A portrait of University of Iowa professors Sriram Pemmaraju and Sourya Roy.

Nearly $1 million awarded in NSF grant to computer science faculty for distributed computing research

Monday, September 28, 2026
University of Iowa researchers Sriram Pemmaraju and Sourya Roy will explore how complex random sampling tasks can be performed efficiently across multiple computing machines.
A headshot of University of Iowa associate professor Tara Bynum.

English faculty Tara Bynum receives $50,000 John Carter Brown Library fellowship

Friday, September 25, 2026
Bynum has received a $50,000 fellowship from the John Carter Brown Library to support work on her book, A Revolutionary History of Black Joy.
A headshot of University of Iowa assistant professor Muchao Ye.

Muchao Ye receives NSF grant for research on human-centered video surveillance

Tuesday, September 8, 2026
An assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science recently received a National Science Foundation grant for his research about making automated surveillance systems more useful and trustworthy.
A headshot of University of Iowa assistant professor Sara Hussain.

CLAS professor’s research looks to individualize treatment of stroke survivors

Friday, September 4, 2026
Sara Hussain, assistant professor in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, has won more than $500,000 in grants to develop individualized treatment in the brain for stroke survivors.
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CLAS’s DSHB antibody resource awarded $3.4 million NIH grant to expand and modernize facilities

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
The NIH grant will fund a new centralized facility for the University of Iowa’s Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank, boosting its capacity and modernizing its antibody production and research infrastructure.
Shaeffer Hall with two black and gold Iowa banners flanking four pillars.

CLAS maintains grant momentum in uncertain times

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Amid major shifts in the national research funding landscape, CLAS faculty and staff sustained strong proposal activity in FY25. Their efforts supported continued progress in research, scholarship, and creative work across the college.
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CLAS PBS researchers receive NSF funding to understand how speech perception relates to reading and language skills

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
The project, funded by a $794,490 National Science Foundation grant, is expected to run for three years and focus on children and adults in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.
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CLAS faculty projects receive support from OVPR's Arts and Humanities Initiative

Sunday, June 15, 2025
Faculty from a range of disciplines will pursue research, develop creative projects, and host academic conferences with support from the Arts and Humanities Initiative.