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 2026

Tickets open on March 1, 2026

Follow us on Instagram (uiowagpsg) for the latest updates!

Events Around Campus

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National Trumpet Competition

Sunday, March 22, 2026 9:00am to 9:00pm
Voxman Music Building
The UI School of Music is hosting the National Trumpet Competition in 2026!
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Pride Week

Monday, March 23 to Friday, March 27, 2026 (all day)
Pride Alliance Center
Pride Week

Clarence Tow Seminar in Economics: Ted O'Donoghue

Monday, March 23, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Ted O'Donoghue is the Zubrow Professor of Economics at Cornell University.

Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar

Monday, March 23, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
Neuroscience presentations (virtual) hosted by Big Ten Academic Alliance members
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Clinical Science Rounds: Teresa Treat

Monday, March 23, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Dr. Treat (Professor) is the PI of the Clinical-Cognitive Science Lab here at the University of Iowa. Her lab leverages the theoretical, measurement, and computational models of contemporary cognitive science to investigate the role of cognitive processing in the development, maintenance, and modification of numerous clinical problems.

Pursuing a Career in International Law

Monday, March 23, 2026 12:45pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building

Join us for an energizing career chat with Taylor Kilpatrick, Senior Programs Manager at the American Society of International Law (ASIL). Get an insider look at the international law landscape—what career paths actually look like, how people land them, and the practical steps law students can take now to break in.

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar - Katie Robinson, MD, PhD  promotional image

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar - Katie Robinson, MD, PhD

Monday, March 23, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Please join us on Monday, March 23rd at 1:00 PM in 1289 CBRB (Kelch) where Katie Robinson, MD, PhD will be giving a talk titled, "Enhancing MACE Risk Prediction with Estimated Visceral Adiposity using Machine Learning".

Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Hannah Stutt promotional image

Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Hannah Stutt

Monday, March 23, 2026 2:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Hannah Stutt is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been conducted in Dr. Nandakumar Narayanan's laboratory.

If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support and attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the zoom link.

Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Marianne Moore; Department of Physics, MIT promotional image

Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Marianne Moore; Department of Physics, MIT

Monday, March 23, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar
Biology Seminar: "From friend to foe: how inaccurate homologous recombination leads to genome rearrangements" promotional image

Biology Seminar: "From friend to foe: how inaccurate homologous recombination leads to genome rearrangements"

Monday, March 23, 2026 4:00pm
Biology Building East
Diedre Reitz, Ph.D., a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UC Davis, will be giving a seminar on Monday, March 23, at 4:00pm in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East (BBE).
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Earthmind Workshop

Monday, March 23, 2026 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Earthmind is…

Provided in a collaboration with Backyard Abundance, a local nonprofit organization

Taught in four, 75-minute classes

Taught in small groups

Registration required. Space is limited; please only sign up if you can attend all four classes.

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Film Screening at FilmScene

Monday, March 23, 2026 7:00pm to 9:00pm
FilmScene

The Stanley presents a double feature screening in collaboration with FilmScene. Head over to The Chauncey to watch back-to-back screenings of A Dessert for Constance and Towards Tenderness, both films touch on the subject of masculinity and the lives of African immigrants in France.

Reserve your tickets here. Evening screening is Pay What You Can.

This programming is related the exhibition, Flex: Masculinities in the Arts of Global Africa, on view at the Stanley from February 28, 2026 - July 26...

Guest Artist Masterclass: Kenneth Thompkins, trombone

Monday, March 23, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Masterclass: Kenneth Thompkins, trombone

This event is free and open to the public. 

Guest Artist Recital: Kenneth Thompkins, trombone

Monday, March 23, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Recital: Kenneth Thompkins, trombone

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Pride Week

Tuesday, March 24 to Friday, March 27, 2026 (all day)
Pride Alliance Center
Pride Week
"Rural Community-Centered Research: Maternity Care and Why It Matters" — Keynote lecture (in person and virtual) by Katy Kozhimannil, University of Minnesota promotional image

"Rural Community-Centered Research: Maternity Care and Why It Matters" — Keynote lecture (in person and virtual) by Katy Kozhimannil, University of Minnesota

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 7:30am
Virtual

Special Preliminary Event for the Obermann Symposium "Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research."

This lecture, co-sponsored by the UI Carver College of Medicine, is designed for a non-clinical audience and will be open to the public. Katy B. Kozhimannil is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Co-Director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center and the University of Minnesota Rural Health Program.

The lecture will take place in Pediatric...

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Alexander (Sasha) Sobolevsky, PhD promotional image

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Alexander (Sasha) Sobolevsky, PhD

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building
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Celebrate Iowa's Outdoors Day

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 10:00am to 1:00pm
Iowa State Capitol

Come to the Capitol for interactive displays, speakers and to connect with legislators for Celebrate Iowa's Outdoors Day!

Do you love Iowa’s outdoors?

Iowa’s parks, trails, wildlife, soil and water are all part of our quality of life and cause for celebration! Connect with legislators and meet other Iowans passionate about protecting spaces for outdoor recreation and caring for our natural resources. The day will feature:

A complimentary lunch

Interactive displays

Engaging speakers

The opportunity to...

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Postdoctoral Seminar - Xuchen Zhang, PhD promotional image

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Postdoctoral Seminar - Xuchen Zhang, PhD

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 10:30am to 11:30am
Medical Education Research Facility

Re-creating a synapse

Xuchen Zhang, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Depts. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology & of Neurosurgery
Stanford University

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Bindu Gottam, MS, MBA, RAC promotional image

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Bindu Gottam, MS, MBA, RAC

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Bindu Gottam, MS, MBA, RAC
Director of Preformulation and Formulation Development
University of Iowa Pharmaceuticals

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

Pedagogical Lunch (Cultural Contexts)

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
English-Philosophy Building

Only open to faculty, graduate students, and staff in English.

Come discuss core curriculum and learning outcomes for our courses.

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AI Teaching Tools at Iowa

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Many of our academic technologies are becoming infused with artificial intelligence features. Attend this session for the latest news on what is available and how you can use these tools to help your students succeed. We'll also discuss the practical integration of AI within the classroom and provide advice on fostering AI literacy in your learners. Whether you're curious about new AI-powered features or seeking strategies to support your teaching and your students, this session will offer...

The Private Sector and the Planet: Zoe Beck, VP of Sustainability at HCA Healthcare promotional image

The Private Sector and the Planet: Zoe Beck, VP of Sustainability at HCA Healthcare

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 12:10pm to 1:10pm
Boyd Law Building

Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative, Vanderbilt Law School’s Private Climate Governance Lab, and the Tippie Social Impact Community for The Private Sector and the Planet speaker series.

We are excited to welcome Zoe Beck, VP of Sustainability at HCA Healthcare, for the third installment of the Private Sector and the Planet speaker series on Tuesday, March 24, at 12:10 p.m. Her talk is called "Leading Sustainability in Practice: Corporate Responses to Climate Risk."

As health care systems...

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BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, March 24, 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 Spring 2026, these will occur in 2117 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.

Jan. 20: CANCELED

Jan. 27: Lori Wallrath, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Feb. 3...

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