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.
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CLAS researchers find parents should combine words with gestures to help their children learn
Monday, October 19, 2026
Ece Demir-Lira, associate professor in the UI Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the study’s corresponding author, says combining words with hand gestures can be applied by parents and teachers alike.
CLAS researchers find parents should combine words with gestures to help their children learn
Monday, October 19, 2026
Ece Demir-Lira, associate professor in the UI Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the study’s corresponding author, says combining words with hand gestures can be applied by parents and teachers alike.
Jason Robey investigates changes in American incarceration
Friday, October 2, 2026
Jason Robey researches what has driven major changes in the criminal justice system and how those lessons could help shape its future.
New and renovated CLAS spaces welcome students for 2026–27 academic year
Friday, October 2, 2026
Completed and ongoing facilities projects are creating fresh spaces for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences programs across the University of Iowa campus.
Meet four CLAS researchers exploring how people understand themselves and the world
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Faculty across the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences discuss the questions driving their research, what brought them to higher education, and the interests that shape their lives beyond their work.
Jupiter uses surprisingly complex system to fend off particles from sun
Thursday, September 24, 2026
A CLAS-led research team in a new study has reported the most detailed observations to date of the bow shock at Jupiter, our solar system's gas giant.