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100-Word Microstory Contest
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Mark your calendar for our 100-Word Microstory Contest — a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don’t have to be an Iowa Writers’ Workshop grad — or even have participated in a flash writing contest before — to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts here on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. CDT.
REDCap Advanced Training
Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am
This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover advanced features such as:...
Digital Accessibility Summer Camp: Seven Core Skills for Accessible Digital Technology
Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 10:00am to 11:30am
As we learn from examining the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, much of digital accessibility hinges on an understanding of four core principles. In a similar sense, seven core skills can help you to attain a practical understanding of accessibility across a spectrum of technologies and content types. Nearly any digital document can be made more accessible simply by applying seven core skills of document design. These skills are simple to learn and understand and better yet, you may...
Charles Holdefer, "Your Family and Other Animals: Using Creatures in Your Writing"
Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm
In the 21st century, perhaps Jane Austen would write: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that cat videos are even more popular than porn.” Our fascination for other creatures is more than a curiosity about different species. It also tells us something about ourselves....
Strategies for Focus and Time Management
Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join this workshop on time management, where you’ll learn practical strategies to take control of your time and boost your productivity. Presented by Kathleen Shaughnessy, Hanson Center for Communication. ...
Discover Study Abroad-Summer 2024
Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 12:30pm to 1:00pm
Would you like to study abroad during your time at the University of Iowa, but don't know where to start? Attend our weekly Virtual Discover Study Abroad info sessions to learn how study abroad works and find the right international opportunity for you! ...
Molecular Medicine Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Kara Wuchter
Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 1:00pm
Kara Wuchter will present about her thesis - “The role of DNA demethylation in peripheral CD8 T cell differentiation during acute viral infection” You may also attend via Zoom - https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/97130200613
Live from Prairie Lights | Melissa Mogollon reading - 'Oye: A Novel'
Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 7:00pm
Iowa Writers' Workshop alum Melissa Mogollon will read from her coming of age comedy, Oye: A Novel. “Funny and smart, Oye grapples with the messy inheritance of intergenerational trauma and how it manifests in the everyday conversations with the people we love. Mogollon has written a beautiful book.”—Claire Jimenez “Heartbreaking and humorous, mature and mischievous, Oye feels like home in delicious and furious ways. Melissa Mogollon did not come to play.”—Kiley Reid...
100-Word Microstory Contest
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Mark your calendar for our 100-Word Microstory Contest — a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don’t have to be an Iowa Writers’ Workshop grad — or even have participated in a flash writing contest before — to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts here on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. CDT.
UI Health Care Bike Registration
Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 7:00am to 10:00am
Campus Safety is hosting a bike registration event that's open to all students, faculty, and staff. ...
REDCap MyCap Training
Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am
This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as:...
![[CANCELED] DK Nnuro, "Devoured by/with Time: On Relevance, Fleetingness, and the Writer's Writer"](https://ieee.org.uiowa.edu/sites/ieee.org.uiowa.edu/files/styles/medium/public/externals/6065770752101ae075f8ff5c966effd3.jpg?itok=SAHQLYQ-)
[CANCELED] DK Nnuro, "Devoured by/with Time: On Relevance, Fleetingness, and the Writer's Writer"
Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm
This lecture will traverse the valences of writerly relevance. Rising out of the vexingly uneven reception to the presenter’s debut novel, made starker by the (arguable) pinnacle of recognition by a former president, it will walk attendees through a writer’s journey of sense-making, including musings on books that were once relevant but have been devoured by time; books that made little impact upon publication but were devoured by readers with time; and what exactly it means to be a “writer's...
Robert Anthony Siegel, "Voice: The Most Slippery and Hard to Define — But Most Essential — Aspect of Creative Writing"
Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Why is it that some narrators feel real to us — as if they were sitting across the table, telling us their story? And why do we feel so utterly compelled to listen to them?...
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (In-Person and Zoom)
Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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....
AI’s Impact in Health Care | Chat From the Old Cap
Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The use of AI has untapped potential in medicine — but how could this technology influence your health care? Join us for the next Chat From the Old Cap as we sit down with host Milan Sonka, director of the Iowa Initiative for Artificial Intelligence, and three UI Health Care experts, who will discuss the promise and challenges of using AI to assist in medicine....
Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators
Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Please note: this is an in-person meeting. Zoom option will not be available for this session. With questions, please contact vpr-rdo@uiowa.edu. Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise. Register here.
Summer 2024 Office Hours
Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Office Hours: IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research. No appointment necessary. First come, first served; computers are available. HSO Staff will be available to: ...
