The UIPDA advocates for all Postdocs at the University of Iowa.
For postdocs, by postdocs.

 

Are you a postdoc at the University of Iowa? The Postdoctoral Association is here for you! Join us the second Thursday of every month at 3 pm to find out how we can improve your experience and help you meet your goals. Email divya-rathi@uiowa.edu for information about how to join in person or over Zoom. 

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Read about the UI postdoc population and find resources for our 2025-2026 featured population: Postdoc Parents

Get involved with UIPDA

We are looking for postdocs to serve as committee members and college reps.

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Upcoming Events

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First Round

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Dr. Bob Cargill will explore the question, “Can Archaeology Prove the Bible?”
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Chamber Music Concert of Works by Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Lowell Liebermann

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Chamber Music Concert of Works by Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Lowell Liebermann

Click here for program.

This concert is free and open to the public, and is part of Free Week 2026, a festival sponsored by Think Iowa City and the Iowa City Downtown District.

Air for flute and organ Op.106 (2008) c.10’00”

Nicole Esposito, flute

Greg Hand, organ

Sonata for Contrabass and Piano Op.24 (1987) c.25'00"

Volkan Orhon, contrabass

Doreen Lee, piano

-Intermission-

Three Lullabies for Two Pianos...

Introduction to High Performance Computing using Argon (Zoom)

Thursday, February 19, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

The workshop is a two-hour session that consists of two parts: an introduction to a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment and hands-on training on the basic usage of the Argon cluster (access, configuration, job submission, and data transfer). It is geared towards users of HPC, including faculty, postdocs, and students, who are eager to learn about getting started with the Argon cluster and storage services for their computational research. No prior experience or knowledge of...

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, February 19, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research.
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Reiterative Teaching Practices to Support Learning

Thursday, February 19, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Scaffolding new knowledge with previous course concepts is an important part of learning. Discuss strategies to help students recall, retain, and connect ideas across the semester with English PhD Candidate Sarah Frank.
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Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Yutong Wang and Pravda Quiñones-Labernik

Thursday, February 19, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Effect of acute sleep deprivation on hippocampal activity and gene expression changes

Yutong Wang
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Ted Abel's Lab

Investigating Molecular Mechanisms of Behavioral Rescue Following Excess Neonatal Testosterone

Pravda Quiñones-Labernik
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Ted Abel's Lab

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Object Transport by Confined Active Fluids

Thursday, February 19, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Active fluids, and more generally active matter, are out of equilibrium systems emblematic of biological materials, such as a cell interior or a developing multicellular organism. Chemical energy is locally converted into work that can guide their evolution through internal stresses in ways that lead to instabilities and generally rich phenomenology. Means to organize such systems to perform life-like tasks is particularly interesting...

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Free Week | Cozy Cross-Stitch

Thursday, February 19, 2026 5:00pm to 7:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Cozy up for an evening of cross-stitch, snacks, and good times at the Stanley. Free and open to all!

The Stanley has partnered with ICDD for the upcoming Free Week – a winter festival offering free programming at over 15 venues, celebrating Downtown Iowa City’s Cultural & Entertainment District from Feb. 16 to 22, 2026.

Snack and supplies provided.

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Death of a Brewer: Trailer Teaser Screening & Discussion

Thursday, February 19, 2026 5:30pm
Old Capitol Museum
Death of a Brewer film trailer screening and discussion at Old Capitol Museum as part of FREE WEEK in Iowa City
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Recent Events

Below are UIPDA events and activities during the 2025 fall semester. 

 

Invited Industry Talk 

Speaker: Justin Topp, Senior Manager, IDT 
Date: December 12, 2025 
Location: Seebohm Conference Room, EMRB 
Sponsor: Graduate College 
 

Book Club First Meetup

Date: December 10, 2025 
Location: The Greenhouse 
Organizer: Rachel Kehrberg 
Attendance: 4 participants

 

UIPDA Holiday Party 

Date: December 3, 2025 
Attendance: 25 participants

 

Zoom Watch Party and Career Talk

Speaker: Chris Rader, CTO, Aethon Therapeutics 
Date: November 3, 2025 
Location: PBDB, Zoom watch party 
Sponsors: CLAS, HCCC, INI, CoE 
Attendance: 18 participants

 

2025 Career Ladder Program 

Dates: September to October 2025 
Format: Multi session career development series 
Average attendance: 9 participants per session 
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