Chifan received the award alongside coauthors Adrian Ioana, Denis Osin, and Bin Sun for their paper, “Wreath-like Products of Groups and Their von Neumann Algebras I: W-Superrigidity,”* published in the Annals of Mathematics in 2023.

On this episode of Iowa Public Radio (IPR), University of Iowa biologist Andrew Forbes talks about a study that uses GIS technology to show how habitat loss has impacted cicada populations. GIS experts Susan Meerdink and Adam Skibbe also discuss what the future holds for these cicadas.

NASA grants extra time for CLAS scientists to gather important data and answer fundamental questions about how solar wind interacts with Earth and its protective magnetic field.

From studying physics at the University of Iowa to developing software for human spaceflight, Amanda Acevedo built a career grounded in curiosity, problem-solving, and hands-on research.

Stephanie Miracle explores the possibilities of movement through collaborations that bring choreography into unexpected spaces.

As manufacturing becomes more automated, intelligent, and interconnected, robots, sensors, machines, controllers, and computers increasingly need to exchange information and coordinate their actions in real time.

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.

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used by social service agencies to handle cases involving child abuse, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse. But a CLAS researcher and former social worker says the agencies need to establish safeguards to ensure that AI technology does not lead to bias against vulnerable or disadvantaged populations.

University of Iowa alum Kelsey Klein combines clinical experience with research to better understand communication outcomes for children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Her experiences at Iowa helped shape the questions she pursues today as a research scientist at the House Institute Foundation.

Called the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), physicists from Iowa and around the world have teamed up to detect neutrinos, elusive particles that may explain what makes up the universe and all that’s in it, including us.