Research Resource is an online newsletter published three times per academic year. It features exciting and innovative research, scholarship, and creative activity happening in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This newsletter keeps faculty, staff, and students informed while celebrating their excellence and success.
Upcoming grant and fellowship deadlines
Check out this extensive list of grant opportunities available internally and externally. CLAS Grant Support Office maintains this list and its staff are happy to help if you have questions or need support.
Recent grant awards
CLAS is a powerhouse of research, discovery, and creativity. That is reflected in the grants our faculty receive as they work to advance scholarship in their areas of study.
CLAS faculty members receive grant for interdisciplinary project focused on the Iowa River
Monday, May 5, 2025
Stephanie Miracle, an assistant professor in the Department of Dance, is leading a project that will guide the audience through an immersive journey.
TRACERS team brings NASA mission closer to launch
Friday, April 25, 2025
University of Iowa space physicist Craig Kletzing’s life was cut short before he could complete his most ambitious NASA mission. The professor’s colleagues stepped in to bring TRACERS to the launch pad.
CLAS PBS assistant professor awarded $3 million NIH grant to study the psychology and neuroscience behind social behavior
Friday, April 25, 2025
Dorit Kliemann, assistant professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, was awarded a multimillion dollar grant by the National Institutes of Health for her research on social cognition.
Two CLAS faculty members receive grants from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Scott Daly, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, and Katheryn Rothenberg, assistant professor in the Department of Biology, discuss their respective research projects and what the funds will allow them to do.
CLAS computer science faculty member receives NSF grant to improve safety of autonomous vehicles
Monday, March 10, 2025
Guanpeng Li, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, received a $310,077 National Science Foundation grant which focuses on ensuring autonomous vehicle systems are dependable and safe.
CLAS scholars and artists form Interdisciplinary Consortium for the Study of War and Genocide
Monday, February 3, 2025
The consortium brings together faculty working across departments in the areas of war, genocide, or ethnic and political violence to facilitate collaboration and exchange of knowledge.
Meet three CLAS researchers and artists
Monday, January 27, 2025
Learn more about the exciting work of three faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Resources for humanities research and teaching
Monday, January 27, 2025
Working together, the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Office of the VP for Research, Office of the Provost, and several other university centers and institutes invest substantially in the humanities disciplines—history, classics, languages, literature, philosophy, religion, and world-renowned writing programs.
CLAS Grant Support Office shares new and updated grant funding resources
Monday, January 27, 2025
The CLAS Grant Support Office added and updated information on the CLAS Resource website to better meet the needs of faculty and streamline this process of applying for grant funding.