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CLAS faculty who received promotions in 2024.

CLAS announces 2024 faculty promotion and tenure awards

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced the recipients of its prestigious awards for faculty who received a promotion to tenured associate professor and full professor, and to associate professor and full professor of instruction.
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Four CLAS faculty receive 2024 Hubbard-Walder Award for Excellence in Teaching

The award honors UI faculty who participate in teaching and contributed to curriculum and/or program development.
Rachel McLaren, UI associate professor of communication studies

Ask an Expert: How Do I Make New Friends?

Communication studies professor Rachel McLaren offers tips on how we can open ourselves up to new connections in adulthood.
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CLAS English staff member receives Lola Lopes Award

Kate Torno, senior academic advising in the Department of English, received the 2024 Lola Lopes Award for Undergraduate Student Advocacy.

NSF Updates

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The new revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG NSF 24-1) is available online and goes in effect for proposals submitted on or after May 20, 2024.
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Iowa STEM students explore sustainability across the Atlantic

A group of STEM students from the University of Iowa traveled to Europe to experience sustainability in action.
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More than 100 classrooms to receive upgrades before classes begin

The University of Iowa is investing $2 million to modernize 175 classrooms across 25 buildings—mostly used by UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students and faculty.
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CLAS music professor named 2024 UI Distinguished Chair

Kenneth Tse, professor of saxophone in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ School of Music, has been named a 2024 University of Iowa Distinguished Chair.
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CLAS students dominate 2023 IdeaStorm competition

Eleven out of the fifteen 2023 IdeaStorm winners are CLAS students.
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CLAS research, scholarship, and creative activity builds on strength

Research is thriving in CLAS—as seen by the growing numbers of grants, fellowships, awards, and accomplishments earned by our faculty, staff, and students.