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CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Wednesday, April 15 to Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive promotional image

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Thursday, April 16 to Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Online MSW Info Session

Thursday, April 16, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual

Please join us via Zoom for an info session to learn more about the online MSW program.

https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91760640877

Questions? Contact Lauren at ssw-admissions@uiowa.edu

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Arabic Cultural Hour

Thursday, April 16, 2026 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Join the UI Arabic Program for Arabic Cultural Hour! We have set up a number of exciting activities to explore the cultural practices behind Arabic and their relationship with the language. These activities include traditional crafts, cooking, movies, and more. Alongside each activity we will practice our in-class vocabulary and learn new terms to describe the activity.
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Symposium: Shadow Play Across the Arts and Humanities

Thursday, April 16, 2026 5:15pm to 7:30pm
Visual Arts Building
Symposium on Shadow Play
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"The Overlooked Americans: Divided by a Common Culture" — A Public Talk by Ida Beam Visiting Professor Dr. Elizabeth Currid-Halkett

Thursday, April 16, 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Art Building West

Despite conventional wisdom, rural America is thriving across many important measures including higher home ownership, similar median income and similar if not lower unemployment rates than cities.

Rural Americans value our environment, family life, aspire for racial equality, and believe in our democracy. These are not “urban” values or “progressive” values, these are American values.

Through both interviews and statistics, Currid-Halkett shows that many urban and rural Americans share similar...

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Faith on the Plate

Thursday, April 16, 2026 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Explore the intersection of religion and cuisine, guided by Christina Ward's book "Holy Food"
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CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive
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Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory

Friday, April 17, 2026 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Van Allen Hall

Please join the University of Iowa Physics & Astronomy Department as we use the Van Allen Observatory and small telescopes to tour the spring sky. To attend this Astronomy observation session, follow the signs in Van Allen Hall to the east elevator to reach the roof.

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Alumni Day 2026

Saturday, April 18, 2026 (all day)
Levitt Center for University Advancement
Once a Hawkeye, Always a Hawkeye

Earth Day with SEES!

Saturday, April 18, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
Trowbridge Hall

The School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability will host an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 18, from 10 AM to 2 PM in Trowbridge Hall. The day’s events will include hands-on-exhibits and demonstrations about Earth processes, the environment, and policies. Everyone is welcome!

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, April 21, 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, April 21, 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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Kaffeeklatsch: German Conversation Hour

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Kaffeeklatsch takes place every Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. and is open to students enrolled in Elementary German II and above. Alle sind herzlich eingeladen!
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Rapid Response History: History in Public Places

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 5:01pm to 6:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
Rapid Response History: History in Public Places
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Departmental Brown Bag: Kaitlyn Jones and Johnny Peters

Wednesday, April 22, 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.

Kaitlyn Jones is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Kaitlyn is in the Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience training area and is a member of the LaLumiere Lab.

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

Algebra Seminar - Dani Szpruch; Open University of Israel

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall

Title: Gamma-factor for representations of covering groups in the spirit of the Langlands-Shahidi method.

Abstract: The Langlands-Shahidi method associates a gamma-factor to representations of quasi-split reductive groups defined over local fields, exploiting the uniqueness of the Whittaker model. In our talk we shall give a speculative definition for a gamma-factor in the context of covering groups in the spirit of this method although the uniqueness of the Whittaker model fails. We shall...

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Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival

Thursday, April 23 to Sunday, April 26, 2026 (all day)
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
The Iowa City International Film Festival is a student-run experimental film festival hosted in Iowa City.
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Lights, Camera, Careers: Arts & Media Career Trek

Thursday, April 23, 2026 7:00am to 4:30pm
Pomerantz Center

Lights, Camera, Careers: Arts & Media Career Trek
Thursday, April 23
Cedar Rapids, IA

Spend a day exploring creative careers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa!

Meet professionals, see how media and arts organizations operate, and discover local opportunities in storytelling, performance, arts education, and community events. Go behind the scenes with these organizations:

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre

Eastern Iowa Arts Academy

KCRG-TV9

Register on Handshake: https://uiowa.joinhandshake.com...

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Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival

Friday, April 24 to Sunday, April 26, 2026 (all day)
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
The Iowa City International Film Festival is a student-run experimental film festival hosted in Iowa City.
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