The Graduate and Professional Student Government hosts a wide variety of events throughout the year! 

GPSG Meetings Spring 2026

meetings

Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
meetings

Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
meetings

Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
meetings

Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)

GPSG Events

GPSG Ball

Stay tuned for more information!

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Events Around Campus

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, January 22, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research.
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Microsoft Teams: Customize with Apps

Thursday, January 22, 2026 10:00am to 10:45am
Virtual

This course will show you how to utilize applications in a channel, meeting, or chat to extend the capabilities of your team. We will talk about using personal applications to help streamline and organize your work within Microsoft Teams. The apps covered in this course include OneNote, Forms, Planner, and Viva Learning. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your department, team, or...

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Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)

Thursday, January 22, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.

PLEASE NOTE

Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance...

Appellate Advocacy II Research Workshop: Jessup Competition

Thursday, January 22, 2026 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building

Professor Don Ford and the Moot Court Board will be presenting a research workshop for Appellate Advocacy II advocates in the Jessup international competition.

Legal Research Training - Search Construction

Thursday, January 22, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Boyd Law Building

Join the Law Library for an engaging session on mastering search techniques in Westlaw and Lexis.

You’ll learn how to:
Select better search terms
Improve basic searches
Effectively use Terms & Connectors

SEES:7000 Colloquium - Candidate Interview

Thursday, January 22, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Visual Arts Building
SEES:7000

Legal Research Training - Search Construction

Thursday, January 22, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Boyd Law Building

Join the Law Library for an engaging session on mastering search techniques in Westlaw and Lexis.

You’ll learn how to:
Select better search terms
Improve basic searches
Effectively use Terms & Connectors

Don’t miss this opportunity to boost your proficiency with Westlaw and Lexis!

Sign up here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0B0RwTV8TTscSy

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Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture - James F. Martin, MD, PhD

Thursday, January 22, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility
The Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series features top-tier scientists and physicians performing high-impact research in a variety of areas.
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Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture - James F. Martin, MD, PhD

Thursday, January 22, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility

The Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series features top-tier scientists and physicians performing high-impact research in a variety of areas.
The seminars will be of broad interest and are open to all University of Iowa faculty, staff, students and the public.

James F. Martin, MD, PhD

Vivian L. Smith Professor of Regenerative Medicine
Department of Integrative Physiology
Director, Center for Organ Repair and Renewal
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Cardiomyocyte Renewal Laboratory
Tex...

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Success, Not Excess

Thursday, January 22, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Bowman House

Success, Not Excess provides a small, safe and supportive space for UI students wanting to make or considering changes in their alcohol or other drug use. The group emphasizes success in academics, relationships, mental and physical health, and other goals through reducing alcohol and other drug use. Meetings are provided by the UI Collegiate Recovery Program. For more information, please visit our website.

This is not a treatment group and will not satisfy legal or other disciplinary mandates...

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Faith on the Plate

Thursday, January 22, 2026 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Explore the intersection of religion and cuisine, guided by Christina Ward's book "Holy Food"

Appellate Advocacy II Research Workshop: VOB Competition

Friday, January 23, 2026 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building

Professor Ellen Jones and the Moot Court Board will be presenting a research workshop for Appellate Advocacy II advocates in the VOB domestic competition.

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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, January 23, 2026 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Need a break at the end of the week? Swing by the Stanley on Friday afternoons for Crafternoons. Bring whatever low-mess craft you're currently working on (a sketchbook, knitting, embroidery, coloring books, origami — whatever you're into!) or just show up and use some of the various supplies we'll have on hand. No experience required! Light snacks provided. Stay for five minutes or hang out for a while, it's up to you.

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Biology Seminar/Raymond Fong Memorial Lecture: "The body politic: coral reefs and human pregnancy"

Friday, January 23, 2026 3:30pm
Biology Building East
The Department of Biology’s first seminar of the semester is the Raymond Fong Memorial Lecture on Friday, January 23, featuring Dakota (Cody) McCoy, as the speaker. Dr. McCoy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolution at the University of Chicago and the Marine Biological Laboratory. Her seminar will be held at 3:30pm in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East (BBE). A reception with refreshments will be held in the BBE Lobby following the seminar.

A Data-Driven Framework for Flood Mitigation Using Transformers and Reinforcement Learning

Friday, January 23, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Speaker: Shaoping Xiao, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Application Deadline: Spring 2026 Obermann Writing Collective

Friday, January 23, 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.

In spring 2026, four writing groups will meet in our Writers' Attic at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies at 111 Church St. Each group will meet once a week for 1.5 hours, beginning the week of...

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Kinky Boots

Friday, January 23, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Everybody say “Yeah!” and let Kinky Boots lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Winner of every Best Musical award, including the Tony, Grammy and London’s Olivier Award, Kinky Boots continues to captivate and entertain audiences around the world with a Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, and original direction and Tony-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell.

Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common — or so they think. The unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they realized ... and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.
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Office of the State Archaeologist at the 2026 Iowa Prairie Network Winter Seminar

Saturday, January 24, 2026 (all day)
Ames High School
This year's theme is Passing the Drip Torch - 250 Years of Prairie Resilience.​

Legal Research Training - Search Construction

Saturday, January 24, 2026 9:00am to 10:00am
Boyd Law Building

Join the Law Library for an engaging session on mastering search techniques in Westlaw and Lexis.

You’ll learn how to:
Select better search terms
Improve basic searches
Effectively use Terms & Connectors

Don’t miss this opportunity to boost your proficiency with Westlaw and Lexis!

Sign up here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0B0RwTV8TTscSy

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Iowa Track and Field Larry Wieczorek Invitational

Saturday, January 24, 2026 1:00pm
Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility
The Iowa Track and Field team hosts the Larry Wieczorek Invitational indoor meet.
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Kinky Boots

Saturday, January 24, 2026 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Everybody say “Yeah!” and let Kinky Boots lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Winner of every Best Musical award, including the Tony, Grammy and London’s Olivier Award, Kinky Boots continues to captivate and entertain audiences around the world with a Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, and original direction and Tony-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell.

Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common — or so they think. The unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they realized ... and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.
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Kinky Boots

Saturday, January 24, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Everybody say “Yeah!” and let Kinky Boots lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Winner of every Best Musical award, including the Tony, Grammy and London’s Olivier Award, Kinky Boots continues to captivate and entertain audiences around the world with a Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, and original direction and Tony-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell.

Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common — or so they think. The unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they realized ... and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.
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Women's basketball vs. Ohio State

Sunday, January 25, 2026 1:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa women's basketball team hosts Ohio State.
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Kinky Boots

Sunday, January 25, 2026 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Everybody say “Yeah!” and let Kinky Boots lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Winner of every Best Musical award, including the Tony, Grammy and London’s Olivier Award, Kinky Boots continues to captivate and entertain audiences around the world with a Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, and original direction and Tony-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell.

Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common — or so they think. The unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they realized ... and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.
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