Upcoming Events

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Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Saturday, August 29 to Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (all day)
Medical Education Research Facility
Donate used glasses to be recycled and redistributed across the globe during the back-to-school season! Drop-off locations are available from Aug. 24 to Sept. 25 across the University of Iowa campuses and clinics.
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Speed Friending

Saturday, August 29, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Speed Friending will take place Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. where students can connect with other students.
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Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Sunday, August 30 to Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (all day)
Medical Education Research Facility
Donate used glasses to be recycled and redistributed across the globe during the back-to-school season! Drop-off locations are available from Aug. 24 to Sept. 25 across the University of Iowa campuses and clinics.
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Birds of Corriell Hike and Talk

Sunday, August 30, 2026 9:00am to 11:00am
Corriell Nature Preserve

Join Bur Oak Land Trust and University of Iowa Main Library Gallery exhibit curators Collin Vandewalle and Lindsay Moen for a free migratory bird hike at Corriell Nature Preserve.

Celebrate the legacy of Jay N. “Ding” Darling while learning about local conservation efforts, getting outside, and observing birds as they begin their southern migration.

Corriell Nature Preserve is one of Bur Oak Land Trust's most biologically diverse preserves. In addition to the sand prairie with native cactus and an...

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IC Flea x SCOPE

Sunday, August 30, 2026 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Hubbard Park
Iowa City Flea x SCOPE

Live from Prairie Lights | IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series | Sarah Gilmartin, Iván Hochman, Lauren Haldeman, and Devanshi Khetarpal

Sunday, August 30, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Please join us for our annual IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Sarah Gilmartin (Ireland) and Iván Hochman (Argentina). They will be accompanied by local author and IWP Senior Editor Lauren Haldeman and a current Iowa Writers' Workshop student (to be announced soon).
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Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Monday, August 31 to Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (all day)
Medical Education Research Facility
Donate used glasses to be recycled and redistributed across the globe during the back-to-school season! Drop-off locations are available from Aug. 24 to Sept. 25 across the University of Iowa campuses and clinics.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Simon Lee

Monday, August 31, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Simon Lee is a Professor of Economics at Columbia University.

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Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators (August 2026)

Monday, August 31, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual

Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise.

Register here. The RDO will send a calendar invitation and Zoom link upon registration.

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Biology Graduate Student Seminars on Monday, August 31: Shulin Liu (Fassler Lab) and Daniela Santos Da Mata (Phillips Lab)

Monday, August 31, 2026 3:30pm
Biology Building East
Biology Graduate Student Seminars on Monday, August 31 at 3:30pm in Room 101, Biology Building East: Shulin Liu (Fassler Lab) and Daniela Santos Da Mata (Phillips Lab)