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

GPSG Meetings Spring 2024

meetings

Council Meeting

IMU Room 337 (or join via Zoom)
meetings

Council Meeting

IMU Room 337 (or join via Zoom)
meetings

Council Meeting

IMU Room 337 (or join via Zoom)

GPSG Events

Wholistic Wellness Week 2024

Wholistic Wellness Week Safety Training Flyer

WWW: Personal Safety Training Sessions

UCC Campus Safety Training Room
Wholistic Wellness Week Safety Training Flyer

WWW: Personal Safety Training Sessions

UCC Campus Safety Training Room
Wholistic Wellness Week: Mindfulness Meditation

WWW: Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Events Around Campus

Summer Music Camp Recital - Trumpet

Friday, June 27, 2025 7:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Summer Music Camp Recital - TrumpetThis concert is free and open to the public.

Summer Music Camp Recital - Organ

Friday, June 27, 2025 7:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Summer Music Camp Recital - OrganThis concert is free and open to the public.
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Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory

Friday, June 27, 2025 9:00pm to 11:00pm
Van Allen Hall
Please join the University of Iowa Physics & Astronomy Department as we use the Van Allen Observatory and small telescopes to tour the summer sky. To attend this Astronomy observation session, follow the signs in Van Allen Hall to the east elevator to reach the roof or visit the southeast lawn.

"Considering Matthew Shepard" presented by the Quire of Eastern Iowa and the Sanctuary Choir of St. Paul's United Methodist Church

Sunday, June 29, 2025 (all day)
Voxman Music Building
"Considering Matthew Shepard" presented by the Quire of Eastern Iowa and the Sanctuary Choir of St. Paul's United Methodist ChurchThis concert is free and open to the public.
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Molecular Medicine Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Nathan Witmer

Monday, June 30, 2025 10:00am
Medical Laboratories
Nathan Witmer is a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Science (Molecular Medicine) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. His research has been conducted in Ryan Boudreau's laboratory.If you are not able to attend in person, please consider showing your support by attending via Zoom. https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/95883392288
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Topics in Human Genetics

Monday, June 30, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
The course is open to individuals wishing to learn more about current topics in Human Genetics who meet the following criteria; individuals must have completed a course in genetics and are currently in a genetics lab, or have past genetics research experience. Genetics educators are also welcome to attend the course.The objective of the course is to provide persons familiar with genetics a broad overview of gene identification, molecular genetics, complex disease, next generation sequencing...
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Microsoft Teams: An Introduction

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
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...

IRB/HSO Office Hours Summer 2025

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
First come, first served.; computers are available. HSO Staff will be available to:Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an...
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Microsoft Loop: Getting Started with Loop Components

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 2:00pm to 2:45pm
Virtual
Microsoft Loop is a transformative co-creation experience that brings together teams, content, and tasks across your tools and devices. This training will focus on Loop components, which are portable components that move freely and stay in sync across Outlook, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 tools.
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Trivia Night for students

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 5:30pm to 7:30pm
University Capitol Centre
Join Life in Iowa and International Student & Scholar Services for trivia night! Gather your friends for an exciting evening to test your knowledge and make new friends who are also staying in Iowa City over the summer!Family members are welcome to join in on the fun too, and the winning team will receive a prize. It’s the perfect way to relax, connect, and have fun!Pizza, drinks, and ice cream will be provided.Registration is required for this event so we know how much food to order.Register...

Leveraging Microsoft Copilot: How AI Can Assist You

Thursday, July 3, 2025 10:00am
Virtual
Copilot Enterprise is a generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant tool designed to respond to user queries in a conversational manner. This tool can be an invaluable asset, offering assistance in tasks ranging from answering questions, providing information, to generating content. The goal of Copilot Enterprise is to enhance productivity by helping you automate repetitive tasks, learn new concepts, problem solve, and more, all while keeping your data safe. This introductory level...
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Topics in Human Genetics

Monday, July 7, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
The course is open to individuals wishing to learn more about current topics in Human Genetics who meet the following criteria; individuals must have completed a course in genetics and are currently in a genetics lab, or have past genetics research experience. Genetics educators are also welcome to attend the course.The objective of the course is to provide persons familiar with genetics a broad overview of gene identification, molecular genetics, complex disease, next generation sequencing...

REDCap Basic Training

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
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...
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Microsoft Teams: Get Started with Teams Phone

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 11:00am to 11:45am
Virtual
The University of Iowa is currently in the process of migrating from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams for telephony services. This course will show you how to place calls, transfer calls, set up voicemail, assign delegates, and more.
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Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.PLEASE NOTEClass will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30...

TriNetX Basic Training

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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...
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Microsoft Teams: Customize with Apps

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 10:00am to 10:45am
Virtual
This course will show you how to utilize applications in a channel, meeting, or chat to extend the capabilities of your team. We will talk about using personal applications to help streamline and organize your work within Microsoft Teams. The apps covered in this course include OneNote, Forms, Planner, and Viva Learning. 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, or...

REDCap Intermediate Training

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 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...

IRB/HSO Office Hours Summer 2025

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
First come, first served.; computers are available. HSO Staff will be available to:Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an...
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Microsoft Teams: Working with Files

Thursday, July 10, 2025 10:00am to 10:45am
Virtual
This course will show you how to edit and share files in Teams chats, meetings, or channels. We will talk about best practices for Team file storage and organization as well as co-authoring files and how to access personal files view. We will discuss how Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive work together from a file storage perspective. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your department...

REDCap Surveys Training

Thursday, July 10, 2025 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...
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Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Amy Barry

Thursday, July 10, 2025 11:30am
Bowen Science Building
Amy Barry is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. She is a member of Drs. Bengi Baran and Peg Nopoulos's labs.If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support and attending via Zoom.https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/95329954724Meeting ID: 953 2995 4724
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PDF Deep Dive: Walking the Tag Tree

Thursday, July 10, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Accessibility Tags are the heart of PDF accessibility. In this session, we’ll dive deep into the Accessibility Tags panel in Adobe Acrobat for a granular look at semantics, structure, reading order, artifact creation, text alternatives, and more. While we’re at it, we’ll look in on the order and content panels and finally answer the question, “Why does my content disappear when I’m working on my PDF documents?”No two ways about it, this is a challenging topic and more than we can cover in 60...
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Hardin Open Workshops: EMBASE (Zoom)

Thursday, July 10, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
EMBASE is a biomedical and pharmaceutical database containing bibliographic records with abstracts. Although there is overlap with records from PubMed, there are also many unique records. This hands-on session will show you how to conduct basic searches using EMBASE’s quick search box, how to conduct searches using EMTREE subject headings, and how to use subheadings for drug and disease topics.PLEASE NOTEClass will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed...
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