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Upcoming Events

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AI Monthly Meetup and Brainstorming Session

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
AI Monthly Meetup and Brainstorming Session Join us for an engaging opportunity to collaborate with Copilot and other leading AI tools. These sessions will be filled with hands-on demonstrations for interacting with AI platforms, as well as facilitated activities to help you experiment and innovate. Bring your willingness to try new things and think outside the box with AI. Gift yourself the time to learn a new technology. Tinkering is encouraged here! Register to attend. The Office of...

Pain Research Program Presentation - Jamie Morton, PhD, RN & Giovanni Berardi, DPT, PhD

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 9:00am to 10:00am
Carver Biomedical Research Building
"Exploring Pain, Trauma, Substance Use Disorder, and Family Dysfunction in Childbearing-Aged Females" Presented by Jamie Morton, PhD, RN Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Barbara St. Marie's lab "Relation of immune cell phenotype to exercise-induced pain and fatigue in ME/CFS and PASC" Presented by Giovanni Berardi, DPT, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar in Dr. Kathleen Sluka's lab

NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grants Application Worskhop

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Virtual
Join the Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio and representatives from the University of Iowa's Division of Sponsored Programs for a virtual grant application workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 6. from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Participants will be sent a Zoom link after completing registration for the workshop. These experts will share tips and advice on applying for the NEH's Digital Humanities Advancement Grants and answer any questions related to the program. Register here!
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Fall 2024 IRB Office Hours

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
Answer questions about conducting human subjects research. Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system. Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies. Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Iowa Trombone Choir

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
University of Iowa Trombone Choir Members of the University of Iowa Trombone Choir will perform. Jonathan Allen, Xiaoyu Liu, Brady Gell, conductors. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31172 This concert is free and open to the public.
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