You are invited to attend the 2026 Joel Barkan Memorial Lecture, featuring Lawrence Baron.

Topic: Black is the New Jewish in Streaming and TV Series

Over the past decade, Black Jewish characters have been increasingly appearing as major characters in streaming and television series starting with Orange is the New Black (2015) and Chicago Med (2025) and more recently in Long Story Short (2025) and Boston Blue (2025). First, this talk will examine the demographic, media-driven, and political reasons...

Department of Mechanical Engineering

PRESENTATION: In this work, an atomistically informed continuum framework is developed to model shock-induced pore collapse and energy localization in energetic materials, with emphasis on RDX. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are used to extract thermophysical properties and constitutive response, enabling calibration of a modified rate-dependent Johnson–Cook (M–JC) strength model. The formulation is extended with a post-yield relaxation mechanism to...

Join us in welcoming Guanzhou Wei, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University, to the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Seminar.

Dr. Wei will present his seminar titled "Statistical Learning for Advection–Diffusion Processes with Applications". This talk presents statistical learning frameworks that integrate physical dynamics with data-driven inference for modeling such processes.

Join us for an immersive evening of art and explore the fluid beauty of Chinese ink traditions. Learn fundamental brush pen techniques in a hands-on session led by local artist Tianyi Xie in the museum lobby. Participants will design and create their own custom calligraphy bookmark and examine curated items from Special Collections and Archvies on display. Enjoy light refreshments while connecting with the community. All skill levels are welcome.

This collaborative workshop is held in partnership...

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 II Recital: Chris Hunley, saxophone

Chris Hunley, saxophone
Casey Dierlam Tse, piano

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

The Stanley presents a Pay What You Can screening of experimental documentary work by New York-based filmmaker Khalik Allah, in collaboration with FilmScene. The double feature screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director who will be in Iowa City for the Iowa City International Film Festival (ICDOCS).

Reserve your tickets here.

This programming is related the exhibition, Flex: Masculinities in the Arts of Global Africa, on view at the Stanley from February 28, 2026 - July 26, 2026.

BLACK...

Combo Showcase: Gold & Hawk Combos LIVE at Wildwood

Join us on Thursday, April 23rd at 7:00 PM at Wildwood in Iowa City for a special evening of jazz featuring the Gold & Hawk Combos under the direction of Prof. Curtis Taylor.

This final performance of the semester will showcase a vibrant mix of selections from the jazz canon, with music by Bobby Watson, Kenny Dorham, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, and more—spanning both classic and modern voices.

Come out and support these talented...

DMA Qualifying Recital: Luis E Infante Hernandez, Violin

This concert is free and open to the public.

Campus Symphony Orchestra

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Matt Gustafson is a professor of Finance at Penn State University.

Join us for the Miyawaki Forest Tree Planting 2.0 as we kick off our project on Arbor Day, Friday, April 24 This exciting initiative aims to plant 2,000 native tree saplings and shrubs using the Miyawaki Method, a technique for densely planting native trees to create bio-diverse and self-sustaining forests.

Getting There:

Planting will take place on the southeast corner of the College of Public Health.

Parking is limited, so we recommend using public transportation or carpooling.

Newton Road Parking...

Need a break at the end of the week? Swing by the Stanley on Friday afternoons for Crafternoons. Bring whatever low-mess craft you're currently working on (a sketchbook, knitting, embroidery, coloring books, origami — whatever you're into!) or just show up and use some of the various supplies we'll have on hand. No experience required! Light snacks provided. Stay for five minutes or hang out for a while, it's up to you.