Below are UIPDA events and activities during the 2025 fall semester. 

Invited Industry Talk 

Speaker: Justin Topp, Senior Manager, IDT 
Date: December 12, 2025 
Location: Seebohm Conference Room, EMRB 
Sponsor: Graduate College 
Attendance: 16 signed in, additional postdocs attended but did not sign

 

Book Club First Meetup

Date: December 10, 2025 
Location: The Greenhouse 
Organizer: Rachel Kehrberg 
Attendance: 4 participants

 

UIPDA Holiday Party 

Date: December 3, 2025 
Attendance: 25 participants

 

Zoom Watch Party and Career Talk

Speaker: Chris Rader, CTO, Aethon Therapeutics 
Date: November 3, 2025 
Location: PBDB, Zoom watch party 
Sponsors: CLAS, HCCC, INI, CoE 
Attendance: 18 participants

 

2025 Career Ladder Program 

Dates: September to October 2025 
Format: Multi session career development series 
Average attendance: 9 participants per session 
Images: Screenshot may be available from Meng

 

Peer to Peer Mentorship Program

Partner: Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies 
Term: Fall 2025 
Images: Photos may be available from OGPS

 

Postdoc to PI Networking Event

Date: October 2, 2025 
Partners: CLAS, HCCC, INI, CoE