Articles from March 2025

A group of students takes a selfie

Support CLAS on social media during One Day for Iowa

Your posts using #1DayForIowa could win $250-$500 for the college or one of our participating programs.
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Celebrate One Day for Iowa on the Pentacrest

Stop by between 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on March 26 to celebrate One Day for Iowa in person.
Schaeffer Hall spring

CLAS students, alumni receive Fulbright awards to travel abroad in 2024-25

Monday, March 17, 2025
The students will teach English abroad, serve in local community organizations, enroll in graduate studies at cutting-edge universities, and conduct research and creative arts projects.
Tom Folland

CLAS physics and astronomy team designs microscope to study interaction of light and matter in electronic devices

Monday, March 17, 2025
A physics team at the University of Iowa designed a special microscope that can precisely study the interaction between light and matter that underpins electronic devices, such as those used in interior home lighting, smartphones, televisions and solar panels.
A group of students stands in the United Center in Chicago

CLAS journalism students get first-hand experience in Chicago sports media

Visiting associate professor Wayne Drehs led 11 journalism students to downtown Chicago for the winter class Chicago Sports Media Experience.
Kaveh Akbar

A conversation with CLAS English faculty member

Monday, March 17, 2025
One of the country’s most acclaimed authors, Kaveh Akbar talks about his passion for teaching, his writing process, and Iowa City’s literary community.
Ion (Bodi) Vasi

CLAS sociology and criminology faculty member shows that images of Earth affect people's views on energy, environment

Monday, March 17, 2025
In a new study, University of Iowa researchers found that viewers of a video that included iconic shots of planet Earth taken from space, factual information about renewable energy, and a message from an astronaut induced more favorable views of renewable energy.
Bri Swopes

CLAS HHP faculty member honored with Visionary Volunteer Award for Iowa Disability Film Festival

Bri Swope, associate professor of instruction in the Department of Health and Human Physiology, received recognition for expanding access and awareness through film.
Ava Reed

CLAS physics and astronomy department partners with engineering student to build 3D Lego model of TRACERS satellites

Monday, March 10, 2025
Ava Reed, a student in the College of Engineering, spent her summer designing and constructing the mini replica of the NASA funded satellite mission.