Live from Prairie Lights | Santiago Jose Sanchez in conversation with Claire Lombardo
Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 7:00pm
Grinnell College assistant professor of English and Iowa Writers’ Workshop grad Santiago Jose Sanchez will read from their debut novel, Hombrecito. They will be joined in conversation by novelist Claire Lombardo....
100-Word Microstory Contest
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Mark your calendar for our 100-Word Microstory Contest — a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don’t have to be an Iowa Writers’ Workshop grad — or even have participated in a flash writing contest before — to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts here on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. CDT.
Grandparents University
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Registration will open on Monday, March 25, 2024....
Community STEM Day at Collins Aerospace
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 9:00am to 1:00pm
The Southeast Iowa STEM Hub and Collins Aerospace will host a Community STEM Day on Thursday, July 18, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., at Collins Aerospace, in Cedar Rapids. This event is open to the public and *free of charge to exhibitors and participants....
REDCap Data Handling
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am
This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we won’t use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as:...
Iowa Neuroscience Institute Seminar: Kim Hei-Man Chow, PhD
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 10:30am to 11:30am
"Molecular profiling of cell cycle re-engaging and senescent neurons in healthy aging and Alzheimer’s disease" Kim Hei-Man Chow, PhD NAM International Health Policy Fellow Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science The Chinese University of Hong Kong Iowa Neuroscience Institute summer seminar
Claire Lombardo, "Empathic Fiction: Writing Real People"
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm
People — fictional or otherwise — are messy and flawed and constantly creating — well, life. And it’s one of our jobs as fiction writers to try and replicate that as accurately, honestly, and generously as possible. We'll discuss how to approach our characters holistically — both on a craft level, looking at point of view and characterization exercises; and on a psychological level, finding ways to understand, love, and empathize....
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
"Toxicology Grand Rounds" by Daniel McCabe, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine.
Jacob Fields defending Electrochemical Transformation of C02: Effect of Pressure and Electrolyte
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Jacob Fields will be defending his thesis at 2 p.m. on 7/18 in 1078 SC. Title: Electrochemical Transformation of CO2: Effect of Pressure and Electrolyte.
Online MSW Information Session
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Please join us for an info session to learn more about earning your MSW degree from the University of Iowa. Sessions take place from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Central Time) via Zoom: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/929909564 If you have questions or requests, please contact our coordinator: Christy Thies, Online Program Coordinator christy-thies@uiowa.edu 515-235-4662
100-Word Microstory Contest
Friday, July 19, 2024
Mark your calendar for our 100-Word Microstory Contest — a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don’t have to be an Iowa Writers’ Workshop grad — or even have participated in a flash writing contest before — to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts here on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. CDT.
![[CANCELED] Navigating the NSF MRI Program: Overview and Lessons Learned](https://ieee.org.uiowa.edu/sites/ieee.org.uiowa.edu/files/styles/medium/public/externals/b1d04eb8b63e36e59e6cb2f5313eb23b.jpg?itok=KQ_-I8YD)
[CANCELED] Navigating the NSF MRI Program: Overview and Lessons Learned
Friday, July 19, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm
This is an information and panel session to describe the NSF's Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program....
Hearing Loss & Hearing Aid Info Session for Mandarin Speakers
Friday, July 19, 2024, 1:00pm
Do you or a loved one speak Mandarin and have a hearing loss? If so, please join us for a free session to learn with others about hearing loss, tinnitus, and hearing aids, in which Mandarin will be spoken. English will also be provided. You will visit our audiology clinic to learn more about the hearing test process. You are welcome to bring communication partner(s); we will introduce some communication strategies for you to practice together. English speakers are also welcome to participate....
100-Word Microstory Contest
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Mark your calendar for our 100-Word Microstory Contest — a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don’t have to be an Iowa Writers’ Workshop grad — or even have participated in a flash writing contest before — to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts here on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. CDT.
100-Word Microstory Contest
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Mark your calendar for our 100-Word Microstory Contest — a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don’t have to be an Iowa Writers’ Workshop grad — or even have participated in a flash writing contest before — to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts here on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. CDT.
RAGBRAI 2024
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Calling all Hawkeyes! UICA Staff will be representing the University of Iowa at each overnight stop of RAGBRAI 2024! ...
100-Word Microstory Contest
Monday, July 22, 2024
Mark your calendar for our 100-Word Microstory Contest — a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don’t have to be an Iowa Writers’ Workshop grad — or even have participated in a flash writing contest before — to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts here on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. CDT.
RAGBRAI 2024
Monday, July 22, 2024
Calling all Hawkeyes! UICA Staff will be representing the University of Iowa at each overnight stop of RAGBRAI 2024! ...
PhD Comprehensive Exam: Shiljashree Vijay
Monday, July 22, 2024, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Shiljashree Vijay, a PhD candidate and graduate research assistant in the Syed Mubeen Research Group, will take the comprehensive exam on July 22, 2024.
