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Tim Schoon - Staff Photographer - The University of Iowa
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News and Announcements
Jaynes Comments on Aurora Viewing in Iowa
Monday, October 14, 2024
In this Radio Iowa interview, Prof. Allison Jaynes commented on viewing the aurora borealis in Iowa on Oct. 10 and the prospects for seeing it again the next evening.
A Proton Merry-Go-Round Can Dissipate Turbulence in Space
Friday, October 11, 2024
Using spacecraft measurements of protons and electric fields, a team of scientists led by University of Iowa researchers Arya Afshari and Greg Howes discovered that the cyclotron acceleration of protons can dissipate turbulence in space.
CLAS Departments Collaborate for Third Edge of Space Academy
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Students from across the country traveled to Iowa City for two weeks this past summer to participate in the third year of the Edge of Space Academy, an immersive summer research experience focused on space-based instrumentation for observing Earth and space.
$ 26 m
In annual research expenditures (averaged over FY18-22)
Top Fifth
of Global Universities in Physics
(U.S. News and World Report 2022)
Very High
Research 1: Doctoral Universities
Research Activity
(Carnegie Classification)
24
Full-time Faculty
3100
Students taught in introductory courses per year (2017-2022)
124
Undergraduate Physics and Astronomy Majors
(2023-24)
72
Graduate Students
(2023-24)