What happens when a phrase recurs, when language circles back on itself again and again? This lecture explores how repeated phrases and lines can add depth and meaning to writing across genres. We’ll look at examples from a range of authors (from Samuel Beckett to Shane McCrae, from Ali Smith to Gertrude Stein), and we’ll ask how refrain can become resonance. We’ll also consider how repeated phrases work in language and life more broadly: the things we say every day, the words we live by...

The course is open to individuals wishing to learn more about current topics in Human Genetics who meet the following criteria; individuals must have completed a course in genetics and are currently in a genetics lab, or have past genetics research experience. Genetics educators are also welcome to attend the course.The objective of the course is to provide persons familiar with genetics a broad overview of gene identification, molecular genetics, complex disease, next generation sequencing...

The Iowa Summer Writing Festival is back on campus at the University of Iowa this June and July, offering 70 weekend and weeklong workshops led by 45 acclaimed instructors.Since 1987, the Iowa Summer Writing Festival has welcomed to The University of Iowa writers from 18 to 98 years of age, from all 50 states, and from every continent. Most come to the workshop table from other areas of expertise, other lives — including the armed forces, business, diplomacy, education, farming, homemaking...

Anthology Ally is a powerful tool in your ICON courses. It provides instructors guidance and feedback on accessibility issues in their course sites and offers students multiple formats for downloading and using course materials. Join us to learn how this tool works, how you can make your course sites more accessible, and how it can increase students' ability to engage with your course materials.Register for event.The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and...

This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover advanced features such as: Importing data from a CSV file Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables Sending automated, conditional email alerts Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data 'missingness' codes, and opening data queries Register by clicking the...

Voice is vital in fiction. It’s often the inspiration to start writing: a new voice arrives. Yet the voice(s) in any story or novel must also develop, shift tones, serve the plot, evoke the larger world. How do you sustain a powerful convincing voice throughout a work of fiction? How does voice help create setting, conflict, politics, the passage of time, all while sounding and feeling like a person? This lecture will explore the possibilities and challenges of voice. We'll discuss Hilary Plum’s...

This event, offered online via Teams, will feature several short talks (3-5 minutes) about how faculty, students and staff at the University of Iowa are using artificial intelligence.The talks serve as a platform for learning and innovation as artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the technological landscape.The presenters for this month are TBD.The goals are to: Share knowledge and insights about the latest AI trends, tools, best practices, and practical uses of AI. Encourage collaboration...

The Iowa Summer Writing Festival is back on campus at the University of Iowa this June and July, offering 70 weekend and weeklong workshops led by 45 acclaimed instructors.Since 1987, the Iowa Summer Writing Festival has welcomed to The University of Iowa writers from 18 to 98 years of age, from all 50 states, and from every continent. Most come to the workshop table from other areas of expertise, other lives — including the armed forces, business, diplomacy, education, farming, homemaking...

This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as: Creating participants Creating tasks and schedules Active tasks and their unique data output Direct messages and announcements This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap. Register by clicking the virtual event link above or by going...

We are in one of the most politically tumultuous times in decades. People are struggling to make sense of the daily news. One of the best tools for education, issue engagement, and advocacy is creative writing. Making a generalized political issue a personal one by zooming in on individual experience using artful language and narrative moves social issues out of the intellectual realm into the emotional realm for a reader. Moving readers emotionally through artful writing can be much more...