The University of Iowa Postdoctoral Association is excited to host the 1st Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Conference! Postdocs from all disciplines are invited to participate by presenting a poster, giving a 5- to 10-minute oral presentation, or attending the conference. The poster session will be held from 9 to 11 a.m.

The Improving Scholarly Communication sessions are a three-part series designed to provide you strategies to improve the clarity of your scholarly communications, both written and oral. These workshops are hosted by Paul Casella (Academic/Scientific Editorial Manager; Office of Faculty Affairs and Development) and will take place in-person during the summer of 2026.

Session 2 - Writing Effective NIH Grant Applications (Friday, June 26 from 11 a.m. to noon; University Capitol Centre)

This course...

Need a creative break at the end of the week? Swing by the Stanley on Friday afternoons to work on a craft project of your choice. Bring your own in-progress project or start a new one using the various supplies provided. Try your hand at sketching, coloring, knitting, embroidery, origami, and so much more in a relaxing, low-pressure environment. Stay as long as you like and make new connections. Light snacks will be provided.

Friday Crafternoons occurs almost every Friday at the Stanley Museum...

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...