Small Press Publishing Roundtable with Daniel Khalastchi, Madeline McDonnell, and Caryl Pagel
Monday, July 22, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Are you curious about the role of small presses in our contemporary literary landscape? Do you have questions about how they operate, who they’re for, and what they have to offer that the Big 5 don’t? (Hint: ongoing editorial relationships, collaborative marketing and design, and an affinity for the innovative and unusual.) Two editors and publishers from Rescue Press — Caryl Pagel and Daniel Khalastchi — will talk small press definitions, aesthetics, communities, and priorities alongside one...
Live from Prairie Lights | Anthony Varallo & Jared Joseph
Monday, July 22, 2024, 7:00pm
Anthony Varallo and Jared Joseph will read from their new fiction, What Did You Do Today? and Danny the Ambulance. Anthony Varallo will read from What Did You Do Today?, winner of the 2023 Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction. “There are few authors working in the flash form today who write with as much grace and mastery as Tony Varallo. Filled with humor and warmth, these beautiful and elegantly crafted stories give us powerful glimpses into the complex inner worlds of parents and...
100-Word Microstory Contest
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Mark your calendar for our 100-Word Microstory Contest — a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don’t have to be an Iowa Writers’ Workshop grad — or even have participated in a flash writing contest before — to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts here on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. CDT.
RAGBRAI 2024
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Calling all Hawkeyes! UICA Staff will be representing the University of Iowa at each overnight stop of RAGBRAI 2024! ...
Sarah Saffian, "The Crucial Distinction Between Writing for Other Readers and Writing for Yourself"
Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm
There’s an important difference between our entire life experience and the narrower story that we create from it — the lump of clay versus the sculpture. In this lecture, Sarah Saffian — a memoirist, writing teacher, and psychotherapist — explores the concept of journal writing and its usefulness both personally, as a means of achieving deeper, clearer reflection and processing, for ourselves; and creatively, as the raw material that we draw from to craft the stories that we tell to enlighten...
Behind the Scenes: IEEE Publisher (Engineering Thesis Summer Camp)
Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Identifying where to publish your research can be a daunting task. Should you write a conference paper, a journal article or both? What happens after your paper is submitted? What is peer review, an ORCID ID, a predatory journal and other publication jargon? In this session, IEEE Client Services Manager Brian Ryckman, will provide insights into publishing with IEEE, including: tips for selecting an appropriate periodical or conference to submit your manuscript, how successful authors...
Discover Study Abroad-Summer 2024
Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 12:30pm to 1:00pm
Would you like to study abroad during your time at the University of Iowa, but don't know where to start? Attend our weekly Virtual Discover Study Abroad info sessions to learn how study abroad works and find the right international opportunity for you! ...
Physics & Astronomy Seminar - Matthew Blandin, PhD; University of Alaska Fairbanks
Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 3:21pm
Physics & Astronomy Seminar Matthew Blandin, PhD; University of Alaska Fairbanks Utilizing different Machine Learning Algorithms to Progress Geomagnetic Field Modeling from Solar Wind Drivers for Geomagnetically Induced Current Detection and Prevention.
100-Word Microstory Contest
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Mark your calendar for our 100-Word Microstory Contest — a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don’t have to be an Iowa Writers’ Workshop grad — or even have participated in a flash writing contest before — to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts here on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. CDT.
RAGBRAI 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Calling all Hawkeyes! UICA Staff will be representing the University of Iowa at each overnight stop of RAGBRAI 2024! ...
Mieke Eerkens, "(Re)writing Memory: Navigating the Fickle Past in Nonfiction Writing"
Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Narrative nonfiction writing often relies on the memory of the author and/or those we consult. But how reliable is memory? How do our memories differ from others, and what do we do as nonfiction writers when there are differing memories that emerge in our research about an event in the past? How does our account of memories on the page alter or replace the memories that existed before they were recorded? In this lecture and discussion, we will examine the role of memory in nonfiction writing....
Public Health Response to Wildfire Smoke in Iowa: What’s in Store for 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024 the Iowa Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy will host a webinar on wildfire smoke in Iowa. This free webinar will explore atmospheric phenomena, meteorology, pulmonary toxicology & environmental epi, health effects and public health preparedness and response....
Summer 2024 Office Hours
Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Office Hours: IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research. No appointment necessary. First come, first served; computers are available. HSO Staff will be available to: ...
Introduction to Generative AI
Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Join us for an introduction to generative AI. We'll identify current capabilities, ethical use cases, and the privacy considerations associated with generative AI systems. We will also introduce strategies for effective prompting and offer additional resources to continue learning about AI applications....