Articles from 2025

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.
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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.
CLAS researchers celebrate the TRACERS launch

CLAS researchers celebrate TRACERS launch

Monday, July 28, 2025
Dozens of scientists from the University of Iowa traveled to Lompoc, California, to joyfully witness the successful rocket launch associated with TRACERS — the NASA-funded mission to study the mysterious, powerful interactions between the magnetic fields of the sun and Earth.
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UI to establish Office of Writing and Communication

Monday, July 28, 2025
In a significant step that builds on one of its most distinctive strengths, the University of Iowa will establish the Office of Writing and Communication (OWC) to unify, amplify, and expand the university’s rich legacy as a global leader in writing and communication.
Dan Mattheson led a trip of 50 students to the Big Ten Conference Headquarters in Chicago.

CLAS SRM students travel to Big Ten Conference headquarters to gain insight into college athletics

Monday, July 28, 2025
Nearly 50 University of Iowa students traveled to the Big Ten Conference headquarters in Chicago, where students gained career insight and networking opportunities.
TRACERS researchers

TRACERS mission led by CLAS physics and astronomy researchers set to launch July 22

Monday, July 21, 2025
The planned launch date for NASA's TRACERS mission is Tuesday, July 22 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A Falcon 9 rocket will carry two satellites loaded with instruments to study the Earth's magnetic interactions with the sun.