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Jan 30, 2025

Jan 30, 2025

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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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. The popular Iowa Hispanic Institute program in Valladolid, Spain, offers six weeks of academic instruction and seven semester hours of credit, giving you a chance to improve your Spanish, live with a host family, and explore the culture of Spain. Program: Iowa Hispanic Institut...

Jan 31, 2025

Jan 31, 2025

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

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Learn how you can study abroad this summer in London with University of Iowa Professor Jonathan Wilcox during one of four information sessions this spring. The popular Shakespeare's England program in London, United Kingdom, offers a month of academic instruction and three semester hours of credit, giving you a chance to explore London's streets, museums, and theaters to see the way the city inspired some of the greatest writing in English. Program: Shakespeare’s England Location: London,...

Jan 31, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise. Register here. The RDO will send a calendar invitation upon registration.

Feb 4, 2025

Feb 4, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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What is ORCID? Why would you want one? This session will discuss ORCID, how researchers can benefit from having one, and how ORCID connects with other information systems. This will also be a hands-on workshop where everyone will have the chance to create their own ORCID and learn the most efficient ways to populate their profile with their publications. PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before ...

Feb 4, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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This class will provide a framework for developing a literature search for a systematic review. Topics will include the following: standards and criteria to consider, establishing a plan, registering a protocol, developing a research question, determining where to search, identifying search terms, reporting search strategies, and managing references. PLEASE NOTE Advance registration is required for Zoom classes, though walk-ins are welcome for in-person classes. Virtual registrants will be...

Feb 4, 2025

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Talk to students who are currently abroad or recently back to get insights and learn practical tips about developing foreign language skills and making meaningful connections with locals while abroad. The Study Abroad Conversation Series amplifies the voices of students who studied abroad allowing them to share their experiences and stories with students whether they have committed to studying abroad or not. All conversations feature current or former study abroad students alongside profess...

Feb 5, 2025

Feb 5, 2025

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Feb. 5, 2025, is Day 1 of the second annual 100 Days of Accessibility, presented by Accessibility@IOWA. Throughout 100 Days of Accessibility, Accessibility@IOWA hosts and sponsors trainings and workshops to help individuals, work groups, and university departments increase awareness and capacity to support digital accessibility. Whether you're an experienced accessibility advocate or relatively new to the area of accessibility, you're welcome and encouraged to join in this landmark event. O...

Feb 6, 2025

Feb 6, 2025

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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Join Life in Iowa and International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) to learn basic information about Curricular Practical Training (CPT) and how to apply for CPT as a graduate or undergraduate student. This will be a comprehensive virtual session where we will delve into the intricacies of the CPT. The event will kick off with a CPT introduction and a live Q&A segment with ISSS Senior Advisor Pauline Beazer James. Life in Iowa is a program designed to assist international students in adj...

Feb 11, 2025

Feb 11, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Event Information The Research Development Office is hosting a virtual information session on Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 11 a.m. to noon. Join us virtually to learn about the Arts and Humanities Initiative (AHI) program, hear from past reviewers, and have your questions answered.  This event is an introduction to this cycle's AHI program. Click here to learn more about this information session, and click here to learn more about AHI. Please note: attendance is encouraged but not required to ap...

Feb 11, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 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. We suggest that “Nuts and Bolts of a Systematic Review” be taken before...

Feb 12, 2025

Feb 12, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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EndNote Basic is a web-based citation management software that is freely available to all UI affiliates. It allows you to import, organize and format citations for papers, articles, etc. EndNote Basic is not the same as the desktop software, Endnote. PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Feb 12, 2025

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Learn how you can study abroad this summer in London with University of Iowa Professor Jonathan Wilcox during one of four information sessions this spring. The popular Shakespeare's England program in London, United Kingdom, offers a month of academic instruction and three semester hours of credit, giving you a chance to explore London's streets, museums, and theaters to see the way the city inspired some of the greatest writing in English. Program: Shakespeare’s England Location: London,...

Feb 13, 2025

Feb 13, 2025

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Are you looking for ways to assist researchers with identifying grant funding opportunities? Are you wanting to learn more about the enhanced administrative features of Pivot? Join us for this virtual information session on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 9 to 10 a.m. Topics include crafting and saving funding opportunity searches, creating calendars and newsletters, sharing and tracking opportunities, editing profiles, and enabling weekly email alerts. We will also discuss how to request access to ...

Feb 13, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account. PLEASE NOTE: Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Feb 13, 2025

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Join Life in Iowa and International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) for a workshop designed to help you understand the Optional Practical Training (OPT) process. This will be a comprehensive virtual session where we will delve into the intricacies of the OPT. Learn about eligibility, application steps, and key timelines. Kevin Roiseland, senior advisor with International Student and Scholar Services, will provide important information about OPT with a Q&A session to answer all your questi...

Feb 14, 2025

Feb 14, 2025

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Learn how you can study abroad this summer in London with University of Iowa Professor Jonathan Wilcox during one of four information sessions this spring. The popular Shakespeare's England program in London, United Kingdom, offers a month of academic instruction and three semester hours of credit, giving you a chance to explore London's streets, museums, and theaters to see the way the city inspired some of the greatest writing in English. Program: Shakespeare’s England Location: London,...

