Upcoming Events

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Trivia Night for students

Thursday, October 30, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Iowa City Public Library
Join Life in Iowa and International Student & Scholar Services for trivia night! Gather your friends for an exciting evening to test your knowledge and make new friends! Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Family members are welcome!
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An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma

Thursday, October 30, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
The beloved master musician comes to Iowa to reflect on a brilliantly consequential career.

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Finance: Stefan Zeume

Friday, October 31, 2025 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Stefan Zeume is an Assistant Professor in Finance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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CSD Professional Seminar Series

Friday, October 31, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Title: “Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): Applications in Voice, Speech Science and Education”

Speaker: Mark Berardi, PhD, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming speech-language pathology research and practice, yet the "black box" nature of many AI systems limits their practical use and educational value. This presentation demonstrates how explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) techniques enhance...

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Book or Treat: A Halloween Pop-Up

Friday, October 31, 2025 12:00pm to 2:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library

Stop by the Main Library Gallery for a drop-in Halloween crafternoon and a haunting pop-up display featuring paranormal delights from Special Collections and Archives! Make a paper fortune teller, grab some treats, try library reference tarot, and see spine-chilling rare materials. Festive fall or Halloween attire is encouraged. Drop in any time between noon and 2 p.m. All are welcome.

While in the gallery, check out the fall exhibition, Paper Engineering in Art, Science, and Education.

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, October 31, 2025 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

David Ramotowski, PhD candidate, Mattes Research Group, civil and environmental engineering, University of Iowa, will be presenting, Working Towards Keeping Toxic PCBs Out of Our Air Using Bacteria and Corn-Kernel Biochar.

Guest Artist Masterclass: Camille Thurman, jazz

Friday, October 31, 2025 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Masterclass: Camille Thurman, jazz

This event is free and open to the public. 

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Course Help: Accessibility in ICON

Friday, October 31, 2025 3:30pm to 5:00pm
University Capitol Centre

Drop by 2523 University Capitol Centre from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Fridays through Nov. 21 for in-person accessibility support. No appointment required. OTLT staff and student instructional technology assistants (SITAs) will be available to:

Introduce you to TidyUP. Use TidyUP to scan ICON course sites for unused files, check for unpublished or unused pages, and easily remove pages you no longer need.

Review your Anthology Ally course report and help you improve your score. Ally provides scores (only...

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Psychological and Brain Sciences Colloquium: Ulrich Mayr

Friday, October 31, 2025 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is excited to welcome Dr. Ulrich Mayr for this colloquium event. Ulrich is a Lewis Professor and Department Head of the Psychology Department at the University of Oregon. Dr. Mayr's primary research focus is on the relationship between memory, attention, and cognitive control, both from a general and a developmental/life-span perspective. His research methods include behavioral experiments, eye-tracking, and EEG or fMRI neuroimaging. As a...

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Biology Seminar: "Keep it together! Mechanisms of membrane maintenance and biogenesis"

Friday, October 31, 2025 3:30pm
Biology Building East
The Department of Biology’s seminar speaker on Friday, Oct. 31, at 3:30 p.m. is Nick Ader, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His seminar will be held in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East (BBE). Katy Rothenberg is the faculty host. A reception with refreshments will be held in the BBE Lobby following the seminar.