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

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Get involved with UIPDA

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

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This Listserv is used to communicate news and events about the UIPDA.

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Upcoming Events

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LNACC in Action Week

Monday, March 2 to Friday, March 6, 2026 (all day)
Latino Native American Cultural Center
LNACC in Action Week

UI Jazz Combo Showcase

Monday, March 2, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

UI Jazz Combo Showcase

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Join the UI Jazz Studies area for an evening of exceptional student musicianship at the UI Jazz Combo Showcase, featuring the Black Combo under the direction of Dr. Michael D'Angelo, alongside the Gold Combo and Hawk Combo, directed by Professor Curtis Taylor. Each group will perform a diverse repertoire spanning classic standards to contemporary compositions

This concert is free and open to the public.

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LNACC in Action Week

Tuesday, March 3 to Friday, March 6, 2026 (all day)
Latino Native American Cultural Center
LNACC in Action Week
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Note Depot: ICON User Group

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

This user group is a chance for faculty to share and discuss ideas about using Note Depot in their courses. Note Depot is a centralized note sharing platform in ICON. Developed at the University of Iowa, this tool can simplify access to note-taking resources and support students with the class notes accommodation.

Register for the event.

The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research...

REDCap Basic Training

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual

This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project from scratch and cover basic features such as:

• Building forms with proper field types and validation
• Assigning user permissions
• Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml
• Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application
• Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production
• Creating and...

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Accessibility Focus: Document Headings and Structure

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 12:00pm to 12:45pm
Virtual
Headings and structure are core concepts in digital accessibility. Join us to learn some practices for managing headings and structure in your documents.
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BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Medical Education Research Facility

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology holds research workshops featuring internal speakers on Tuesdays, 12:30-1:20pm. For Spring 2026, these will occur in 2117 MERF. Presentation titles are not publicly available due to the use of unpublished research. Individuals interested in attending workshops or being added to the email list should contact the office at biochem@uiowa.edu.

Jan. 20: CANCELED

Jan. 27: Lori Wallrath, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Feb. 3...

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Operator Theory Seminar - Juan Felipe Aria Mejia; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Operator Theory Seminar
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Mathematical Physics Seminar - Zane Ozzello; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 2:30pm to 3:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Mathematical Physics Seminar

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

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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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