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)
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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)

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

Shaping the Future of Rural Health Care: Advancing Access, Innovation, and Sustainability promotional image

Shaping the Future of Rural Health Care: Advancing Access, Innovation, and Sustainability

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
College of Public Health Building
Bill Gassen, President and CEO of Sandford Health, will discuss Shaping the Future of Rural Health Care
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Artificial Intelligence Lightning Talks

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
Join AI Lightning Talks to hear short, engaging presentations from members of the University of Iowa community about practical and innovative uses of artificial intelligence. These sessions provide an opportunity to learn about emerging AI trends, exchange ideas across campus, and discover new ways AI is being applied in teaching, research, and operations.

Human Subjects Office Fall 2026 Office Hours

Wednesday, September 16, 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.

Learn to Solder: Fundamentals

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center
Learn the basics of electronics and soldering by building your own glowing creepy-crawly bug.
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One Moment: Poetry Reading

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
A poetry reading event at Prairie Lights with author Luis Muñoz from his newest book, One Moment, translated from Spanish to English by Idra Novey and Garth Greenwell.
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Punch Brothers

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
You’ll be singing the praises of an amazing band on a thrilling musical adventure.
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Iowa Volleyball vs. Drake

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 8:00pm
Xtream Arena
The Iowa Volleyball team will host Drake at Xtream Arena.
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Lingering Still - May Roded MFA Exhibition - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Thursday, September 17, 2026 8:00am to 8:00pm
Visual Arts Building

Introduction to High Performance Computing using Argon (Zoom)

Thursday, September 17, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

The workshop is a two-hour session that consists of two parts: an introduction to a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment and hands-on training on the basic usage of the Argon cluster (access, configuration, job submission, and data transfer). It is geared towards users of HPC, including faculty, postdocs, and students, who are eager to learn about getting started with the Argon cluster and storage services for their computational research. No prior experience or knowledge of...

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Microsoft Planner: An Introduction

Thursday, September 17, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

Microsoft Planner is a task management and collaboration tool that helps you organize and track your projects and teams. Participants will learn how to use Planner to create plans, assign tasks, set deadlines, and monitor progress. Additionally, we will discuss how to integrate a planner board within Microsoft Teams. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this training.

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DeGowin Blood Drive @ Fountain Lobby

Thursday, September 17, 2026 10:00am to 3:00pm
General Hospital
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 17th, 2026 at the Fountain Lobby. Help the University of Iowa climb the Abbott & Big Ten We Give Blood Drive leaderboard and received a special-edition t-shirt from Abbott, while supplies last!
Biochemistry Seminar: "Repair of Stalled Replication by DNA Remodeling Enzymes" promotional image

Biochemistry Seminar: "Repair of Stalled Replication by DNA Remodeling Enzymes"

Thursday, September 17, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

"Repair of Stalled Replication by DNA Remodeling Enzymes"

Presented by

Brandt Eichman, Ph.D.
William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair
Professor of Biological Sciences
Professor of Biochemistry
Vanderbilt University

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Getting Started with Top Hat

Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Top Hat has several options to engage students with in-class quizzes, surveys, and discussions, as well as attendance features that connect to the ICON gradebook. Learn how to get started with this platform and get ideas to adapt it to your courses.

Iowa Law Review Symposium 2026 - Philosophy at Trial

Thursday, September 17, 2026 (all day)
Boyd Law Building

Law and Philosophy at Iowa and the Iowa Law Review are delighted to open registration for "Philosophy at Trial," a symposium focusing on philosophical issues in recent Supreme Court jurisprudence. The symposium will take place September 17, with topical panels and a keynote address by Lawrence Solum (Texas A&M and Legal Theory Blog). A list of panelists and moderators appears below this email.

In-person and remote attendance is available. For more information and registration, please visit the...

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Spence Lecture: Charan Ranganath, PhD

Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:30pm to 1:50pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building
The Spence Lecture Series honors the legacy of Kenneth W. Spence, prominent learning theorist and chair of the department from 1942-1964. This series, which is supported by the Iowa Neuroscience Institute, brings leaders in the field of behavioral neuroscience to our campus each year.
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Introduction to Implementation Science with Dr. Heather Reisinger

Thursday, September 17, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Research discoveries often take years to reach routine practice. Implementation science seeks to understand and address this gap by studying how evidence-based interventions can be adopted, implemented, and sustained in real-world settings. In this introductory workshop, Dr. Reisinger will provide an overview of the core concepts, questions, and methods of implementation science, including implementation frameworks, strategies, and outcomes. Participants will also learn about resources available through the University of Iowa Implementation Science Center to support implementation science research, training, and collaboration.
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Connecting K-12 and Higher Ed: Generative AI Roundtable

Thursday, September 17, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Virtual
In this collaborative session, instructors from K-12, community college, and the University of Iowa will discuss what they are noticing and trying out as AI becomes part of students’ lives.
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Raptor Readers: Owls (Sept. 17)

Thursday, September 17, 2026 4:00pm to 4:45pm
Iowa Raptor Project Bird Blind
Raptor Readers: Vultures
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Kay M. Tye, PhD: Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture

Thursday, September 17, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility
The Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series features top-tier scientists and physicians performing high-impact research in a variety of areas.
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Cafecito Cervantes

Thursday, September 17, 2026 4:00pm to 4:45pm
Virtual
Cafecito Cervantes Fall 2026
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Chinese Corner Fall 26

Thursday, September 17, 2026 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Practice your Chinese through relaxed conversations, games, and cultural activities. Meet other Chinese speakers and learners from across campus! Open to everyone. All Chinese proficiency levels are welcome. Free snacks provided!
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Success, Not Excess: Collegiate Recovery Program Support Group

Thursday, September 17, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

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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Lecture: Modern and Contemporary Art in Southeast Asia

Thursday, September 17, 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Join us for a lecture at the museum by Nora Annesley Taylor introducing audiences to the field of modern and contemporary Southeast Asian art. This program accompanies the student-curated exhibition of contemporary Myanmar paintings on view in the Visual Lab in Fall 2026.

Nora Annesley Taylor is the Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a specialist in the art of the region. She is the author of Painters in Hanoi: An Ethnography of...

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2026 Business Law Seminar CLE

Friday, September 18, 2026 (all day)
Boyd Law Building

Experience the evolution of business law at the 2026 ISBA Business Law Seminar on Sept. 18. Engage in dynamic discussions with experts, exploring evolving trends, regulations, and strategic insights either at the Boyd Law Building in Iowa City, the ISBA Building in Des Moines, or via the live webinar option. Don't miss this opportunity to enrich your expertise and expand your network.

8:15 - 8:30 a.m.
Welcome

Rod Kubat, Chair, ISBA Business Law Section

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Inside the NVCA Model Documents
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