The Stanley Museum of Art will launch its National Endowment for the Arts Big Read program on Jan. 20, 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This event features a community wide reading of the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison. Pick up a free copy of Beloved at 12 pickup locations across Iowa City between Jan. 20 and Feb. 12, 2025.  Register here to pickup a free copy: https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/nea-big-reads-beloved-by-toni-morriso... An email confirmation must be presented to claim a book...

Key Change Guest Solo Recital: Catherine Kautsky, piano This concert is free and open to the public.  View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31233

Be a part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights Week from Jan. 20–26.  On Thursday, day 4 of MLK Week, the Stanley Museum of Art will be hosting an all day art workshop in collaboration with Multicultural and International Student Support and Engagement. The program, Art and Expression, will be led by different mural artists throughout the day and will focus on creating a collaborative mural on large sheets of paper that reflects themes of justice, equality, and unity that...

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...

This program offers companionship and accountability to University of Iowa artists, scholars, and researchers working on any kind of academic writing project (ex. academic articles/essays, fellowship or grant applications, book projects, edited volumes, or nonfiction) who want dedicated time, a cozy space, and a community for the practice of writing. In Spring 2025, three write-on-site groups will meet in our Writers' Attic at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies at 111 Church St. Each...

DMA III Recital: Kristen Ronning, horn This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31240 This concert is free and open to the public. 

4:30 p.m. - JH concert begins | 6:00 p.m. - HS concert begins

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop is back for the Spring Semester! Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece. Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry...

Faculty Recital: "This Floating World"- Nicole Esposito, flute; Réne Lecuona, piano Nicole Esposito, flute Réne Lecuona, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31234 This concert is free and open to the public.

Arts Intern works with museums across the country to create early career opportunities for college students interested in the arts and cultural field.  In our info session, we will cover how you can apply for paid internships with our partners that provide authentic work experience and professional networking opportunities at arts organizations in nine cities. If you're interested in attending, please sign-up here.

Join the Pomerantz Career Center for a virtual information session on the Hawkeye Experience Grant. The Hawkeye Experience Grant awards undergraduate students at the University of Iowa who are involved in applied learning experiences outside of the classroom. Students may apply for up to $4,000 to help defray the cost of a Summer 2025 experience, with living costs being prioritized first before any required tuition or fees. Deadline for applications: First Friday in April (April 4, 2025)...

Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, the Books Ends—Obermann/OVPR Book Completion Workshop—supports University of Iowa faculty from disciplines in which publishing a monograph is required for tenure and promotion. The award is designed to assist faculty members turn promising manuscripts into published books. At this brief Zoom session, attendees will learn about the program and the application...

Through the Shakespeare’s England program, you will join UI Professor Jonathan Wilcox and explore London’s streets, museums, and theaters to see the way the city inspired some of the greatest writing in English.

Join CIMBA alumni to learn all about studying abroad in scenic Pieve del Grappa, Italy! This info session will focus mainly on our fall semester program, including academics, cultural extracurriculars, travel, and finances. Students enrolled in Tippie's CIMBA Italy study abroad program take Iowa classes for Iowa credit and enjoy activities such as dinners with local families, pizza-making class, survival Italian, volunteering, hiking in the Dolomites, and more! Additionally, independent travel time is built into the program to allow students to soak up more of Italy and of Europe during the 12-week semester. Applications are currently open for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. Learn more on our website!

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...

Title:  A Gentle Introduction to the Kaczmarz Algorithm Abstract: The Kaczmarz Algorithm is a method for solving systems of linear equations that was published by Polish mathematician Stefan Kaczmarz in 1939.  It has remarkable properties as a numerical algorithm, which we'll introduce, including the ability to solve a system of equations without being able to access all of the equations.  For example, it can be used to solve a system of equations in a distributed environment.  We'll discuss in...

Title:  The Beauty of the Kaczmarz Algorithm. Abstract: Stefan Kaczmarz introduced a method for solving systems of linear equations in 1939 that now bears his name. Remarkably, his idea was quite elementary and yet quite profound. The Kaczmarz algorithm has appeared in numerous contexts, including computerized tomography, optimization, data science, as well as harmonic analysis and operator theory. We'll discuss some of the history of the method in various guises as well as my own interest in...

Learn how you can study abroad this summer in Spain with University of Iowa Spanish Assistant Professor Becky Gonzalez during an information session on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, from 4 to 5 p.m. in 318 Phillips Hall.

Please note: This training opportunity is only available to University of Iowa School of Social Work students. ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. As the world’s leading suicide intervention workshop, LivingWorks’ ASIST program is supported by numerous evaluations including independent and peer-reviewed studies...