The Iowa Summer Writing Festival is back on campus at the University of Iowa this June and July, offering 70 weekend and weeklong workshops led by 45 acclaimed instructors.Since 1987, the Iowa Summer Writing Festival has welcomed to The University of Iowa writers from 18 to 98 years of age, from all 50 states, and from every continent. Most come to the workshop table from other areas of expertise, other lives — including the armed forces, business, diplomacy, education, farming, homemaking...

The Iowa Summer Writing Festival is back on campus at the University of Iowa this June and July, offering 70 weekend and weeklong workshops led by 45 acclaimed instructors.Since 1987, the Iowa Summer Writing Festival has welcomed to The University of Iowa writers from 18 to 98 years of age, from all 50 states, and from every continent. Most come to the workshop table from other areas of expertise, other lives — including the armed forces, business, diplomacy, education, farming, homemaking...

We want our first draft to be amazing. Sometimes, our first draft isn’t amazing. But rather than experience this as disheartening, we can turn to what musicians and athletes know in their bones: to accomplish our goal, there must be hundreds, even thousands of hours of practice. Whether it’s running laps, playing scales, or penciling a sketch before committing a vision to paint, our creative endeavors flourish through an appreciation for practice. Practice is a kind of blossoming, an...

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...

Iowa Writers' Workshop alum Lee Cole will read from his newest novel, Fulfillment. Set in contemporary Kentucky and featuring both the successes and failures of two half brothers returning home, Fulfillment is praised by Publishers Weekly as "An evocative tale of ambition, lust, and sibling rivalry in western Kentucky," while Kirkus Reviews says, "Cole mixes the angst and insecurity of class and poverty to craft a Molotov cocktail he lobs with exacting precision."Lee Cole was born and grew up in...

The Iowa Summer Writing Festival is back on campus at the University of Iowa this June and July, offering 70 weekend and weeklong workshops led by 45 acclaimed instructors.Since 1987, the Iowa Summer Writing Festival has welcomed to The University of Iowa writers from 18 to 98 years of age, from all 50 states, and from every continent. Most come to the workshop table from other areas of expertise, other lives — including the armed forces, business, diplomacy, education, farming, homemaking...

PhD Candidate: Zhengyang HeAbstractThis dissertation addresses soft error resilience challenges in high-performance computing systems by analyzing performance variations in software-based detection techniques. It proposes cross-layer optimizations that bridge protection gaps between compiler and assembly levels, significantly improving fault coverage while maintaining low performance overhead.Advisor: Guanpeng LiPlease contact Zhengyang you wish to attend.

Iowa Writers' Workshop alum and former visiting instructor Michelle Huneven will read from her newest novel, Bug Hollow. Featuring and examining the lives of a family rocked by the tragic death of their oldest child Ellis shortly after he graduated from high school, Bug Hollow is praised by Booklist as "a gift" and "a family story that speaks of the joys, sorrows, and surprising possibilities of human connection," while Ann Napolitano, bestselling author of Hello Beautiful, says, "Reading the...

Creating characters that pulse on the page presents special problems for writers of historical fiction and memoir. Not only are they trying to breathe life into nouns, verbs, and maybe a few adjectives, they are attempting to reanimate characters who may have lived and died 50 or even 150 years ago. In this lecture, we'll discuss different sorts of research as well as specialized writerly tricks to reanimate the dead. In addition to Eric's experience, this lecture will reference the work of...

Iowa Writers' Workshop alum Madeline McDonnell will read from her newest novel, Lonesome Ballroom, and will be joined in conversation with fellow Writers' Workshop alum and current director of the Iowa Young Writers' Studio, Stephen Lovely. Set in a bar in the early-aughts and featuring a far-ranging conversation between patron/protagonist Betty Block and bartender Lizzie about everything from "gender’s relationship to popular aesthetics that swirls from ancient epics to turn-of-the-millennium...

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...

Great news: your manuscript has been signed with a publisher! Now comes the work of turning a manuscript into a book. Susan Hill Newton, managing editor at University of Iowa Press, will walk you through the steps of working with your editor(s) as you learn to let go and let the business of publishing take the lead. Offering advice on and insight into how authors benefit by learning to trust the process, Susan will speak to the author–editor relationship, the editorial process, the crossover...

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.

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...

"Bridging Color and Chemistry: New Classes of Nitrogen-Sulfur Polymers as a Platform for Advanced Materials"

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...

"Secret agent BI3: HI-mediated acene reduction"

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...

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...