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CLAS professor’s research looks to individualize treatment of stroke survivors

Friday, September 4, 2026
Sara Hussain, assistant professor in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, has won more than $500,000 in grants to develop individualized treatment in the brain for stroke survivors.
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CLAS student helps tell Iowa’s story in new game-day commercial

Friday, September 4, 2026
Tye Miller, a fourth-year mathematics education student from West Liberty, Iowa, provides the voice-over for the University of Iowa’s new national TV spot.
A headshot of University of Iowa professor Maurine Neiman.

Genome Duplication Is a Radical Evolutionary Gamble

Friday, September 4, 2026
Biology professor Maurine Neiman studies diminutive snails with a massive secret: Sometime in the recent past, the snails' genome doubled, giving them significantly more genetic material than they ought to have.
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Beyond the page: CLAS English professor brings books to life for students

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
From the physical form of a book to the people who read it, Brown encourages students to look more closely at how literature creates meaning.
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Ece Demir-Lira investigates why some children thrive and others fall behind

Monday, August 31, 2026
Ece Demir-Lira studies how children’s brains, environments, and relationships shape learning, with the goal of better understanding why children follow different developmental and academic paths.
University of Iowa students in a classroom are trained to work the polls for Johnson County's 2026 election.

Political science students to work polls in Johnson County's 2026 election

Monday, August 31, 2026
Students enrolled in Professor Alex Smith's Election Administration course will learn how elections work, study the laws behind them and serve as poll workers during the 2026 General Election.
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Richard Brent Turner traces the intersection of religion, jazz, and lived experience

Friday, August 28, 2026
Richard Brent Turner's scholarship has evolved across disciplines and communities, bringing together African American religion, music, history, and lived experience to illuminate connections that can be difficult to see from inside the classroom alone.
A headshot of University of Iowa professor Sriram Pemmaraju.

Dr. Sriram Pemmaraju and Dr. Sourya Roy Receive NSF Grant to Study Distributed Random Sampling

Friday, August 28, 2026
Two faculty from the Department of Computer Science at UIowa received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to research distributed random sampling. Dr. Sriram Pemmaraju and Dr. Sourya Roy will collaborate in designing efficient random sampling algorithms that run on a distributed collection of machines.
Students attend Career Trek in spring 2026 semester

Career Treks connect CLAS students with new paths and possibilities

Friday, August 28, 2026
Career Treks give CLAS students the opportunity to explore industries, build professional connections, and discover how their diverse skills can translate into unexpected careers.
A headshot of Christopher Merrill, the former director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.

Christopher Merrill named 2026 Paul Engle Prize winner

Friday, August 28, 2026
Christopher Merrill has been named the 15th recipient of the Paul Engle Prize, presented by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization.