Events Calendar

Apr 18, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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How to Prevent a Mad T party:  common dilemmas in male hypogonadism by Dr. Bradley Anawalt

Apr 18, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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"The Relationship Between Mental Health Access and International Human Rights Standards" Elizabeth Marilla-Kapp will earn her MSW from the UI School of Social Work in May with an emphasis in access to mental health resources and creative mental health interventions. She also earned her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She has worked with several local agencies serving people experiencing homelessness, crisis, and mental illness and is honored to have directed the local free breakfast ...

Apr 18, 2019

12:20 PM - 1:30 PM

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This lecture is part of the 3-day "Objects, Sculptures, Locations" lunchtime lecture series. Richard Neer is visiting campus as part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Alumni Fellow residency of sculptor Charles Ray (BA '75, Art), whose career the Los Angeles Times cited as "...easily among the most important of the last twenty years." Richard Neer works at the intersection of aesthetics, archaeology and the history of art in multiple fields: Classical Greek sculpture, early m...

Apr 18, 2019

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

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Analytical Chemistry Seminar Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa

Apr 18, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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Apr 18, 2019

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

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Join International Programs for Bridging Domestic and Global Diversity's annual Open Forum event taking place on Thursday, April 18, 2019, from 2:30-4 p.m. in 1117 University Capitol Centre. The Open Forum provides an opportunity for Bridging Domestic and Global Diversity participants to become change agents to engage the campus community and raise awareness on diversity issues. Those attending the event will learn about ethnicity, religion/spirituality/faith, and social class through studen...

Apr 18, 2019

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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Achieving educational equity remains a fundamental challenge in education policy and practice.  This presentation will describe the work of the Equity Implemented Partnership which aims to improve the equitability of school experiences and outcomes for studies in the Iowa City Community School District by making data-informed decisions, drawing on research-based solutions, and using an inclusive decision-making process. Speakers include Sarah Bruch (Assistant Professor, Sociology) and Kingsl...

Apr 18, 2019

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) are found in our homes, offices, and air we breathe – and accumulating evidence shows they are negatively affecting our brains, bodies, and environment. In his book, Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future…and What We Can Do About It, Dr. Leonardo Trasande, a pediatrician, professor, and world-renowned researcher, exposes the chemicals that disrupt our hormonal systems and damage our health. T...

Apr 19, 2019

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Chemistry Colloquium Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor Host:  Prof. Len MacGillivray

Apr 19, 2019

3:30 PM

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Psychological and Brain Sciences Cognition Area Colloquium Sarah Creem-Regehr, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Utah

Apr 22, 2019

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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How do law enforcement and incarceration intersect with health and health equity in Iowa? Attend a panel discussion to hear diverse perspectives from community members and CPH graduate students conducting research in this area. This CPH Spotlight Series presentation will take place Monday, April 22 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm in C217 CPHB.

Apr 22, 2019

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Annie (Peiyong) Qu, Ph.D. Professor Department of Statistics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL   “Individualized Multilayer Tensor Learning with an Application in Imaging Analysis”   Abstract:  This work is motivated by breast cancer imaging data, which is quite unique in that the signals of tumor-associated microvesicles (TMVs) are randomly distributed from each individual image. This imposes a significant challenge for conventional imaging reg...

Apr 22, 2019

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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The Korea Foundation, International Programs, and the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies will present a lecture by Gi-Wook Shin and Andray Abrahamian entitled "Kim and Trump: North Korea and the United States in an Era of Change" on Monday, April 22, from 4:30-6 p.m. in 1117 University Capitol Centre.  This event is free and open to the public. North Korea has developed weapons that threaten the United States like never before, helping create both incredible tensions on the Korean Penin...

Apr 22, 2019

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

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Prof. Michael Schudson to deliver 2019 McGranahan Lecture on April 22, 2019  Prof. Michael Schudson of Columbia University will deliver the School of Journalism and Mass Communication's 2019 McGranahan Lecture.  The event is free and open to the public. Prof. Schudson is a renowned journalism scholar, the author of seven books on the history and sociology of the media, and the recipient of multiple honors, including a MacArthur Foundation “genius” Fellowship. You can read more about him h...

Apr 22, 2019

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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This year's McGranahan Lecture is given by Professor Michael Schudson of Columbia University. The title is "Does Journalism Endanger the American Dream?" Professor Schudson will explore criticism of the contemporary media and ask if the media endangers the fulfillment of those dreams by encouraging political polarization, by questioning traditional authority, and by preoccupation with the eccentric and extreme. Do the media, in search of clicks, evoke fears rather than shared dreams? Using t...

Apr 23, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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This class will focus on tips and techniques for carrying out a successful literature search in support of a systematic review. Topics will include techniques for developing search strategies, deciding which databases to search and how to seek out grey literature for a given topic. There will also be discussion on selecting journals for hand searching, documenting search strategies, and saving and organizing references. NOTE: We suggest that “Nuts and Bolts of a Systematic Review” be take...

