Upcoming Events

BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Medical Education Research Facility

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology holds research workshops featuring internal speakers on Tuesdays, 12:30-1:20pm. For Fall 2026, these will occur in 1117 MERF. Presentation titles are not publicly available due to the use of unpublished research. Individuals interested in attending workshops or being added to the email list should contact the office at biochem@uiowa.edu.

Aug. 25: open

Sept. 1: open

Sept. 8: open

Sept. 15: Steve Guzman, PhD, Postdoc Fellow, Biomedical Engineering...

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

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UI Academic Job Market Bootcamp

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 10:45am to 12:45pm
Virtual
UI Academic Job Preparation
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Student Accessibility Tools in ICON

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
There are a number of tools on campus to help you navigate your course's ICON site and access the information you need in the best ways for you. In this workshop, we'll showcase Ally's alternative formats function, the browser plugin Read&Write, and the proctored exam portal. Using these tools can help students study more effectively and in the manner best suited to their needs.

IRB Insights

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Join us in 2026 for IRB Insights, a monthly lecture series designed to keep researchers informed about new IRB processes, HawkIRB application improvements, and other updates from the UI Human Research Protection Program (HRPP).

Summer 2026 Office Hours

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research. No appointment necessary.
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Blood Drive at UIHC Medical Center Downtown

Thursday, August 27, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
UIHC Medical Center Downtown
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 27th, 2026 at UIHC Medical Center Downtown.
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UI Academic Job Market Bootcamp

Thursday, August 27, 2026 10:45am to 12:45pm
Virtual
UI Academic Job Preparation
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Application Deadline: Fall 2026 Obermann Writing Collective

Thursday, August 27, 2026 5:00pm
111 Church Street

This program offers accountability to artists, scholars, and researchers working on any kind of writing project (articles, essays, fellowship or grant applications, dissertations, book projects, edited volumes, etc.) who want dedicated time, a cozy space, and a community for the practice of writing.Each group meets once a week for 1.5 hours in the Writers' Attic at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies (111 Church St.). Weekly writing sessions include brief check-ins, goal setting, and...

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Exhibition Opening Reception and Artist Talk by Ibrahima Thiam

Thursday, August 27, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Join us for an opening reception for the concurrent exhibitions, Portraiture & Archives in African Photography and Maam Njaré: Goddess of Water.

Featured artist and co-curator of the exhibitions, Ibrahima Thiam will give a short presentation, followed by a Q&A session. Refreshments will be provided.

This program is free and open to all.