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

GPSG Meetings Fall 2025

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Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
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GPSG Events

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Events Around Campus

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Rival Against Hunger 2025

Thursday, December 4 to Friday, December 5, 2025 (all day)
Levitt Center for University Advancement
Rival Against Hunger is a friendly food drive competition between the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa.
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Heard It through the Grapevine: The UI and HBCU Connection

Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
This program invites alumni from creative fields and scholars to discuss Iowa’s impact on the education and professional lives of Black alumni, and the education of Black artists in general.
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"Can We Talk?" with Penn Badgley and Dr. Nura Mowzoon

Thursday, December 4, 2025 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
EVENT CANCELED: Join us for a lecture with actor Penn Badgley and psychotherapist Dr. Nura Mowzoon about the relationship between media and social science.
Canceled

DMA Qualifying Recital: Chaosupei Gao, flute

Thursday, December 4, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying Recital: Chaosupei Gao, flute

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Paperback Rhino Improv Show

Thursday, December 4, 2025 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Join us for a night of laughs and comedy as CAB hosts Paperback Rhino Improv on Thursday, Dec. 4 from 8 to 9 p.m. in the Big Ten Theater. Hope to see you laughing with us there! @paperbackrhino

Registration of a student organization does not imply University of Iowa endorsement of its views, activities, or content. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in a student organization activity, please fill out the accommodations form in the link in our instagram bio (@uiowacab) in...

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Rival Against Hunger 2025

Friday, December 5, 2025 (all day)
Levitt Center for University Advancement
Rival Against Hunger is a friendly food drive competition between the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa.

Leveraging Microsoft Copilot: How AI Can Assist You

Friday, December 5, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
An introductory training on Copilot
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DeLTA Center Roundtable Discussion: Wilma Bainbridge

Friday, December 5, 2025 9:00am to 10:20am
Lindquist Center

The DeLTA Center Roundtable Discussion is an event that expands the interdisciplinary research community by promoting reciprocal interactions between basic and applied researchers. These events showcase presenters from a wide variety of academic disciplines and an open discussion about implications of the presenter's ideas across fields of study and research.

Dr. Wilma Bainbridge is an Associate Professor at The University of Chicago in the Department of Psychology

Interests: the intrinsic...

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Finance: Christoph Herpfer

Friday, December 5, 2025 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Christoph Herpfer is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Economics: Xin Liu

Friday, December 5, 2025 11:30am to 12:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Xin Liu is an Assistant Professor in Economics at Washington State University.

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Iowa Neuroscience Institute Seminar: Michael Yassa, PhD

Friday, December 5, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Seminar Title TBD

Michael Yassa, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior
James L. McGaugh Endowed Chair in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor, Neurology
Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
University of California, Irvine

Iowa Neuroscience Institute seminars feature top neuroscientists from around the country sharing their latest...

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CSD Professional Seminar Series

Friday, December 5, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Title: "Real-Time Spoken Word Recognition in Adults With and Without DLD: The Role of Early Language Skills"

Speaker: Mi Trinh, B.S., Ph.D. student, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa

DDevelopmental Language Disorder (DLD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders, characterized by difficulties in learning and using language. Although diagnosed in childhood, DLD persists into adulthood with profound negative impacts. In this talk, I will present...

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, December 5, 2025 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

Jesus Gomez-Velez, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, will be presenting, Hydrologic Connectivity and Ecosystem Function: Implications for Quantifying Whole-Stream Metabolism.

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Biology Seminar: "A live look at building and rebuilding neuronal circuitry"

Friday, December 5, 2025 3:30pm
Biology Building East
The Department of Biology’s seminar speaker on Friday, Dec. 5, at 3:30 p.m. is Lauren Walker, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular and Systems Biology (Geisel School of Medicine) at Dartmouth College. Her seminar will be held in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East (BBE). A reception with refreshments will be held in the BBE Lobby following the seminar.
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Colloquium - The Shape of a 40-Year Career in Academia

Friday, December 5, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
An overview of Professor Srinivasan's academic career with an emphasis on her research at the intersection of computational linguistics and text analytics.
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UI College of Pharmacy AAPS Student Chapter "Give It A Boost: A Counseling & Community Session"

Friday, December 5, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
College of Pharmacy Building

Are you looking for a moment to breathe, connect, and re-energize? “Give It A Boost” is designed specifically for UI College of Pharmacy graduate students and postdocs like you! Join the AAPS Student Chapter and University of Iowa Counseling Service for an informal session focused on well-being and community. It's a perfect chance to take a break, enjoy some complimentary refreshments, and connect with peers who understand the unique challenges of graduate life. Invest in yourself – you'll be...

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Art & Write Night

Friday, December 5, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.

Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.

Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and...

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Lego Bingo

Friday, December 5, 2025 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Take a break from studying to win some super cool Lego sets at Lego BINGO! Happening Friday, Dec. 5 starting at 7 p.m. in the Hawkeye Room at the union!

Registration of a student organization does not imply University of Iowa endorsement of its views, activities, or content. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in a student organization activity, please fill out the accommodations form in the link in our instagram bio (@uiowacab) in advance.

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Johnson County Landmark feat. Camille Thurman

Friday, December 5, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Johnson County Landmark feat. Camille Thurman

Experience an electrifying evening of big-band jazz as the University of Iowa’s Johnson County Landmark, under the direction of Prof. Curtis Taylor, shares the stage with world-renowned saxophonist, vocalist, and educator Camille Thurman.

The program features powerful works and fresh arrangements by John Clayton, Jim McNeely, Derrick Gardner, Ralph Peterson, and Shamie Royston, showcasing the energy, depth, and versatility of today’s large ensemble...

Recital: Kylie Little, viola

Friday, December 5, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA II Recital: Kylie Little, viola

Kylie Little, viola
Yestyn Griffith, violin
Henrique Rabelo, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

Non-Major Voice Recital - Hachtman and Haselhuhn

Saturday, December 6, 2025 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Non-Major Voice Recital - Hachtman and Haselhuhn

This concert is free and open to the public.

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952065

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Stanley Creates | Memoirs of an Elf

Saturday, December 6, 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

This special holiday-themed session of Stanley Creates will begin with children reading Memoirs of an Elf by Devin Scillian, a delightful story that captures the magic of the holidays through the eyes of an elf named Spark.

Following the story, children will design their very own festive elf hats!

Please arrive in time for children to settle in; program begins at 2 p.m. with story time, followed by a project inspired by the book.

Workshop led by Debra Marqusee.

Stanley Creates is a free, family...

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Men's basketball vs. Maryland

Saturday, December 6, 2025 3:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa men's basketball team hosts Maryland.

Key Change: Brahms and His Piano Legacy, Concert #3

Saturday, December 6, 2025 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Key Change: Brahms and His Piano Legacy, Concert #3

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952045

This concert is free and open to the public.

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