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Departmental Brown Bag: Kaitlyn Jones and Johnny Peters

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Brown Bag events feature presentations by Psychological and Brain Sciences graduate students from the Cognitive and Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience training areas.

Kaitlyn Jones is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Kaitlyn is in the Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience training area and is a member of the LaLumiere Lab.

Johnny Peters is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Johnny is in the Behavioral & Cognitive...

Algebra Seminar - Dani Szpruch; Open University of Israel

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1:30pm to 2:30pm
MacLean Hall

Title: Gamma-factor for representations of covering groups in the spirit of the Langlands-Shahidi method.

Abstract: The Langlands-Shahidi method associates a gamma-factor to representations of quasi-split reductive groups defined over local fields, exploiting the uniqueness of the Whittaker model. In our talk we shall give a speculative definition for a gamma-factor in the context of covering groups in the spirit of this method although the uniqueness of the Whittaker model fails. We shall...

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Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival

Thursday, April 23 to Sunday, April 26, 2026 (all day)
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
The Iowa City International Film Festival is a student-run experimental film festival hosted in Iowa City.
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Lights, Camera, Careers: Arts & Media Career Trek

Thursday, April 23, 2026 7:00am to 4:30pm
Pomerantz Center

Lights, Camera, Careers: Arts & Media Career Trek
Thursday, April 23
Cedar Rapids, IA

Spend a day exploring creative careers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa!

Meet professionals, see how media and arts organizations operate, and discover local opportunities in storytelling, performance, arts education, and community events. Go behind the scenes with these organizations:

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre

Eastern Iowa Arts Academy

KCRG-TV9

Register on Handshake: https://uiowa.joinhandshake.com...

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Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival

Friday, April 24 to Sunday, April 26, 2026 (all day)
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
The Iowa City International Film Festival is a student-run experimental film festival hosted in Iowa City.
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival promotional image

Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival

Saturday, April 25 to Sunday, April 26, 2026 (all day)
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
The Iowa City International Film Festival is a student-run experimental film festival hosted in Iowa City.
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival promotional image

Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival

Sunday, April 26, 2026 (all day)
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
The Iowa City International Film Festival is a student-run experimental film festival hosted in Iowa City.

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

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LLLC Work in Progress Working Group

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Phillips Hall

LLLC Work in progress Working Group presentations will take place on the fourth Tuesday of each month in 318 Phillips Hall from 3:30-5pm.These workshops will feature writing by WIP group members, which will be circulated beforehand by the author/translator/scholar. We will begin with a short presentation by the writer, followed by workshop and Q&A. The goal of these meetings is to give a platform for working group members to share writing and get feedback, edits, ideas from colleagues in the...

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Rapid Response History: Beyond Founders and Firsts: Black History as Iowa History

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
Rapid Response History
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Kaffeeklatsch: German Conversation Hour

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Kaffeeklatsch takes place every Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. and is open to students enrolled in Elementary German II and above. Alle sind herzlich eingeladen!

Algebra Seminar - Bakhtiar Ahmed; University of Iowa Department of Mathematics

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall
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Arabic Cultural Hour

Thursday, April 30, 2026 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Join the UI Arabic Program for Arabic Cultural Hour! We have set up a number of exciting activities to explore the cultural practices behind Arabic and their relationship with the language. These activities include traditional crafts, cooking, movies, and more. Alongside each activity we will practice our in-class vocabulary and learn new terms to describe the activity.
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Faith on the Plate

Thursday, April 30, 2026 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Explore the intersection of religion and cuisine, guided by Christina Ward's book "Holy Food"

Public Philosophy Lecture-- Social Epistemology: Duncan Pritchard, UC Irvine

Friday, May 1, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Old Capitol Museum

Duncan Pritchard, UC Irvine

’Tempting Fate: Taking Risks, Pushing One’s Luck and Living an Authentic Life’

Canceled
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Art & Write Night

Friday, May 1, 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...

The Role of the Pelvic Floor in Respiration: Considerations for Brass Pedagogy

Friday, May 1, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

The Role of the Pelvic Floor in Respiration: Considerations for Brass Pedagogy

Presented by Katie Noll:

Conventional trombone pedagogy has much to say on the way the diaphragm and abdominal muscles play a role in breathing. Emerging research in the physiology of breathing is now highlighting how the pelvic floor muscles also play a role in allowing the body to take a full, relaxed breath. From a respiratory context, the pelvic floor functions similarly in men and women but they will experience...

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Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory

Friday, May 1, 2026 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Van Allen Hall

Please join the University of Iowa Physics and Astronomy department as we use the Van Allen Observatory and small telescopes to tour the spring sky. To attend this Astronomy observation session, follow the signs in Van Allen Hall to the east elevator to reach the roof.

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Music, International Business & Entrepreneurship - The Business of Music with Stefon Harris

Monday, May 4, 2026 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Fireside chat with Grammy-nominated jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harries. Enjoy pizza and engage in discussion on the business of music.

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

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