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Job placement for graduate students
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30

faculty members

4,000

undergraduate students taught each semester

(2018-2020 data)

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News and announcements

CLAS's top stories from summer 2026

Wednesday, August 12, 2026
CLAS's most popular articles from the summer of 2026 share a theme: people and ideas thrive with the right support. From mathematics outreach to professional hearing care and humanities research funding, these stories show how expertise, mentorship, and community create new possibilities across CLAS and beyond.

CLAS mathematics major develops ways of thinking that extend beyond the classroom

Friday, July 31, 2026
Gabe Postacchini, a mathematics major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, shared how the Department of Mathematics pushed him to think in new, innovative ways.

From Iowa to the international stage: Outreach program helps young mathematicians reach new heights

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
After years of mentoring talented students through the Iowa Junior Math Academy and related outreach efforts, University of Iowa faculty are seeing participants earn national honors, compete internationally, and pursue mathematics at the highest levels.

CLAS mathematics professor named American Mathematical Society Fellow

Monday, June 8, 2026
Recognition from the AMS honors Raul Curto’s internationally influential research, mentorship, and service to the mathematical sciences.

Congratulations to Bor-Luh Lin Thesis Award Winner, José David Beltrán Lizarazo!

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
The annual Dr. Bor-Luh Lin Award, created in 2012, is given for the outstanding thesis in Mathematics.

Events

Operator Theory and Math Physics Seminar Organizational Meeting

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 1:30pm
Van Allen Hall

Organizational meeting for the Two Tuesday seminars, fall semester ’26, - OT & MP as in prior semesters.

One OT is in math, and the other MP in math physics; see details below. You are invited to our joint organizational meeting on Tuesday Aug 25 in VAN 309 at 1:30, so organization of both seminars. Everyone is welcome, both students and faculty. Please share with others too.

Details: Joint organizational meeting on Tuesday August 25 is for both seminars, jointly with attendance from both...

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Transparency and Fairness in AI for Criminal Justice

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Biology Building East
What happens when AI intersects with the criminal justice system via facial recognition, mechanical evidence, risk assessment, sentencing, parole, and more? We welcome Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor, Dr. Cristopher Moore, of the Santa Fe Institute.
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