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CLAS journalism student selected for prestigious program

Monday, March 11, 2024
Second-year student James McCurtis III is the first University of Iowa student selected to take part in the Institute for Responsible Citizenship’s Washington Program.
Grazyna Kochanska

CLAS psychology professor receives $3.2 million NIH grant

Friday, March 1, 2024
Grazyna Kochanska, a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, was awarded a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to further her research on early parent-child relationships.
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CLAS professor featured in online psychology and neuroscience lecture series produced by Duke University

Friday, March 1, 2024
Professor Carrie Figdor’s lecture is one of six in series, which is free to watch online. Figdor discusses the different ways humanity thinks about the mind and its relation to the brain.
David Hartley

CLAS physics and astronomy staff member awarded travel grant to present research in Spain

Friday, March 1, 2024
International Programs at the University of Iowa has awarded a travel grant to Assistant Research Scientist/Engineer David Hartley to give two presentations on his research at the 4th International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Atlantic Radio Science Meeting (AT-RASC) May 19-14, 2024 in Gran Canaria, Spain.
Naomi Greyser

CLAS faculty member recognized with UI’s highest teaching honor

Friday, March 1, 2024
Four University of Iowa faculty members are recipients of the 2024 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence, recognizing their exceptional and ongoing contributions to student learning and success.
Jess Gorzelitz

CLAS assistant professor shares her research with an international audience and the Iowa community

Monday, February 26, 2024
Jess Gorzelitz, assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiology, has shared her research with mass media in hope that sharing her findings will inspire more people to join the UI’s cancer research.
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CLAS faculty member involved in study examining stress among women farmers

Monday, February 26, 2024
University of Iowa researchers set out to create and test a new tool to better understand the types of stressors women farmers find most pressing as well as the conditions and context associated with the greater levels of stress.
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Meet the winners of the 2024 OVPR student and postdoctoral research excellence awards

Monday, February 26, 2024
The Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of Undergraduate Research solicit nominations from the campus community for exceptional undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers from a wide range of disciplines and departments.
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Iowa Summer Writing Festival alumna publishes debut novel with HarperCollins

Monday, February 26, 2024
Eighteen years after her first time at the Festival, Amanda Churchill published her first novel.
Robert Cargill

CLAS associate professor featured in new Netflix documentary

Monday, February 19, 2024
Associate professor Robert Cargill is a strong believer in public education and ongoing learning opportunities, which is one of the reasons why he’s been sharing his expertise with major networks for more than 20 years.