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

GPSG Meetings Fall 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)
meetings

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

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DMA Recital I Recital: Jacob White, horn

Monday, November 2, 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

REDCap Basic Training

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual

This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project from scratch and cover basic features such as:

• Building forms with proper field types and validation
• Assigning user permissions
• Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml
• Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application
• Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production
• Creating and...

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CIRTL Teaching-as-Research Series

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Design your Teaching-as-Research (TAR) study in this interactive workshop series for graduate students and postdocs. Participants will reflect on their teaching, explore evidence of student learning, and work toward CIRTL Practitioner level certification. During the series, you will develop a teaching-focused research question and design a brief study to investigate it.

BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Medical Education Research Facility

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology holds research workshops featuring internal speakers on Tuesdays, 12:30-1:20pm. For Fall 2026, these will occur in 1117 MERF. Presentation titles are not publicly available due to the use of unpublished research. Individuals interested in attending workshops or being added to the email list should contact the office at biochem@uiowa.edu.

Aug. 25: CANCELED

Sept. 1: CANCELED

Sept. 8: RESERVED

Sept. 15: Steve Guzman, PhD, Postdoc Fellow, Biomedical...

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, November 3, 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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Japanese Conversation Table Fall 26

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Join the UI Japanese Program on Tuesdays to practice your Japanese language skills with fellow learners!
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Nourished at Iowa: Enjoying Food During the Holiday Season Without Guilt

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Intuitive Eating Seminar Series

Interested in improving your relationship with food, movement, and your body? Join Student Wellness for our Intuitive Eating Seminar Series, Nourished at Iowa — a flexible, non-diet approach to health and well-being.

This four-part seminar series is designed for students who want to learn more about Intuitive Eating without committing to a multi-week workshop. Each session stands alone, so you can attend just one topic or join all four throughout the year.

Sessions...

REDCap Intermediate Training

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as:
• Outputting data automatically with calculated fields
• Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection
• Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library
• Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags
• Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and charts
• And more

T...

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Study Hall

Wednesday, November 4, 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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ICON Gradebook

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
An overview of the ICON Gradebook. Attend this session to learn how to organize ICON assignments in your gradebook, grading options in ICON, and suggested gradebook settings.

Human Subjects Office Fall 2026 Office Hours

Wednesday, November 4, 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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Free CPR/AED Training, Red Watch Band

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Free CPR/AED Training + Narcan Administration
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UI Symphony Orchestra Concert #2

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Cycle 2: New York / New World

Valerie Coleman - Seven O’Clock Shout

Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 1

Ksenia Nosikova, Piano

Dvorak - Symphony No. 9

This concert is free and open to the public. 

Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

REDCap Surveys Training

Thursday, November 5, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as:

Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys

Manually and automatically sending surveys

Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms

Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login

This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a basic understanding of surveys in...

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CIRTL Teaching-as-Research Series

Thursday, November 5, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Design your Teaching-as-Research (TAR) study in this interactive workshop series for graduate students and postdocs. Participants will reflect on their teaching, explore evidence of student learning, and work toward CIRTL Practitioner level certification. During the series, you will develop a teaching-focused research question and design a brief study to investigate it.

Data Management

Thursday, November 5, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Build your scholarly toolkit with a workshop on research data management.
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Cafecito Cervantes

Thursday, November 5, 2026 4:00pm to 4:45pm
Virtual
Cafecito Cervantes Fall 2026
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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, November 6, 2026 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Need a creative break at the end of the week? Swing by the Stanley on Friday afternoons to work on a craft project of your choice.

Bring your own in-progress project or start a new one using the various supplies provided. Try your hand at sketching, coloring, knitting, embroidery, origami, and so much more in a relaxing, low-pressure environment. Stay as long as you like and make new connections. Light snacks will be provided.

Friday Crafternoons occurs almost every Friday at the Stanley Museum of...

Story Lab Showcase Prep at MERGE

Friday, November 6, 2026 1:00pm to 3:00pm
MERGE
Showcase practice in the space—one week out!
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2026 Three Minute Thesis Competition

Friday, November 6, 2026 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
The University of Iowa’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition challenges graduate students to clearly and concisely articulate complex research to nonspecialist audiences.
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Free Coffee Hour: Meet with Dean Ganim

Friday, November 6, 2026 1:30pm to 2:30pm
University Capitol Centre
Join us for a free coffee and a welcoming conversation with Russ Ganim, dean of International Programs. Meet other international students, scholars, and those from the larger campus community, learn more about the University of Iowa's global community, and share what has helped you succeed and feel at home on campus. Whether you're new to Iowa or returning for another year, we'd love to see you there!
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Teaching Book Club Fall 2026

Friday, November 6, 2026 2:00pm to 3:00pm
University Capitol Centre
This interdisciplinary reading group will read Kevin McClure's The Caring University: Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace after the Great Resignation. The book club is a space for members to share insights, experiences, and practical strategies, while fostering a community across disciplines. Facilitated by Kate Smith (Pharmacy).

The group will meet on Fridays from 2-3 p.m.
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Art & Write Night

Friday, November 6, 2026 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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Saw-whet Owl Banding

Friday, November 6, 2026 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Iowa Raptor Project

Join us after dark for this exclusive Northern Saw-whet Owl banding event! We will begin indoors at the Raptor Center for an engaging educational program to learn more about the secretive world of owls with our education birds. Next, you will be transported to our remote owl banding station where you will help collect data, band, and release owls that we may encounter. Due to the nature of this event, space is limited. Registrants must be 18 years of age or older to participate.

Register for one...

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