Faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are centering their scholarship around community-based initiatives, exemplifying the University of Iowa’s commitment to building partnerships in Iowa and beyond.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences had an impressive year for research and discovery with a record-setting year for new grant funding and another significant year for total awarded funding.

Learn more about the exciting work of three faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Scott Shaw, professor in the Department of Chemistry, and a team of researchers across five universities seek to understand how environmental film forms on solid surfaces and how materials can be designed to last longer.

Researchers in CLAS studied how to make crossing the road safe, especially for children with self-driving cars on the road. Watch this video produced by the NSF on the findings.

For decades, UI-built scientific instruments onboard the two Voyager spacecraft have yielded groundbreaking discoveries as the vessels explore the cosmic unknown.

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.

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.

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.