Articles from August 2025

CLAS student shares tips for starting the new 2025-26 academic year

Friday, August 15, 2025
Get ready for the academic year with various resources and tips from a fellow undergraduate student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Daniel Khalastchi

Khalastchi named executive director of the Office of Writing and Communication

Thursday, August 14, 2025
The University of Iowa has appointed Daniel Khalastchi executive director of its new Office of Writing and Communication.

Magid Center for Writing update from CLAS

Thursday, August 14, 2025
UI announces new Office of Writing and Communication, led by Daniel Khalastchi; Magid Center programs shift or conclude amid strategic changes.
An image of Schaeffer Hall in the spring with green leaves

14 Ida Beam scholars to bring new ideas, perspectives to CLAS

Monday, August 11, 2025
Current faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invited visiting scholars for the 2025-26 academic year through the Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Professorships Program.
A student takes notes and studies on a laptop

Kickstart your learning: Strategies for a productive semester

Thursday, August 7, 2025
Follow these tips for learning and studying effectively as the new semester begins.
Lucas Carr led a course of 20 students in Spain, where they learned about the preventative side of health and wellness through cultural immersion.

CLAS students learn about health and wellness in some of the healthiest cities in the world

Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Twenty students from the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology ventured to Spain for three weeks to learn about the preventative side of health and wellness.
Dan Matheson moderated a panel with Big Ten leaders during the Big Ten Development Conference in Iowa City.

CLAS SRM faculty member moderates panel on future of college athletics at Big Ten Development Conference

Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Dan Matheson, director of the Sport and Recreation Management program in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, addressed the NCAA House settlement and the future of college athletics during a panel with Big Ten leaders.
Carver College of Medicine alumnus Dee Silver is pictured at the UI Theatre Building earlier this year.

Iowa Medicine Alum Supports His Two Passions: Theater and Neuroscience

Monday, August 4, 2025
Retired neurologist Dee Silver gives back to his alma mater through a unique playwriting fellowship and neuroscience research award.