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

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Events Around Campus

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Intuitive Eating Workshop for Students

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Campus Recreation and Wellness Center

Intuitive Eating is an approach that teaches you how to create a healthy relationship with your food, mind, and body. It is based on 10 basic principles that invite you to a world of satisfying eating and a sense of freedom from dieting.

The four-week workshop is free for students and will provide education, activities, practice, and support to improve your food and body image awareness.

Register for the summer workshop by visiting our website.

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Book Reading by Ayelet Tsabari

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Prairie Lights Books

Join the University of Iowa (UI) Jewish Studies Network, an International Programs affinity group, for a book reading with award-winning author Ayelet Tsabari. Tsabari will read from her novel, Songs for the Brokenhearted, and share insights about Yemeni Jewish identity, culture, and traditions. She will also present audio and images from her research into Yemeni women’s songs, while reflecting on the unique challenges of writing about Israel in English, her second language.

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Kenny Lee, Cello | Crumb x Tan Dun

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Kenny Lee, Cello | Crumb x Tan Dun

Featuring:

Kenny Lee, Cello

Nicole Esposito, Flute

Doreen Lee, Piano

with Seamless Percussion:

Miles Bohlman, Eva Chopskie, Shaun Everson, Evan Tanner

Join us for an evening of works by two pioneers of 20th-century classical music, George Crumb and Tan Dun! The program will feature Crumb’s breathtaking Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) and conclude with the Dun's raucous and gripping Elegy: Snow in June, Concerto for Cello and Four Percussion.

This concert will be...

TriNetX Basic Training

Thursday, October 30, 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, October 30, 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.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Hannah Wayment-Steele

Thursday, October 30, 2025 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

This event is open to the public.

"TBA"

Hannah Wayment-Steele, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Faculty Host: Ernesto Fuentes, PhD

Wayment-Steele Lab | https://waymentsteelelab.org/

Leveraging Microsoft Copilot: How AI Can Assist You

Thursday, October 30, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
An introductory training on Copilot

Celebrating Excellence: Honoring Teachers, Preceptors, and Staff of the Year

Thursday, October 30, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
College of Pharmacy Building

College of Pharmacy faculty, staff, and students are invited to honor the 2025-26 teachers, preceptors, and staff of the year on Oct. 30.  We will celebrate with a short program at 12:30 p.m., followed by a dessert reception. 

Collegiate Teacher of the Year, Lewis Stevens

Class of 2028 Teacher of the Year, Jeff Reist

Class of 2027 Teacher of the Year, Erika Ernst

Class of 2026 Teacher of the Year, Matt Cantrell

APPE Preceptor Excellence Award, Tony Huynh

IPPE Preceptor Excellence Award, James Lyon

Facu...

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From the Driftless to the Delta: Rethinking Water Protections in the Mississippi River Watershed

Thursday, October 30, 2025 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building

Join us for a timely panel discussion exploring how states, communities, and advocates are responding to the regulatory and environmental uncertainties left in the wake of the Sackett v. EPA decision. With a focus on wetlands and water protections across the Mississippi River watershed—from the bluffs of the Driftless Region to the bayous of the Delta—this conversation brings together regional experts to highlight innovative legal, policy, and collaborative approaches for safeguarding critical...

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Neuroscience and Pharmacology Workshop - Athira Anirudhan, PhD & Ruixiang (Roy) Wang, PhD

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

Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial Ca2+ efflux in neurons

Athira Anirudhan, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's Lab

Chronic ketamine disrupts lateral septal circuits mediating social behavior

Ruixiang (Roy) Wang, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar in Dr. Catherine Marcinkiewcz's Lab

CCC x Outlaws x Lawyers & Leaders: Obergefell v. Hodges at 10

Thursday, October 30, 2025 12:40pm to 1:50pm
Boyd Law Building

This lecture on Obefefell v. Hodges will be presented by Kendra Wetson (they/them/she/her, founder of the Lavender Center. Wetson will present on the history leading up to Hodges and the current state of gay marriage. Wetson will also discuss current concerns regarding marriage equality and will field questions at the end. Attendees will have the opportunity to send in questions beforehand via a form placed on the ad.

This event is designated as a Lawyers & Leaders event. Attendance at one...

BCLS InternChips Panel

Thursday, October 30, 2025 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building

InternChips is a student panel to inform members of our Business & Corporate Law Society best practices for applying to private practice summer associate positions. As applications for firm internships have opened up this year already, and more anticipated on Nov. 1, this is an informative panel outlining the do’s and don'ts when it comes to applying for internships.

Christian Legal Society Weekly Meeting

Thursday, October 30, 2025 12:45pm to 1:44pm
Boyd Law Building

This is the Christian Legal Society Weekly Meeting!

Legal Writing Shorts

Thursday, October 30, 2025 12:45pm to 1:30pm
Boyd Law Building

To Quote or Not to Quote. That is the Question, by Emma Collins
Incorporating Feedback Effectively, by Ethan Apawan

We are capping the workshop at 20 and will offer lunch to those that RSVP to the email we send out. Lunch will be provided to the first 20 students that RSVP.

Artificial Intelligence Lightning Talks

Thursday, October 30, 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:

Ross Miller, Lead Application Developer, Administrative Information Systems (AIS), on Teaching your AI Skills with Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Paras...

PhD Candidate Brianne Zbylicki  - Microbiology Graduate Program Seminar   promotional image

PhD Candidate Brianne Zbylicki - Microbiology Graduate Program Seminar

Thursday, October 30, 2025 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Guest Artist Recital: Faina Lushtak, piano

Thursday, October 30, 2025 1:45pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Recital: Faina Lushtak, piano

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951328

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Microsoft Teams: An Introduction

Thursday, October 30, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual

This introductory course will give you a high-level overview of how to utilize Microsoft Teams and the tools within to collaborate and communicate with a work group, a project team, or any assortment of people. Topics covered include chat, creating a team, communicating in a team, meetings, and more. This course is designed for first-time users of Teams and those who would like to ensure they are getting the most out of this organizational tool. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training...

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First Year Seminar Poster Session

Thursday, October 30, 2025 3:00pm to 4:30pm
University Capitol Centre
First-Year Seminars introduce new first year students to college-level learning and the annual poster session provides an interactive setting for students to demonstrate what they've learned.
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ISE: 5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR. RAVITEJ UPPU

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

Welcome to join the Presentation hosted by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Title: Heterogeneous Nanophotonic Structures for Quantum Technologies

Presenter: Dr. Ravitej Uppu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa, where he leads the Quantum Light Control (QLiC!) Lab. His group's research focuses on developing deterministic emitter-photon interfaces as building blocks for scalable photonic quantum technologies, including...

Bridging Fluid Dynamics and Machine Learning for Propulsion and Energy Applications

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

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

Presentation: The Guimarães Instrumentation, Measurements, and Aerodynamics Sensing Laboratory (GIMAS Lab) at Penn State advances methods for controlling unsteady aerodynamic and thermal phenomena in propulsion and energy systems. This seminar will explore the current research efforts of Dr. Guimarães’ research team, providing insights into their ongoing work. One main area of interest is inlet flow distortion mitigation, where experimental and...

Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Ryan Plestid, Ph.D.; CERN promotional image

Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Ryan Plestid, Ph.D.; CERN

Thursday, October 30, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar

Guest Oboe Recital: Dr. William McMullen, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Thursday, October 30, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Oboe Recital: Dr. William McMullen, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951326

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Success, Not Excess

Thursday, October 30, 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...

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