CLAS graduate researcher Ramachandra Bangari and associate professor Thomas Folland of physics and astronomy collaborated with researchers from McMaster University and Vanderbilt University on a new method for determining how ultrathin crystals are oriented, an important step toward understanding materials that could be used in future technologies. 

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) welcomes everyone to celebrate Homecoming 2026 with events across campus, including talks with a Broadway playwright, music performances, department gatherings, and the annual parade.

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has named Elizabeth Catlett to its 2026 class of legacy honorees, which recognizes people whose accomplishments were overlooked or undervalued due to their race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. Catlett, a sculptor and printmaker, was one of the first three students to receive an MFA from Iowa in 1940 and the first African American woman to earn the degree.

Tom Lin, a University of Iowa assistant professor who teaches English and creative writing, is winning national acclaim as a novelist.

CLAS communication studies associate professor explores conflict and hurtful interactions to strengthen communication across relationships, classrooms, and communities.

University of Iowa Professor Gary Pierce has been inducted into the National Academy of Kinesiology, one of the highest honors in the field, recognizing his scholarship and leadership. 

For half a century, students in the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program have been encouraged to question convention, follow their curiosity, and discover just how much the genre can do.

From sleep trackers to dental anesthetics, students in this College of Liberal Arts and Sciences general education course discover the neuroscience behind everyday experiences.

Ece Demir-Lira, associate professor in the UI Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the study’s corresponding author, says combining words with hand gestures can be applied by parents and teachers alike.

The CLAS Physics and Astronomy Department hosts Public Observing Nights in the Van Allen Observatory to spark students’ and community members’ interest in astronomy.