Kristy Nabhan-Warren, professor in the Department of Religious Studies, hopes the Lilly Endowment mentor role with the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture will allow her to continue to inspire the next generation of scholars.

The most recent cohort got hands-on with space-based instrumentation, conducting research, and working as a team as part of the immersive program led by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences.

Inspired by first responders training, Krista Davidson, a clinical professor in the Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders, developed a speech-generating application to assist first responders when communicating with nonspeaking individuals.

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.