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Faculty Positions, Fall 2025

Friday, October 18, 2024

The University of Iowa Computer Science Department invites applications for applications for multiple tenure- and instructional-track positions effective August 2025.

UIowaCS move to IATL in "Facilities upgrades to CLAS research spaces will spur discovery, creative activity"

Monday, January 27, 2025

The growing Department of Computer Science will find a new home in the Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories (IATL) as part of a $25 million project to renovate the west wing and to build an addition that was originally intended but never completed. The design phase is progressing, and construction will begin this summer with completion in summer 2027.

Department Welcomes Two New Faculty Members in Spring '25

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Join us in welcoming two new faculty members as we begin the Spring '25 semester: Naimul Hoque and Tasfia Mashiat!

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The University of Iowa Lecture Committee and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication presents: Zeynep Tufekci

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Zeynep Tufekci is Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs in The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and Center for Information Technology Policy. She is a New York Times Opinion columnist who writes about sociology and the social effects of technology and has closely examined the impact of and responses to the Covid pandemic. Her research revolves around politics, civics, movements, privacy and surveillance, as well as data and algorithms. She has been published widely on the interaction of new technologies with society, science, politics and culture. She is the author of “Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest.”

ACM@UIOWA: Spring Intro Meeting

Thursday, January 30, 2025 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Pappajohn Business Building

Interested in learning more about computer science, technology, and software in a fun and friendly environment? ACM@UIOWA is the local student chapter of the International Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), one of the oldest and largest professional organizations in tech. We promote computing and technology in a fun and casual environment and serve as the premier Computer Science student organization at Iowa (of course, students of all majors are welcome to join!). What ACM does:...