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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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)

GPSG Events

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Events Around Campus

Fall 2025 IRB Office Hours

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 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. No appointment
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Food Around the World

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Phillips Hall
The Food Studies Group, a promising new initiative supported by International Programs, will host its first event, Food Around the World, on Wednesday, November 19, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Culture Bites Cafe, room 120 of Phillips Hall. Free and open to all students, this event invites attendees to explore global cultures through one of our greatest connectors—food.
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Contemplating Carbon: Type, Paper, and Ink

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 3:00pm
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
Artist Talk with Visiting Fulbright Scholar Jamie Murphy
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Fall Undergraduate Research Festival

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 3:30pm to 6:00pm
University Capitol Centre
Join us to view undergraduate research posters in 2nd floor UCC!
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Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar - Brendan Powers; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar

Masters Recital: Neile Breiten, french horn

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Masters Recital: Neile Breiten, french horn

This concert is free and open to the public.

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International Movie Night

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 6:30pm to 8:30pm
FilmScene
International Movie Night

DMA I Recital: Theresa Rukavina, violin

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA Recital: Theresa Rukavina, violin

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Symphony Band with Iowa Brass

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Symphony Band with Iowa Brass

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

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952034

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Iowa swimming and diving Hawkeye Invitational

Thursday, November 20 to Friday, November 21, 2025 (all day)
Campus Recreation and Wellness Center
Iowa swimming and diving hosts the Hawkeye Invitational.
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Rival Against Hunger 2025

Thursday, November 20 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.

2025 Environmental Law Seminar

Thursday, November 20, 2025 (all day)
Boyd Law Building

Engage yourself in the 2025 Environmental Law Seminar, a dynamic CLE program navigating the intricacies of environmental law and its broader impact. Register today and propel your practice forward by being a pioneer in environmental law's evolution in Iowa.

REGISTRATION FEES
The fees below represent the standard registration rates. After November 16, a $50 late fee will be added (law students and ISBA CLE season pass holders are excluded).ISBA Members or Non-ISBA Members (Over 5 Years of Practice)...

TriNetX Basic Training

Thursday, November 20, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual

This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research.

After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies.

Register by clicking the virtual event link...

Fall 2025 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, November 20, 2025 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. No appointment necessary. First come, first served.
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Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - Cynthia L. Grosskreutz, MD, PhD

Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Drug Development in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – Great Expectations

Cynthia L. Grosskreutz, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Part-time
Harvard Medical School

Christian Legal Society Weekly Meeting

Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:45pm to 1:44pm
Boyd Law Building

This is the Christian Legal Society Weekly Meeting!

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Student Stories: Reflections on Summer Environmental Law Internships

Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:45pm to 1:15pm
Boyd Law Building

Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative and the Iowa State Bar Association for a dynamic session spotlighting Iowa Law students who spent their summer immersed in environmental law and policy work across the state, region, country, and world! Through 3–5 minute lightning talks, these future environmental leaders will share insights from their internships—from litigation and advocacy to research and regulatory practice. This session highlights the real-world impact of HELI’s experiential...

Artificial Intelligence Lightning Talks

Thursday, November 20, 2025 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual

This event, offered online via Teams, will feature several short talks (3-5 minutes) about how faculty, students and staff at the University of Iowa are using artificial intelligence.

The talks serve as a platform for learning and innovation as artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the technological landscape.

The presenters for this month are:

Claire McGranahan, Director for Collegiate Communications in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, on Ethical Use of AI in Daily Communications

Jill...

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Microsoft Teams: Structure and Manage Your Team (Best Practices)

Thursday, November 20, 2025 1:00pm to 1:45pm
Virtual

This course is designed for anyone who creates a team or has been given the team owner role in an existing team. Team owners have access to settings and capabilities that members do not see. This training will discuss how best to create a team, choose settings based upon your needs, and manage the team throughout its existence. 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...

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Iowa Nurse Innovators Roadshow

Thursday, November 20, 2025 3:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Health Care University Campus
Join the Office of Innovation for the 2025 Iowa Nurse Innovators Roadshow, a two-day event across Iowa where seasoned nurse innovators will share their stories, and emerging nurse innovators will pitch their ideas!
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Physics and Astronomy Thesis Defense Seminar - Zheyue Hang

Thursday, November 20, 2025 3:30pm
Van Allen Hall
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Autonomous Vehicles from Multiple Perspectives: Techniques, Teaming, and Tools

Thursday, November 20, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Co-hosted by the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and the Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering - Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly accelerating the development of autonomous vehicles (AVs). Intelligent AVs promise to reduce driver workload, improve safety, and enable accessibility. However, before these expected benefits can be fully realized, several research and development challenges must be overcome that include identifying ways to passively assess...

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Success, Not Excess

Thursday, November 20, 2025 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...

DMA III Recital: Thomas Drummond, saxophone

Thursday, November 20, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital: Thomas Drummond, saxophone

Thomas Drummond, saxophone
Casey Dierlam Tse, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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