Articles from April 2025

Anna Stanhewicz

CLAS HHP faculty member named 2025 Student Supervisor of the Year

Friday, April 25, 2025
Anna Stanhewicz, assistant professor, was recognized by the University of Iowa for her outstanding mentorship and the workplace environment she’s created for her students.
Tracers equipment

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.
Dorit_Kliemann

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.
Collage of student researcher photos

Meet these CLAS student researchers

Friday, April 25, 2025
Learn more about the exciting work of students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
portrait of Patrick Wimp

CLAS faculty member offers first of its kind collaborative directing course between cinematic arts and theatre arts

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
In his two first semesters at the University of Iowa, cinematic arts associate professor of instruction Patrick Wimp brings his expertise in the film industry to his students.
Scott Daly and Katheryn Rothenberg

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.
Megan Ronnenberg

CLAS social work visiting faculty member, alum laying the foundation for improvements in childcare

Monday, April 21, 2025
Megan Ronnenberg is using her experiences and passions to advocate for higher wages for childcare providers.
Mark Blumberg

CLAS PBS faculty member leading $3.1 million research study funded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Monday, April 21, 2025
Mark Blumberg and his team aim to learn more about how sleep — and twitches that occur during a key phase of sleep — influences brain development in babies.
An image of Schaeffer Hall in the spring with green leaves

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

Monday, April 21, 2025
Seventeen University of Iowa students and alumni were chosen from more than 10,000 Fulbright Award applicants nationwide to serve as representatives of the U.S. Department of State.