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Leadership awards recognize CLAS IT staff at Tech Forum 2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026
The IT staff members supporting the TRACERS mission, which is the largest grant in University of Iowa history, received an IT Leadership Award.
CLAS grad Tony Tulathimutte receives inaugural Jack Galef Literary Arts Award
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Award-winning author and Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Tony Tulathimutte is the inaugural recipient of the Jack Galef Literary Arts Award. Tulathimutte is a visiting faculty member in residence at the workshop this fall.
CLAS researchers reveal deeper workings of brain’s information hub
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
In a new study, CLAS researchers demonstrate how the frontoparietal cortex handles uncertainty in decision-making and organizes and coordinates responses in the brain and body.
Fall 2026: Important dates and deadlines for students
Monday, August 17, 2026
Don't miss these important dates and deadlines as you plan for the fall 2026 semester. From census to drop deadlines, to course registration and graduation, mark your calendar now.
Iowa selected in national quantum sensing consortium
Monday, August 17, 2026
The University of Iowa has been selected as a member of a consortium advancing a national effort focused on next‑generation quantum sensing.
From cicadas to cathedrals, Adam Skibbe maps it all
Friday, August 14, 2026
Adam Skibbe is a senior GIS administrator and adjunct instructor whose work centers on geospatial technology and the questions it can help researchers answer. He provides GIS support across the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the university, works with faculty and students on research, and teaches students how to use geospatial tools they may encounter in their careers.
CLAS researchers trace solar outbursts that led to historic Mother’s Day geomagnetic storm on Earth
Thursday, August 13, 2026
In a new study, space physicists led by the University of Iowa report the most detailed account to date about a string of eruptions on the sun that produced geomagnetic storms on Mother’s Day.
Legacy built at Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center continues
Thursday, August 13, 2026
After 50 years in the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, the UI Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic and the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders have relocated to the Health Sciences Academic Building.
CLAS Egyptologist Nicholas Brown uncovers ancient Egypt through lives forgotten to history
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Brown, assistant professor of Egyptology in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies, describes himself as a social historian. His research uses archaeology and written records to understand how ancient Egyptians lived outside the royal courts that dominate popular images of the period.
CLAS industry professionals bring tomorrow's creative industries into today's classrooms
Monday, August 10, 2026
From literary agents to filmmakers, the Industry Professionals in the Arts and Humanities program gives students direct access to the professionals shaping today's creative industries.
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