Upcoming Events

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AI and the Environment

Thursday, October 8, 2026 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Biology Building East
The UI Debate Team will take the stage for this panel event to explore the environmental impact of artificial intelligence and discuss the role of responsible and sustainable approaches to AI development and use.
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Concert Band and Symphony Band Concert

Thursday, October 8, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Concert program will be available here: https://performingarts.uiowa.edu/digital-programs/music

This concert is free and open to the public. Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

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Global Express

Thursday, October 8, 2026 7:30pm
Theatre Building

Students from the UI Department of Theatre Arts bring the page to life in an evening of staged readings of work by the International Writing Program Fall Residents.

Global Express is a unique opportunity for writers from around the world and performers at Iowa to meet, work together, and present their work live on stage. Global Express, now, in its 25th year, help us to recognize our common humanity while celebrating our differences. The Express, part dramatic reading, part solo-turn, part poetry...

UI Student Government Blood Drive

Friday, October 9, 2026 11:30am to 3:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 2026 at the Divine Nine Room in the Iowa Memorial Union!

Story Lab Workshop #4

Friday, October 9, 2026 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Pick ONE workshop, leave with skills, stories, and smiles.
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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, October 9, 2026 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

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 of...

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, October 9, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

Elizabeth Crawford, Visiting Assistant Professor, Rhetoric, University of Iowa, and Deirdre Egan, Associate Director of the Writing Center, University of Iowa will be presenting, Writing in Grad School in the Age of AI.

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Teaching Book Club Fall 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026 2:00pm to 3:00pm
University Capitol Centre
This interdisciplinary reading group will read Kevin McClure's The Caring University: Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace after the Great Resignation. The book club is a space for members to share insights, experiences, and practical strategies, while fostering a community across disciplines. Facilitated by Kate Smith (Pharmacy).

The group will meet on Fridays from 2-3 p.m.

The Organ Underground: Continuo Crash Course

Friday, October 9, 2026 2:45pm
Voxman Music Building

This event is free and open to the public.

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CS Colloquium - "Looking Behind the Seen: Generative AI for Environment Understanding, Forecasting & Optimization"

Friday, October 9, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
Peeking beyond immediately observed data in three domains: holistic environment understanding, forecasting, and optimization.