Apr 23, 2019

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Ivy Wilson, Northwestern University, “Formless Forms: Whitman and the Shape of American Poetry.” Wilson is the author of Specters of Democracy: Blackness and the Aesthetics of Nationalism (2011) and editor of Whitman Noir: Black America and the Good Gray Poet (2014). “Walt Whitman at 200: The Bicentennial Symposium” accompanies the exhibit “Walt Whitman: A Bicentennial Celebration,” University of Iowa Main Library Gallery, curated by Stephanie M. Blalock, Brandon James O’Neil, and Ed Fols...

Apr 23, 2019

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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From the earliest beginnings in the womb through adolescence, adulthood, and old age, genes and environment continuously interact to shape and remake our brains. Join experts from the Iowa Neuroscience Institute as they explore how our brains function throughout all stages of life. Coupled with hands-on activities and thought-provoking discussion, discover how changes to the brain can profoundly influence our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. You don’t need to be a scientist to enjoy Min...

Apr 24, 2019

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

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Inorganic Chemistry and Chemical Education Seminar Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa

Apr 24, 2019

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Department of Biostatistics Seminar Student Preceptorship Reports: Uche Nwoke "Diagnostics for Data Quality and Stability in Undergraduate Predictive Models" Preceptorship Advisor:  Grant Brown ************************* Nina Kim "Identifying At Risk Geographic Regions of Stillbirth Events in Iowa using a Bayesian Poisson Point Process Analysis" Preceptorship Advisor:  Jacob Oleson

Apr 24, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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For those already using Endnote, this class teaches you to maximize the tool. You’ll learn about the Endnote options for sharing so that you can collaborate effectively. From exporting and importing to syncing and sharing, this class will help you manage your information seamlessly on the desktop, on the web, and on mobile device.

Apr 24, 2019

4:00 PM

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Presentation by Dr. Timothy Stalter and Nikki White

Apr 24, 2019

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Professor Tim Stalter and Nikki White discuss the UK Choral Composers project, highlighting British choral composition from the 20th and 21st centuries, and featuring composer profiles and a database of their compositions and use of texts.

Apr 24, 2019

5:30 PM

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Apr 25, 2019

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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The Structural Biology Interest Group meetings are biweekly at 9:00am in the Heath Conference Room (4-403A BSB) for Spring 2019.  The faculty director of the group is Dr. Miles Pufall.  To join the mailing list, please contact Sonya Housholder in the CCOM Office of Research. 

Apr 25, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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3 epiphanies by Thomas Oetting, MS, MD

Apr 25, 2019

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

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Analytical Chemistry Seminar Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa

Apr 25, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Medical Genetics

Apr 26, 2019

3:30 PM

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Carrie Swanson, University of Iowa  “Producing Wonder without Tears (or Fallacy) in Plato's Euthydemus” If you need accommodations in order to attend any event, please call 319-335-0178

Apr 26, 2019

3:30 PM

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Psychological and Brain Sciences Departmental Colloquium Grazyna Kochanska, Stuit Professor of Developmental Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa

Apr 26, 2019

3:30 PM

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Hyungrae Noh, University of Iowa "Explicating Animal Behaviors by Teleosemantic Contents" If you need accommodations in order to attend any event, please call 319-335-0178

Apr 29, 2019

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Eva Petkova, Ph.D. Professor Department of Population Health and Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry NYU Langone Medical Center New York, NY   “Generated Effect Modifiers in Precision Medicine”   Abstract:  In a randomized clinical trial (RCT), it is often of interest not only to estimate the effect of various treatments on the outcome, but also to determine whether any patient characteristic has a different relationship with the outcome, depending on tre...

Apr 30, 2019

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This workshop introduces you to the Gene Ontology (GO) framework. Publications in molecular biology mostly lack a unified language to describe their hypotheses and findings; written in ‘natural’ language, they may be easier to read but are often difficult to compare. GO, in contrast, is a controlled language that enables describing molecular functions, cellular components, and biological processes across species. Thus, it highlights similarities between observations, avoids ambiguity, and fa...

Apr 30, 2019

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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From the earliest beginnings in the womb through adolescence, adulthood, and old age, genes and environment continuously interact to shape and remake our brains. Join experts from the Iowa Neuroscience Institute as they explore how our brains function throughout all stages of life. Coupled with hands-on activities and thought-provoking discussion, discover how changes to the brain can profoundly influence our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. You don’t need to be a scientist to enjoy Min...

Apr 30, 2019

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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Join the University Lecture Committee at our last lecture of the school year! Diane Guerrero will speak in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge on Tuesday, April 30th at 7:30pm. This lecture is free and open to the public. Doors open for students at 6:30pm. Doors open for the general public at 7:00pm. Guerrero is a nationally acclaimed actress and author well-known for her roles in the popular television shows Jane the Virgin and Orange is the New Black. In 2016, she wrote a powerful...

