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CLAS physics and astronomy assistant professor receives prestigious NSF CAREER award
Monday, July 1, 2024
Ravitej Uppu, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will use the five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to expand his research of electronic and photonic properties.
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CLAS journalism professor publishes two books examine journalism in digital age
Monday, July 1, 2024
David Dowling, professor in the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has published two books that explore the evolution of narrative journalism in the digital age.
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Nominate a student or postdoc for the downtown banner campaign
Monday, June 24, 2024
Members of the University of Iowa community can now nominate outstanding undergraduate, grad student, and postdoctoral researchers for the 2025 Dare to Discover banner campaign, which is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR).
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CLAS PBS graduate student explores coordination of brain and breathing rhythms during sleep
Monday, June 24, 2024
University of Iowa researchers, including graduate student Midha Ahmad, have uncovered a brain rhythm in the brain stem of sleeping infant rats that mirrors the rhythm in the cerebral cortex.
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CLAS PBS professor receives NIH grant to research how to improve lifeguard training using virtual reality
Monday, June 24, 2024
Cathleen Moore, professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, will use the funds from the National Institutes of Health to develop techniques to make pools safer.
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CLAS physics and astronomy faculty member receives grant for fiber optics communication study
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
A University of Iowa quantum optics physicist has been awarded funding from the United States Air Force to advance how information is transmitted securely at the quantum level.
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CLAS biology faculty member awarded NSF grant
Monday, June 3, 2024
Andrew Forbes, a professor in the Department of Biology, will use funds from the National Science Foundation to further research on eukaryotic symbionts across insect communities.
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CLAS statistics and actuarial science professor publishes new book
Friday, May 24, 2024
Dale Zimmerman, professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, co-authored Spatial Linear Models for Environmental Data. The book was released by Routledge and CRC Press in mid-April.
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Six CLAS faculty receive AHI project grants
Friday, May 24, 2024
Six University of Iowa faculty members will cultivate a wide range of scholarly and creative projects with the support of the Arts and Humanities Initiative (AHI).
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Two CLAS professors named newest members of the National Academy of Inventors
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Chemistry professor Ned Bowden and physics and astronomy professor John Prineas are being recognized for their work developing patents in their respective fields.
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