| | We hope your semester is off to a wonderful start! With a record-setting year for welcoming new first year students, we had a full and exciting start of the fall semester. This highly qualified incoming freshman class is largely due to the outstanding efforts from you, our faculty and staff in CLAS, to plan for and support those students. Thank you for all you do to make this a great learning environment for all. | | | | Gwen Archibald, who owes her 20-year-long career in higher education to her time as a student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, recently returned to the college as assistant dean for undergraduate education and curriculum. | | | Please join us in welcoming and congratulating CLAS staff on their hiring, promotion, or transfer within the college. Check out this list of CLAS employee updates from last month. | | | | Brandon Waltz, assistant professor of instruction in the Department of Biology, and third-year student Lilly Froehlich, combined their skills and recently published "Water Bear Don’t Care!," a children's biology book about a microscopic creature. | | | A University of Iowa researcher has been awarded $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation to develop a method to unify how researchers write, verify, and reuse proofs in mathematics and computer science. | | | | Emily Thomas, clinical associate professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, has been working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for two years, piloting an online behavioral health tool for rural Veterans with cardiovascular disease.
| | | 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. | | | | Tuesday, Oct. 14
5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Iowa Memorial Union
Eric Leiderman ('99 Communication Studies), producer for Late Night with Seth Meyers, returns to Iowa as the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Alumni Fellow to share how he built a career in today’s evolving media world—where Hollywood meets digital platforms and adaptability is key. | | | Saturday, Oct. 25
8:00 p.m.
Space Place Theater
Each fall, the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program hosts writers from around the world for a three-month residency. These writers team up with Department of Dance students to create a collaborative performance that blends movement, language, and shared creativity—an experience unique to Iowa.
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