The new award recognizes scholars who cross disciplinary boundaries to produce insights not possible within a single field.

University of Iowa professor and poet Paige Lewis shares how their love of books, animals, and epic storytelling shapes their work, including their upcoming novel Canon. Rooted in a lived-in library and a hands-on writing practice, Lewis approaches literature as something to be used, marked, and fully experienced

Elizabeth Heineman, Brian Lai, and Jan Steyn were selected as 2026 recipients of the Hubbard-Walder Award for Excellence in Teaching.

CLAS researchers and alumni are contributing to future moon missions through lunar lander simulations and instrument development following Artemis II.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences received a gift of over $12 million from the estate of Ira L. Sorenson (BA, 1928), establishing the Ira L. and Vera S. Sorenson Fund in support of the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability (SEES).

The Office of the Vice President for Research Discovery and Innovation Awards continue the University of Iowa's longstanding tradition of recognizing work across research, scholarship, creative activity, public engagement, and research support. Honorees include David Miles, associate professor of physics and astronomy; Jessica Gorzelitz, assistant professor of health, sport, and human physiology; Robert Bork, professor of art and art history; Bingbing Zhang, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication; and Richard Dvorsky, aerospace principal engineer and interim research administrator in physics and astronomy.

Visiting Assistant Professors Elizabeth Crawford and Spencer Jones were selected for the Scholarly Teaching Program, allowing them to learn and develop effective teaching methods among a cohort of other instructors.

David Miles, deputy director of research operations in UI’s department of physics and astronomy and a co-investigator for the rocket launch, was tasked with building the magnetometer attached to the rocket. While Miles had seen countless rocket launches before, Norway’s launch was a first for UI graduate student Jessica Mondoskin, the lead graduate student for the magnetometer project.

CLAS Advising has extended drop-in advising hours for Early Registration. These hours are available for CLAS students in their second, third, and fourth years who are advised by CLAS advisors. Students can be assisted with drop or withdrawal authorizations, registration authorizations, and urgent concerns. We encourage students to see their assigned advisor, and to utilize these drop-ins if they are unable to meet due to lack of availability during this busy time. You may view the drop-in hours on the CLAS Advising web page.

A brief bout of physical exercise can create "ripples" of activity in your brain that help you store and retrieve memories, says Michelle Voss, a UI neuroscientist who led the study.