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Book Reading by Clare Kinberg

Monday, February 23, 2026 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Prairie Lights Books

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...

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College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Bill Thiel, PhD

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

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.

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

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

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LLLC Work in Progress Group

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Phillips Hall
WIP Writing Workshop/Presentations will take place once a month for an hour and a half, and will feature writing by WIP group members, which will be circulated beforehand by the author/translator/scholar-- please email diana-thow@uiowa.edu to get reading materials in advance of the meeting. In this group we create a space for writers researchers, and translators working in topics related to World Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures to share their work and get feedback, edits, ideas from others in the humanities while working towards a submission or publication. We meet the fourth Tuesday of every month, with January 27th, 3:30-5pm for our first meeting. So that would also mean: Feb 24th, March 24th, and April 21 for workshops.
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Planning and Writing Successful Grant Proposals in the Creative Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities Seminar

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 8:30am to 4:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

This seminar will cover fundamental concepts of proposal planning and writing for the Arts and Humanities faculty backed by concrete tips and operational strategies that support planning and longer-term sustainability.

Planning and Writing Successful Grant Proposals in the Creative Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities Seminar

The Research Development Office is hosting an in person grant writing seminar, Planning and Writing Successful Grant Proposals in the Creative Arts, Social Sciences, and...

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All Majors Career Fair

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

This job and internship fair will focus on recruiting students in ALL MAJORS! Typically about 100+ employers attend and 1,000+ students attend!

Visit careers.uiowa.edu/all-majors-career-fair for more details.

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Departmental Brown Bag: Koushani Biswas and Hazal Arpaci

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Brown Bag events feature presentations by Psychological and Brain Sciences graduate students from the Cognitive and Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience training areas.

Koushani Biswas is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Koushani is in the Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience training area and is a member of the Freeman Lab.

Hazal Arpaci is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Hazal is in the Behavioral & Cognitive...

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Algebra Seminar - Vic Camillo; University of Iowa Department of Mathematics

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall
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The University of Iowa Lecture Committee presents: Hill Harper

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Harper was born in Iowa City, IA, the son of two doctors – his father, a psychiatrist and his mother, an anesthesiologist. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and was named Valedictorian of his department. Harper then graduated with a J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law School, as well as with a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, with honors, from the Kennedy School of Government. He holds honorary doctoral degrees from Howard University, Winston-Salem State University, Cheyney University, Le-Moyne Owen College, Westfield State College, Dillard University and Tougaloo College.

SEES:7000 Colloquium - Maurine Neiman (UIowa Biology) - "The Maintenance of Sex and Other Big Questions, Mostly in Snails"

Thursday, February 26, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Visual Arts Building
SEES:7000 Colloquium - Maurine Neiman (UIowa Biology)
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Book Matters: Ashley Howard in conversation with Louise Seamster

Thursday, February 26, 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us for a reading a reading and discussion to celebrate Ashley Howard, assistant professor of history and African American studies, and her new book, Midwest Unrest: 1960s Urban Rebellions and the Black Freedom Movement.

Hall Lecture: Robert Gooding-Williams, Yale University

Friday, February 27, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Old Capitol Museum

Robert Gooding-Williams, Yale University

"Du Bois and Democracy"

 

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Reading by Jenny Boully, NWP Bedell Distinguished Visiting Professor

Friday, February 27, 2026 7:00pm
Nonfiction Writing House

Jenny Boully, Nonfiction Writing Program Bedell Distinguished Visting Professor, will read from her latest book, Betwixt and Between (Coffeehouse Press). Jenny Boully, a poet and essayist, is a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow in General Nonfiction.

About Betwixt and Between
Essays on writing, moving among digression, reflection, imagination, and experience as a lover might, bringing art into the world.

Boully’s essays are ripe with romance and sensual pleasures, drawing connections between the digression...

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College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Kristina Thiel, PhD

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

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

Kristina Thiel, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

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

P-Chem & Environmental Seminar- Dulanji Dharmagunawardhane (Cwiertny group)

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 12:30pm
Chemistry Building

Design and Characterization of Functional Nanofiber Membranes for Photoelectrocatalytic Water Treatment

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

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

Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Info Session

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual

Please join us via Zoom for an info session to learn more about earning a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work degree.

https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/96938044127

Contact our Admissions Office directly with any questions or requests.

ssw-admissions@uiowa.edu

319-335-1250

Faculty Chamber Recital: Piano Sextets

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Faculty Chamber Recital: Piano Sextets

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

This concert is free and open to the public. 

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Career Trek: Day at the Museum(s)

Thursday, March 5, 2026 6:45am to 7:00pm
Pomerantz Center

Forget Night at the Museum, we’re trading movie magic for real-life museum moments (only because Ben Stiller couldn’t make it...)

You’ll connect with curators, educators, and creative professionals. Hear their stories, explore their spaces, and see how a passion for culture, education, and community can turn into a fulfilling career.

We'll be visiting:

Living History Farms: An interactive, 500-acre outdoor museum that tells the amazing 300+ year story of how Iowans transformed the fertile prairies...

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