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April 2024

EES Geoscience Seminar Series: Dr. Nicholas Hogancamp (The Bedrock & Earth History Research Organization) "The Applications of Biostratigraphic Data in Earth History Research and Economic Geology"

Friday, April 12, 2024, 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Title: The Applications of Biostratigraphic Data in Earth History Research and Economic Geology...

Advice for a Career in Academia

Friday, April 12, 2024, 3:30pm to 4:20pm

Speaker: Joe Eichholz, United States Air Force Academy

Harmit Malik: Rules of Engagement: Molecular Arms Races Between Primate and Viral Genomes

Friday, April 12, 2024, 4:30pm to 5:30pm

Harmit Malik is a biologist, a member of the USA National Academy of Sciences, and a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator. His research focuses on genetic conflict and has direct implications for understanding human disease. Dr. Malik will also give a talk for the public, “Paleovirology: Ghosts and Gifts of Ancient Viruses,” on Saturday, April 13....

Caution: Monsters Inside, Jamie Capps MFA Thesis Exhibition

Friday, April 12, 2024, 5:00pm to 7:00pm

April 8–12...

Latinx/a/o Graduation Celebration 2024

Friday, April 12, 2024, 5:00pm to 7:00pm

The Latinx/a/o Graduation Celebration began when faculty and staff of the UI Latinx Council started an event to formally spotlight the achievements and accomplishments of graduating UI Latinx undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Find out more at multicultural.uiowa.edu/culturalcenters/lnacc/latinx-graduation.

Optional Joint Recital: Joanna Leston and Sara Lyons, trumpet

Friday, April 12, 2024, 5:30pm

Optional Joint Recital: Joanna Leston and Sara Lyons, trumpet This concert is free and open to the public.

Murder Mystery

Friday, April 12, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

If there's no body ... there's no crime ... right? Time to uncover the whodunit during our murder mystery entitled "Lethal Lasagna!" We will be providing a dinner and a show for a chance to piece the puzzle together!

Live from Prairie Lights | Sarah Braunstein in conversation with Rachel Yoder

Friday, April 12, 2024, 7:00pm

National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” award-winner Sarah Braunstein will read from her new novel, Bad Animals. She will be joined in conversation by author Rachel Yoder. "Bad Animals opens with a delightful shock, and then the fun begins. With deft, sly, loving insight into the human animal and its genius for self-deception, Braunstein ratchets up and sustains this extraordinary novel's elegance and complexity until the last, beautiful sentence." —Kate Christensen...

Oumou Sangaré

Friday, April 12, 2024, 7:30pm

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Iowa Trombone Choir

Friday, April 12, 2024, 7:30pm

University of Iowa Trombone Choir Members of the University of Iowa Trombone Choir will perform. Jonathan Allen, Xiaoyu Liu, Brady Gell, conductors. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A30996 This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA I Recital: Halie Augustus, piano

Friday, April 12, 2024, 7:30pm

DMA I Recital: Halie Augustus, piano The concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A30997 This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA Qualifying Recital: Yestyn Griffith, violin

Friday, April 12, 2024, 7:30pm

DMA Qualifying Recital: Yestyn Griffith, violin This concert is free and open to the public.

$4 Fridays at FilmScene

Friday, April 12, 2024, 8:00pm to 11:59pm

Every Friday after 8 p.m., students can see any new release film for just $4 at either FilmScene location. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a late night at the movies!...

In the Red and Brown Water

Friday, April 12, 2024, 8:00pm

In the Red and Brown Water...

OPEN: Family Spirit Award Nominations

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2024 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award....

ILSF Spring 2024 Board Meeting

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Charting Your Path

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 9:15am to 1:30pm

Join the Career Services Office to get a start on your 2L summer job search! We will discuss what to expect regarding preparing for your job search, give an overview of OCI, and hear from panelists on how to best leverage your current summer job toward your 2L summer job search!

2024 Iowa City Darwin Day

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 10:00am to 12:30pm

Every year to mark Charles Darwin’s birthday, Iowa City Darwin Day organizes a two-day celebration of science designed to promote scientific literacy and increase public awareness of the contributions of science to society. The featured speakers for the 2024 events on April 12 and 13 are Joseph Graves Jr., Harmit Malik and Heather Sander. All talks are free and open to all. ...

APACC Film Fest

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 10:00am to 11:00pm

Joseph Graves. A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Discusses How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Some of Our Biggest Problems

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 10:45am to 11:30am

Joseph L. Graves Jr. is a professor of biological science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and former associate dean for research at the Joint School for Nanoscience and Nanoengineering. His research focuses on the genomics of adaptation and evolutionary theories of aging. He has also written two books that address myths of race in the U.S. and is frequently interviewed for articles, podcasts, and documentaries on this topic.

Senior Recital: Michael Hill, percussion

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 11:30am

Senior Recital: Michael Hill, percussion Michael Hill, percussion Ani Perez Brennen, percussion Mckenna Blenk, percussion This concert is free and open to the public.

Making the Book, Past and Present

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 1:00pm to 5:00pm

On display in the Main Library Gallery:...

Honors Recital: Larissa Myers, trombone

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 1:30pm

Honors Recital: Larissa Myers, trombone This concert is free and open to the public.

Plant Bingo

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Come play a fun game of bingo with friends and compete to take home some cute succulents and other easy-to-care-for plants, just in time to celebrate Earth Day!

[CANCELED] FSL x Campus Safety Self Defense Training

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Registration is now open for a spring self-defense class for UI students. The training, which will be offered by Campus Safety in partnership with Fraternity and Sorority Life, will take place in the Field House, 225 S. Grand Ave, Room 461 on Saturday, April 13 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m....

DMA Qualifying Recital: Caleb Haselhuhn, baritone

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 3:30pm

DMA Qualifying Recital: Caleb Haselhuhn, baritone Caleb Haselhuhn, baritone Halie Augustus, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A30998 This is free and open to the public.

Optional Recital: Sophie Good and Tatum Calderwood, voice

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 5:30pm

Optional Recital: Sophie Good and Tatum Calderwood, voice This concert is free and open to the public.

Optional Recital: Cole Moorhead, saxophone

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 5:30pm

Optional Recital: Cole Moorhead, saxophone Cole Moorhead, Saxophone Casey Dierlam Tse, Piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A30999 This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Amelia Johnson, oboe

Saturday, April 13, 2024, 7:30pm

Senior Recital: Amelia Johnson, oboe This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31000 This concert is free and open to the public.