Upcoming Events

PhD Thesis Defense - Samuel Hudziak -

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 8:00am
Trowbridge Hall

September 22, 2026 - 8AM, 231 Trowbridge Hall (TH)

The general audience will be invited to leave after the presentation and Q & A session.

Title: Eruptive Chronology and Plagioclase Geochemistry of the Saunders Ash, Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand

Abstract: The Saunders Ash is an anomalously thick volcanic deposit preserved more than 12 km from its inferred source at Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand. Its age, eruptive origin and relationship to Taranaki’s evolving magmatic plumbing system have remained...

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Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Nicholas Riley, PhD

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building
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DeGowin Blood Drive @ Levitt Center

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
Levitt Center for University Advancement
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 at the UI Center for Advancement . Help the University of Iowa climb the Abbott & Big Ten We Give Blood Drive leaderboard and received a special-edition t-shirt from Abbott, while supplies last!

Maker Break: Fold Into Fall – An Origami Leaf Craft

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 11:30am to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Drop in anytime for a fun, themed craft that takes just 10–20 minutes and explore your creativity.
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Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Tuesday, September 22 to Friday, September 25, 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.

BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, September 22, 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 Presentation titles are not publicly available due to the use of unpublished research.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: CANCELED

Sept. 1: CANCELED

Sept. 8: RESERVED

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

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Witness: At the Literary/Visual Junction

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

What happens when words become images and images become stories? What new possibilities emerge when artists move between looking, reading, and writing?

Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art for a series of brief, rapid-fire presentations from an international panel of visual artists, writers, and educators exploring how literary and visual art intersect, inform, and transform one another. Presented in collaboration with the International Writing Program (IWP), the program concludes with a Q&A and...

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Mathematical Physics Seminar - Professor Yannick Meurice; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Van Allen Hall
Mathematical Physics Seminar

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Visit website: https://microbiology.medicine.uiowa.edu/about-us/seminars

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Iowa volleyball vs. Milwaukee

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 6:00pm
Xtream Arena
The Iowa Volleyball team will host Milwaukee at Xtream Arena.