CLAS English faculty members to discuss recent works at upcoming Book Matters

Join us for a reading and discussion, co-sponsored by Prairie Lights, to celebrate recent works from Louisa Hall and Bennett Sims, faculty in the University of Iowa Department of English. After the reading, Donika Kelly, associate professor of English, will join Hall and Sims for a conversation and Q&A with the audience.
Portrait of Akalanka B. Ekanayake

Renowned CLAS chemistry program draws PhD candidate from Sri Lanka

Friday, August 30, 2024
Akalanka B. Ekanayake, a fourth-year PhD student in chemistry at the University of Iowa, originates from Sri Lanka, where he earned his bachelor’s degree and taught at a local college. Driven by a deep passion for research and teaching, he decided to pursue graduate studies in the U.S.
Valerie Payré

CLAS earth and environmental sciences assistant professor receives NASA grant to further research geologic activity on Mars

Friday, August 30, 2024
Valerie Payré, EES assistant professor, has been granted a $492,599 grant from NASA to analyze the geologic makeup of Mars with hopes of better understanding our planet’s history.
A rendering of the Health Sciences Academic Building

New Health Sciences Academic Building housing two CLAS departments on schedule

Tuesday, August 27, 2024
The $249 million six-level building—housing health and human physiology, as well as communication sciences and disorders—will be a hub for innovative experiential learning opportunities for students, including a rooftop adaptive play space and a food science and nutrition lab.