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Adhikari and Li secure CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation

Monday, March 24, 2025
Bijaya Adhikari and Guanpeng Li, both assistant professors in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, recently earned CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation.

Computer science faculty member receives NSF grant to improve safety of autonomous vehicles

Monday, March 10, 2025
Guanpeng Li, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, received a $310,077 National Science Foundation grant which focuses on ensuring autonomous vehicle systems are dependable and safe.

Prof. Emeritus Hantao Zhang publishes book on "Logic in Computer Science"

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
The textbook grew out of his namesake UIowaCS lecture notes.

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Final Exam - Transcriptomic and Metagenomic Characteristics of Visceral Leishmaniasis

Monday, April 21, 2025 1:00pm
Virtual
PhD Candidate: Mary WilsonAbstractLeishmaniasis is a group of diseases caused by the parasitic protozoa belonging to the genus, Leishmania. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the severest of the syndromes, causing the majority of fatalities due to leishmaniasis. The disease is usually vector-borne, caused by a bite from a female phlebotomine sand fly. Consequently, the disease is prevalent in endemic regions in which infected sand flies have contact with humans. The regions of the world where...

Engineering Library Workshops: Organize your research files

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Get ahead on your research skills! These workshops are designed for graduate students and faculty but also open to undergraduates. What’s the best way to organize your research files so you, or you and your collaborators, can find what you need when you need it? What are best practices for naming files? What is a README and why is it important? Attendees will come away with practical skills and tips for organizing research data in a way that is navigable across files and folders. Come to this...
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Broader Impacts Fair

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 12:00pm to 2:00pm
University Capitol Centre
The Research Development Office is hosting an in-person Broader Impacts Fair on Wednesday, April 23 from noon to 2 p.m. in UCC. The goal of the fair is to provide a unique opportunity to connect researchers with campus resources and foster partnerships that are essential for developing and delivering impactful National Science Foundation (NSF) Broader Impacts activities. During the fair, six participating units will showcase their BI expertise through lightning talks. Following the lightning...
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Khan Academy Founder to Speak at Iowa

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of the Khan Academy, will present a public talk on Reimagining Education and the Tools We Use.The Khan Academy is a nonprofit educational organization that offers free lessons in math, science, and humanities, as well as tools for parents, teachers, and districts to track student progress. Khan Academy is pivoting an AI guide called Khanmigo that is a tutor and teaching assistant. Worldwide, Khan Academy has more than 160 million registered users in 190 countries...

The Central Role of AMCS in Advancing the State-of-the-Art in Computer Science

Friday, April 25, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall
Speaker: Rahul Singh, Dept. of Computer Science
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