Chamber Music Concert of Works by Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Lowell Liebermann

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This concert is free and open to the public, and is part of Free Week 2026, a festival sponsored by Think Iowa City and the Iowa City Downtown District.

Air for flute and organ Op.106 (2008) c.10’00”

Nicole Esposito, flute

Greg Hand, organ

Sonata for Contrabass and Piano Op.24 (1987) c.25'00"

Volkan Orhon, contrabass

Doreen Lee, piano

-Intermission-

Three Lullabies for Two Pianos...

Matt Philip Whelan is an Emmy-winning Visual Effects Supervisor, second unit director, and classical animator based in Canada. With over 15 years of experience across narrative films, episodic television, and commercials, he blends traditional storytelling with cutting-edge digital techniques.

A graduate of Sheridan College’s classical animation program, Whelan has contributed to major productions worldwide. He earned a Primetime Emmy® and a VES Award for his work on Apple TV+’s Five Days at...

Title: Geometric Stability of Minimal Surfaces with Y-Singularities

Abstract: Singular minimal surfaces arise naturally in geometric variational problems, yet their stability theory remains far less understood than in the smooth setting.
In this talk, I will present geometric stability results for minimal surfaces with Y-singularities in $\mathbb{R}^3$. I will explain how instability decomposes into contributions from the smooth faces and additional spectral effects localized along the singular...

Title: Proofs and Programs

Abstract:

The Curry-Howard correspondence is one of (if not the) most significant foundational result in the study of programming languages and logics.

At its most fundamental, the Curry-Howard correspondence describes a deep connection between (predicative intuitionistic) logic with (simply-typed functional) programming: logical propositions are types, proofs of those propositions are functions inhabiting those types, and simplification of those proofs is evaluation of...

City High School’s Roots & Shoots Chapter is teaming up with the ICPL Friends Foundation to present From Plastic to Plants: The Future of Fashion with Luke Haverhals. In honor of Dr. Jane Goodall, whose vision continues to inspire action for a more sustainable and compassionate planet, this event offers hope for the future of fashion and the Earth. Luke Haverhals, the founder of Natural Fiber Welding, will share how his work is replacing plastics with plant-based, biodegradable alternatives...

V. V. Ganeshananthan (she/her) is the author of the novels Brotherless Night (winner of the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction and the 2024 Carol Shields Prize, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and an NPR Book of the Year) and Love Marriage (longlisted for the Women's Prize and named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post). Her work has appeared in Granta, The New York Times, and The Best American Nonrequired Reading, among other publications.

A former vice president of the South...

Dr. Karida Brown is an NAACP Image Award-winning author, sociologist, and public intellectual. A professor at Emory University, Dr. Brown is a leading scholar of systemic racism and the study of Black life. Her work, which spans over a decade of groundbreaking research and analysis, has earned her both national and international acclaim. She is the author of six books, most recently The Battle for the Black Mind by Legacy Lit.

Hosted by the Race Workshop Obermann Working Group; co-sponsored by...

New to Iowa or curious about its natural history? Come explore the University of Iowa’s Natural History Museum with Life in Iowa, International Student and Scholar Services, and the Graduate Success Center!

Travel back 500 million years to discover what Iowa was like long ago and visit galleries featuring plants and animals from around the world. Feeling adventurous? Complete a scavenger hunt for a chance to win a prize! And don’t forget to snap a photo with Rusty, Iowa's famous giant sloth.

This...

Del Sol Quartet, presented by UI String Quartet Residency Program + UI Center for Asian and Pacific Studies

Benjamin Kreith & Hyeyung Sol Yoon, violin
Charlton Lee, viola
Kathryn Bates, cello

The Del Sol Quartet residency is a UI String Quartet Residency Program / Center for Asian and Pacific Studies/ Obermann Center for Advanced Studies collaboration with support from the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Endowment Fund

delsolquartet.com

This concert is free and open to the public, and sponsored in part by...

Development of Methods for Nanoparticle Deposition, Characterization, and Activation for SERS Detection

Join Daily Iowan TV and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication for a screening of the 2004 classic Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Popcorn will be provided!

Join the University of Iowa (UI) Jewish Studies Network, an International Programs affinity group, for a special event with author Clare Kinberg. Kinberg will read from her novel, By the Waters of Paradise: An American Story of Racism and Rupture in a Jewish Family, and share reflections on uncovering long-hidden truths within her family’s history.

Clare Kinberg is a white Jewish woman whose wife and daughters are descendants of the African diaspora. When she discovered her estranged Aunt Rose’s...

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Bill Thiel, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Iowa

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

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