Feb 16, 2025

Feb 16, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art for our Sundays with the Docents tour where Stanley docents create unique tours to share with our audiences throughout the year. In the Art by Indigenous Americans tour, Docent David Duer will look at some of the ways Native artists examine and express their cultural heritage. The Muscogee poet and musician (and former U.S. poet laureate) Joy Harjo, in her poem “Conflict Resolutions for Holy Beings,” offers words that serve as our tour theme: “Recogniz...

Feb 19, 2025

Feb 19, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.

Feb 19, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise. Register here. The RDO will send a Zoom link and calendar invitation upon registration.

Feb 20, 2025

Feb 20, 2025

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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This event, offered online via Teams, will feature several short talks (3-5 minutes) about how people at the University of Iowa are using artificial intelligence. The talks serve as a platform for learning and innovation as artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the technological landscape. The goals are to:  Share knowledge and insights about the latest AI trends, tools, best practices, and practical uses of AI.  Encourage collaboration and cross-pollination of ideas across campus...

Feb 20, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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.  Join the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies and International Programs as they host their annual Chinese-Korean-Japanese-Southeast Asian “Lunar New Year Celebration” webinar. This webinar will bring together past and present students, faculty members, and friends of the University of Iowa from all o...

Feb 25, 2025

Feb 25, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Explore the John Martin Rare Book Room’s rich collection of rare and historical medical materials! This session will introduce you to the JMRBR collection—over 6,400 items which span the of breadth of Western medical scholarship. We will also discuss how to search for, request, and use items from the collection.

Mar 5, 2025

Mar 5, 2025

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Nearly everyone works with data in spreadsheets or tables. This workshop will provide you with hands-on experience in using a free tool, called OpenRefine, to check data in spreadsheets, and fix some common issues, from typos to splitting columns. OpenRefine is easy to use, will save you a lot of time, and it keeps track of the changes you’ve made so you can reuse them or roll them back. This workshop can be tailored for specific groups and disciplines. Follow-up sessions and individual con...

Mar 6, 2025

Mar 6, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Both databases are multidisciplinary and allow you to measure scholarly impact. This hands-on session will show you: • How to quickly find the articles you need for you research or systematic review in each database. • How to track an article’s cited and citing references in each database. • How to find journal ‘Impact Factors’ using the Journal Citation Reports of Web of Science. • How to determine an author’s h-index. • How to identify a researcher and her/his publication track with S...

Mar 6, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:00 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. PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Mar 12, 2025

Mar 12, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account. PLEASE NOTE: Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Mar 12, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Virtual Event

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EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.

Mar 12, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise. Register here. The RDO will send a calendar invitation upon registration.

Mar 26, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Take a tour of some new (and some well-established) apps for your mobile device or smartphone! At this informal workshop, you’ll not only be shown a variety of tools for both academic and clinical use but also invited to share your own examples and experiences. If you don’t have a mobile device, don’t worry: The only necessary smart device is you! PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the cla...

Mar 31, 2025

Mar 31, 2025

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Traveling abroad isn't just about the destination — it's about the journey. Learn how to travel mindfully, respecting cultures and making meaningful connections along the way. Join us to hear how other Hawkeyes have embraced mindful travel and made the most of their experiences abroad. The Study Abroad Conversation Series amplifies the voices of students who studied abroad allowing them to share their experiences and stories with students whether they have committed to studying abroad or no...

Apr 8, 2025

Apr 8, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Virtual Event

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What is ORCID? Why would you want one? This session will discuss ORCID, how researchers can benefit from having one, and how ORCID connects with other information systems. This will also be a hands-on workshop where everyone will have the chance to create their own ORCID and learn the most efficient ways to populate their profile with their publications. PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before ...

Apr 10, 2025

Apr 10, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Virtual Event

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EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.

Apr 14, 2025

Apr 14, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise. Register here. The RDO will send a Zoom link and calendar invitation upon registration.

Apr 16, 2025

Apr 16, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Open Access to scientific literature is one of the most hotly debated topics in scholarly publishing. This workshop will provide an overview of what scientists need to know when making their research open access. We will cover the basics of what we mean by open access, how open access relates to the NIH Public Access policy, open access journals in the biomedical sciences, predatory publishing scams, and best practices for evaluating your open access options. PLEASE NOTE Advance registrati...

Apr 16, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account. PLEASE NOTE: Advance registration is required to participate on Zoom. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Apr 18, 2025

Apr 18, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Thinking about applying to the NSF CAREER program? Want to learn more about this funding opportunity and hear from previous awardees? Then this panel session is for you! Event Information The Research Development Office is hosting a NSF CAREER virtual panel session. This panel session will provide an opportunity to hear from recently accomplished CAREER Award recipients regarding their experience with the application process, need-to-know information, plus much more. Click here to learn m...

May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account. PLEASE NOTE: Advance registration is required to participate on Zoom. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.