May 1, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Topic Community Partnership for Prevention Research: Active Ottumwa  This talk discusses Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) strategies used in Active Ottumwa, a community-academic partnership between the University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and a Community Advisory Board of 12 local leaders in Ottumwa, Iowa. Active Ottumwa has adapted, implemented and evaluated an evidence-based Lay Health Advisor intervention to promote physical activity among adul...

May 1, 2019

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Zachary Turpin, University of Idaho, “‘Not a Mark, not a Record Remains’: Walt Whitman’s Most Valuable Lost Works, and Where to Find Them”; Lindsay Tuggle, Western Sydney University (Australia), “‘The dark bequest’: Recovering Whitman’s Traumatic Resilience.” Turpin is the discoverer and editor of two of the most celebrated finds in Whitman Studies: the journalistic series Manly Health and Training and the novel Jack Engle. Tuggle is the author of The Afterlives of Specimens: Science, Mourni...

May 2, 2019

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

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Analytical Chemistry Seminar Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa

May 2, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Pain Management 

May 3, 2019

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Chemistry Colloquium Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh Host:  Prof. Christopher Cheatum

May 6, 2019

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Topic Developing and Sustaining Community Partnerships: Lessons from the Field This talk explores a range of strategies to engage communities and build enduring relationships, drawing on experiences in aligning activities with community-identified needs as well as approaches that facilitate communication and engagement with the community. Speakers Paul Gilbert PhD, ScM, Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health Dr. Gilber...

May 9, 2019

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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The Structural Biology Interest Group meetings are biweekly at 9:00am in the Heath Conference Room (4-403A BSB) for Spring 2019.  The faculty director of the group is Dr. Miles Pufall.  To join the mailing list, please contact Sonya Housholder in the CCOM Office of Research. 

May 9, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Discussion with Department Chairman

May 14, 2019

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Speaker: Betsy Chriachilles (Professor, UIowa Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health).  This presentation is part of a monthly series at the College of Nursing.  Series topics will range from conducting research to statistical analysis and resources for conducting research.  

May 14, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Speakers: Aaron Kline (Director, OVPRED Research Development Office) and Barbara St. Marie (Assistant Professor, UIowa College of Nursing). This lunch presentation is part of a monthly series at the College of Nursing.  Series topics will range from conducting research to statistical analysis and resources for conducting research.

May 16, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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Wrap-up

May 21, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Presenters: Diana Jalal, MD and Jeff Meier, MD

May 23, 2019

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Thursday, May 23, 2019 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Iowa Memorial Union 6 CEU contact hours $95   SUMMARY The Advanced Group Therapy: Promoting a Mutual-Aid Environment workshop is designed for clinicians seeking to enhance their group facilitation skills and conceptualization from a Mutual-Aid framework. The learner will learn about different group types and the challenges and opportunities in each to promote Mutual Aid with clients in a group psychotherapy setting.  Participa...

May 24, 2019

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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6 CEU contact hours $95   SUMMARY The 6CEU Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Treatment of Substance Use Disorders training is a clinical workshop that reviews Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy theory and interventions.  The thought-feeling-action model of cognitive therapy will be discussed in the context of substance use. The training builds on foundational knowledge and incorporates clinical considerations and specific interventions in treatment of Substance Use Disorders.  The traini...

Jun 18, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Presenters: Heather Reisinger, PhD and Rasna Sabharwal, MS, PhD

Jun 18, 2019

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

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Panel on the Walt Whitman Archive: Kenneth M. Price, Matt Cohen, and Kevin McMullen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Ed Folsom and Stephanie M. Blalock, University of Iowa. The participants are all senior editors on the Archive. “Walt Whitman at 200: The Bicentennial Symposium” accompanies the exhibit “Walt Whitman: A Bicentennial Celebration,” University of Iowa Main Library Gallery, curated by Stephanie M. Blalock, Brandon James O’Neil, and Ed Folsom. All events will be held in the ...

Jun 19, 2019

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Matt Cohen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, “From Margin to Method: Walt Whitman, Novelty, and Humanities Computing”; Kenneth M. Price, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, “Strayed Cattle: Anti-Pastoralism in Whitman’s War Writings.” Cohen is author of Whitman’s Drift: Imagining Literary Distribution (2017); Price is co-director of the online Walt Whitman Archive and author of several books on Whitman, including To Walt Whitman, America (2004) and the forthcoming Whitman in Washington: Becoming ...

Jun 24, 2019

All Day

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Aug 20, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Presenters: Steve McGowan, MD and Barry London, MD, PhD

Sep 17, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Presenters: Michael Ohl, MD, MSPH and Pete Snyder, MD

Oct 15, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Presenters: Brian O'Neill, MD, PhD and Alejandro Pezzulo, MD

Nov 19, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Presenters: Bill Sivitz, MD and Helena Laroche, MD, MS

Dec 17, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Presenters: Yumi Imai, MD and Long-Sheng Song, MD, MS