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

GPSG Meetings Spring 2026

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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

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Events Around Campus

Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, "A Portrait of Home" promotional image

Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, "A Portrait of Home"

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 7:00am to 8:30pm
North Hall

Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, A Portrait of Home

Exhibition Dates: March 8–13 2026

Reception: March 10, 5–7 p.m.

Three years ago, I moved from India to Iowa City to pursue the MFA in Book Arts. As I settled down in this new place, the river by the department, the tree behind the Old Capitol, the vibrant colours of fall, the great sugar maple tree I walk past every day, the morphing of days into days and nights into nights on opposite sides of Earth all anchored me to the new life I...

Legal Theory Reading Group

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Big Grove Brewery

Newcomers always welcome! At each LTRG meeting, we discuss a recent work tackling contemporary issues in legal theory. Professors Diamantis (law), Davidovic (philosophy), Hasan (philosophy), Patridge (law) and Jordan (law) will entertain you with stupid human tricks and smart discussion prompts. Meetings are low key and friendly. The whole point is to have fun! The only expectation is that you come prepared to discuss.

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Natalie Milbrodt: Bridging Communities in University Archives

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Virtual

Natalie Milbrodt serves as the inaugural University Archivist for the City University of New York (CUNY), the largest urban public university in the U.S., where she is leading a three-year survey of archival collections across CUNY's 25 campuses and implementing strategies and systems for increased collection discovery and use. In this presentation, she will share some preliminary findings about the university's fascinating (and massive) collections along with some of her observations as a...

Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, "A Portrait of Home" promotional image

Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, "A Portrait of Home"

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 7:00am to 8:30pm
North Hall

Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, A Portrait of Home

Exhibition Dates: March 8–13 2026

Reception: March 10, 5–7 p.m.

Three years ago, I moved from India to Iowa City to pursue the MFA in Book Arts. As I settled down in this new place, the river by the department, the tree behind the Old Capitol, the vibrant colours of fall, the great sugar maple tree I walk past every day, the morphing of days into days and nights into nights on opposite sides of Earth all anchored me to the new life I...

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Anthology Ally: An ICON Course Accessibility Tool

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

Anthology Ally is a powerful tool in your ICON courses. It provides instructors guidance and feedback on accessibility issues in their course sites and offers students multiple formats for downloading and using course materials. Join us to learn how this tool works, how you can make your course sites more accessible, and how it can increase students' ability to engage with your course materials.

Register for event.

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Pain Interest Group Workshop - Timothy Fleagle, PT

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 9:00am to 10:00am
Medical Education Research Facility

LOAD and Nutrition as interventions for individuals with Diabetes and Achilles tendiopathy (LOAD-N-DM)

Timothy Fleagle, PT
PhD Student in Dr. Ruth Chimenti's Lab

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Study Hall

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
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Microsoft Teams: Webinars

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:00am to 10:45am
Virtual

This session provides a step-by-step guide to planning, configuring, and running webinars in Microsoft Teams. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course.

REDCap MyCap Training

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as:

Creating participants

Creating tasks and schedules

Active tasks and their unique data output

Direct messages and announcements

This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap.

Register by clicking the virtual event link above or by going here:  https:/...

Design Your Own Copilot Agent: Custom AI for Everyday Tasks

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
Hands-on with Microsoft Copilot Agents: create, customize, and collaborate using everyday AI.
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Medical Center North Liberty Blood Drive

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
Medical Center North Liberty
UI Health Care is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in the second-floor conference rooms at Medical Center North Liberty.

HPC Workshop: Shared Memory Programming Using OpenMP

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:00am to 4:00pm
University Capitol Centre

ITS - Research Services hosts an one-day intensive workshop on Shared Memory Programming Using OpenMP. This workshop will be led by experts from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and will take place in a training room equipped with two-way video communication between participants and the lecturer.

Please note that all participants must be present at the hosting location, as there will be no option for individual remote participation via video call (e.g., Zoom). ITS-RS staff will assist...

Clarence Tow Seminar in Economics: Brantley Callaway

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Brantly Callaway is the P. George Benson Professor and an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Georgia.

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Course Help for Accessibility in ICON (CHAI)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 11:00am to 1:00pm
Virtual

This time is for in-person and online accessibility support. OTLT staff will be available to help instructors make ICON course sites and digital documents, including PDFs, more accessible. They'll also assist instructors in taking advantage of tools like TidyUP and Ally to simplify the process.

Instructors are invited to drop in anytime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. during these sessions.

Register for event.

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Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Workshop, Alex Dou promotional image

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Workshop, Alex Dou

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Bowen Science Building
Canceled
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Departmental Brown Bag: Taylor Christiansen and Emily Schulz

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Brown Bag events feature presentations by Psychological and Brain Sciences graduate students from the Cognitive and Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience training areas.

Taylor Christiansen is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Taylor is in the Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience training area and is a member of the Blumberg Lab.

Emily Schulz is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Emily is in the Behavioral & Cognitive...

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Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 1:00pm
Virtual

This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account.

PLEASE NOTE:

Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required for Zoom classes, though walk-ins...

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Wednesday, March 11, 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.
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Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar - Henry Prager, PhD; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar
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Q & A with Jessie Kindig, Yale University Press Editor

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 3:30pm
Nonfiction Writing House

The Nonfiction Writing Program presents a Q&A with Jessie Kindig.

Jessie Kindig is Senior Editor for Humanities at Yale University Press. She oversees "a broad and capacious list across the humanities, with special focus on Black Studies, English and Literature, and the performing arts."

Sioux City MSW Info Session

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Virtual
To learn about the MSW program options and specializations available in Sioux City.

Many Keys, One Conversation: Schizophrenia, Neuroscience and Creativity

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 5:30pm to 8:30pm
The James Theater

This event brings together storytelling, dance, science, and dialogue to destigmatize schizophrenia and mental illness. Through personal narratives, artistic expression, cutting-edge research, and expert insight, attendees will discover the power of vulnerability, resilience, and community support in mental health. When we share our stories, we heal together

5:30–6 p.m. | Reception with Hors d'oeuvres & Poster Session
6–6:15 p.m. | Michael Judge: A Brother's Perspective
6:15–6:45 p.m. | Margalea...

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Joshua Bell and The Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Experience the beauty brought forth by some of the finest musicians to be found anywhere.
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Guest Chamber Recital: JACK Quartet

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Chamber Recital: JACK Quartet

JACK continues their long-standing relationship with the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program. In their 2-part '25–'26 residency, the JACK Quartet will workshop drafts by student composers, and teach chamber music. In this recital, JACK will perform a recital of works written expressly for them by UI student composers.

This concert is free and open to the public. 

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