Join us for our weekly professional seminar, commemorating the lasting impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center. Topics range all dimensions of communicative studies and disorders (Audiology, Hearing Science, Speech Science, Speech Pathology, Language Acquisition, etc.). Noon to 1 p.m., Fridays at the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, 250 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA Presentations are in-person with some also simultaneously streamed on Zoom. (https://uiowa.zoom.us/j...

"By Chance or Design? Mixed Boron Trihalide Treatment of Sawdust Produces Exceptional Lignin"

Hour-long free concert by the Schumann Quartet, hosted by the Iowa Writers Workshop.

Join curator Rich Dana for a special guided tour of the current Main Library Gallery exhibition, A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive. All are welcome to attend this free event. This tour is offered in partnership with the Iowa City Downtown District's Free Week. About the exhibit:   In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys...

Starting Jan 22, 2025, Life in Iowa, hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and International Student Support and Engagement (ISSE), invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour.

Spring 2025 UICHR Webinar Series From Conflict to Lasting Peace: The Role of Human Rights Join us for a three-part webinar series centered on the role of human rights in moving from conflict to lasting peace.  Expert panelists will discuss approaches to ending conflict, the challenges of accountability and reconciliation, and models for building lasting peace.  The webinar series begins Wednesday, February 19 from noon to 1pm CST with Mitigating Conflict & Ending Hostilities. Moderated by...

"Radical Generation During the Assembly of Uranyl Peroxide Clusters and its Implications for Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing"

Whether for cultural heritage, professional goals, language justice, or personal passion, there are many reasons to learn less-commonly-taught, minority, and regional languages. Come hear from 5 learners of Yiddish, Flemish/Dutch, Quechua, and Tamazight about the how and why of learning languages that are rarely taught as a second language in the U.S.

Featuring a panel of experts from across Europe, Global Challenges will explore important and timely topics, from transatlantic relations and the changing roles of international organizations to trans-boundary environmental policy issues and global trade trends. Please register at: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/cu/mJMWDcs The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the United States’ flagship professional exchange program, implemented by Global Ties Network member...

Requiem to Revival - Jessie Montgomery Residency Benjamin Britten - Sinfonia da Requiem Jessie Montgomery - Shift, Change, Turn George Gershwin - American in Paris

Title: THE INVARIANT SUBSPACE PROBLEM: GENERAL OPERATOR THEORY VS. CONCRETE OPERATOR THEORY? Abstract: The Invariant Subspace Problem for (separable) Hilbert spaces is a long-standing open question that traces back to John Von Neumann’s works in the fifties asking, in particular, if every bounded linear operator acting on an infinite dimensional separable Hilbert space has a non-trivial closed invariant subspace. Whereas there are well-known classes of bounded linear operators on Hilbert spaces...

Abhi Datta - Colloquium Speaker

Title: COMPACT PERTURBATIONS OF NORMAL OPERATORS: WHERE ARE THEIR INVARIANT SUBSPACES? Abstract: In this talk, we will address the problem regarding the existence of non-trivial closed invariant subspaces of compact perturbations of normal operators acting boundedly on separable, infinite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. After considering the finite-rank case, we will show that a large class of such operators are decomposable, extending, in particular, recent results of Foias, Jung, Ko and...

This lecture traces Professor Trachsel's studies on cross-species communication from analyses of ape language research in the early 2000’s to investigation of other interspecies language types, such as horse whispering and the telepathy professed by animal communicators. Her current research on human-wild animal relationships has entailed wolf-tracking in Yellowstone, a “women and wolves” workshop in the Boundary Waters, observation of feral horses out west, and visits to wildlife "encounter"...

Join Cafecito Cervantes, a weekly conversation group hosted by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Iowa! Join the Zoom meeting with your favorite drink—coffee optional—and enjoy casual conversation practice with fellow Spanish speakers and learners. Every session focuses on speaking practice, cultural exchange, and building confidence in your Spanish speaking skills. All proficiency levels are welcome!

Join us for a conversation about trigger warnings, content alerts, and other approaches to teaching potentially upsetting topics — led by Newell Ann Van Auken, Associate Professor of Instruction, Division of World Languages, Literatures, & Cultures. Co-hosted by the Center for Language and Culture Learning, the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies (CAPS), and the Chinese Humanities and Arts Workshop (CHAW), an Obermann Working Group.

Join us for an inspiring conversation with acclaimed choreographer and disabled artist Jerron Herman, an artist compelled to create images of freedom.

Interested in learning about the ancient art practice of weaving? The Stanley has partnered with ICDD for the upcoming Free Week – a winter festival offering free programming at over 15 venues, celebrating Downtown Iowa City’s Cultural & Entertainment District from Feb. 18 to 22, 2025. Weaver and Graduate Assistant at the Stanley Museum of Art, Melanie Landsittel, will lead a workshop featuring many types of DIY looms and demonstrate the process of weaving. Visitors will be shown how to create...

All across Asia, the arrival of spring is celebrated, and for Chinese, Korean, and various Southeast Asian communities, it is marked with the beginning of the new year on the lunar calendar. 

Optional Recital: Natalie Roth, trumpet This concert is free and open to the public.