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

GPSG Meetings Fall 2026

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Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
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Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
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Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
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Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
meetings

Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)

GPSG Events

GPSG Ball 2026

The ticket request period has now closed. All attendees who RSVP’d will receive additional details from GPSG soon.

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Events Around Campus

Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive promotional image

Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Sunday, September 13 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.
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24+24 Composers Concert

Sunday, September 13, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public. Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

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Iowa Law vs. Drake Cady Cup Golf Tournament

Monday, September 14, 2026 8:30am to 5:30pm
Amana Colonies Golf Club
Annual Golf Tournament for the University of Iowa College of Law and Drake Law School
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2026 UISRM Symposium

Monday, September 14, 2026 9:30am to 3:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Students interested in pursuing a career in sport and recreation are encouraged to attend this professional development event. Attendees will hear from keynote speakers and panelists working in professional sports, intercollegiate athletics, and recreation. The networking session will allow attendees to introduce themselves to prospective employers.

Registration for the 2026 UISRM Symposium is required. Visit the UISRM Symposium website and visit the Registration page to ensure your participation...

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Blood Drive @ Health Services Support Building

Monday, September 14, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
Health Care Support Services Building
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, September 14th, 2026 at HSSB Lower Level Gala Room. 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!

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Theo Durandard

Monday, September 14, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Theo Durandard is an Assistant Professor in Economics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour

Monday, September 14, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. It is the monthly coffee hour on the second Monday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon in 1289 CBRB. Enjoy coffee, pastries and contribute to the discussion!

This is open to ALL — students, staff, postdocs, and faculty interested in promoting women in science.

Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.

Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive promotional image

Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Monday, September 14 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.
Plasma Physics Seminar - Professor Colby Haggerty; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa promotional image

Plasma Physics Seminar - Professor Colby Haggerty; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa

Monday, September 14, 2026 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Van Allen Hall
Plasma Physics Seminar
Biology Graduate Student Seminar Series on Monday, September 14: MaKella Steffensen (Forbes Lab), Chase Lathrum (Summers Lab), and Eric Anderson (Stipp Lab) promotional image

Biology Graduate Student Seminar Series on Monday, September 14: MaKella Steffensen (Forbes Lab), Chase Lathrum (Summers Lab), and Eric Anderson (Stipp Lab)

Monday, September 14, 2026 3:30pm
Biology Building East
Biology Graduate Student Seminars on Monday, September 14 at 3:30pm in Room 101, Biology Building East: MaKella Steffensen (Forbes Lab), Chase Lathrum (Summers Lab), and Eric Anderson (Stipp Lab)
Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Salvatore Quaid; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa promotional image

Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Salvatore Quaid; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa

Monday, September 14, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Van Allen Hall
Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar
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Playwrights Workshop Reading: Mother of a Nation

Monday, September 14, 2026 5:30pm
Theatre Building

By Claire Soleil Gardner

The administration of the first female President, Amelia Badeau, has just been rocked by a scandal that has ruined her re-election campaign. While awarding public school history teacher Cass Blue, a lockdown is initiated due to a deadly and infectious infertility pandemic. As Cass and Amelia spend weeks in lockdown they begin an affair, much to the chagrin of the first husband, Thomas. Only afterward does Cass reveal she has been pregnant since her arrival, and her...

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5/2: How Polarity Yields Five Codes of Music - A Syzygy with S/Z. Presentation 5: Semes

Monday, September 14, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

Professor Matthew Arndt emcees the fifth of seven presentations of an intergalactic music poetics that explains every kind of musical sign in our universe. The focus is on semes, or musical resemblances. There will be a première screening of a video episode produced by Rabalais Productions with artisan animation by Media Productions Workshop. The program then features the premières of two works for oboe, performed by Dr. David Cyzak. The first is a...

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Candice Paulsen, PhD promotional image

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Candice Paulsen, PhD

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building
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Study Abroad Fair

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 11:00am to 3:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Ready to take your UI education beyond Iowa City?

The University of Iowa Study Abroad Fair takes place Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (CDT) in the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU) International Ballroom.

Whether you're just curious or already planning, this is your opportunity to discover what studying abroad can look like for you.

At the fair, you'll discover:

Short-term, semester-long, and faculty-led programs in over 40 countries

Internship and research opportunities that count toward...

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College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar: Reza Nejadnik, PhD

Tuesday, September 15, 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: 

Reza Nejadnik, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics
University of Iowa

Seminar Title: "From Molecular Properties to Therapeutic Performance: Building a Research Program in Biologic Therapeutics"

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

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Food Truck Tuesdays at the Iowa Research Park

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 11:30am to 1:30pm
UI Bioventures Center
Food Truck Tuesdays feature a rotating lineup of local food trucks on the third Tuesday of each month, May through October, at the BioVentures Center.
Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive promotional image

Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Tuesday, September 15 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.

Graduate & Professional Students: Let's Do Lunch!

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Sciences Library
Bring your academic interests to the table and engage with fellow graduate and professional students in a casual, supportive environment.
Biochemistry Seminar: "Harnessing Single Cell Long-Read Sequencing and RNA Proximity Labeling to Define Nuclear Speckle-Associated Splicing Programs in Stem Cells" promotional image

Biochemistry Seminar: "Harnessing Single Cell Long-Read Sequencing and RNA Proximity Labeling to Define Nuclear Speckle-Associated Splicing Programs in Stem Cells"

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Medical Education Research Facility

"Harnessing Single Cell Long-Read Sequencing and RNA Proximity Labeling to Define Nuclear Speckle-Associated Splicing Programs in Stem Cells"

Presented by Steve Guzman, Ph.D., Postdoc Fellow in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan

Operator Theory Seminar - Professor Ionut Chifan; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa promotional image

Operator Theory Seminar - Professor Ionut Chifan; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Operator Theory Seminar
Mathematical Physics Seminar - Professor Emeritus Palle Jorgensen; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa promotional image

Mathematical Physics Seminar - Professor Emeritus Palle Jorgensen; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Van Allen Hall
Mathematical Physics Seminar

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, September 15, 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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Field Trip to the Rodale Institute Midwest Organic Center

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 3:30pm to 6:00pm
Rodale Institute
Step outside the classroom and discover how research is shaping the future of food and agriculture. Join fellow UI students for a tour of the Rodale Institute Midwest Organic Center at Eztel Sugar Grove Farm in Marion, Iowa.
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