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Sep 16, 2024

5:00 PM

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The Mellon Foundation’s Sawyer Seminars program was established in 1994 to provide support for comparative research on historical and contemporary topics of scholarly significance. The seminars, named in honor of the Foundation’s long-serving third president, John E. Sawyer, bring together faculty, foreign visitors, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from a variety of fields — mainly, but not exclusively, in the arts, humanities, and interpretive social sciences — for intensive stud...

Sep 17, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover advanced features such as: • Importing data from csv • Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic • Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables • Sending automated, conditional email alerts • Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data missingness codes, and opening data queries • And more This training...

Sep 18, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as: • Creating participants • Creating tasks and schedules • Active tasks and their unique data output • Direct messages and announcements • And more This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap. Register by clicking the virtual event l...

Sep 18, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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This presentation will clarify the key aspects of ClinicalTrials.gov registration and results reporting, with an overview of guidelines and practical tips to avoid common errors that researchers encounter during this process. By the end of this presentation, participants will have a clear understanding of how to meet the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA 801) standards and ClinicalTrials.gov requirements, ensuring successful trial registration and reporting. Overview of the...

Sep 18, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Sep 19, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we won’t use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as: • Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with VLOOKUP • Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering • Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables • Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables • Transforming unusable dat...

Sep 19, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Sep 19, 2024

5:00 PM

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Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and the Office of the Vice President for Research, 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 in turning promising manuscripts into important, field-changing, published books. Applications for upcoming Book Ends workshops are due Sept. 19, 2024 (5 p.m.).

Sep 20, 2024

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

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Write Winning Grant Proposals Phase I: Seminar Presenter: John D. Robertson, PhD Managing Member: Grant Writers' Seminars & Workshops (GWSW) The Research Development Office in the Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to partner with Dr. John Robertson from Grant Writer's Seminars & Workshops (GWSW) to conduct the Write Winning Grant Proposals seminar. Click here to view the seminar's webpage. Event Information Phase I will take place on Friday, Sept. 20 from 8:30 a.m.–4...

Sep 24, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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This is an information session to describe the Arts & Humanities Initiative (AHI) program. AHI is an internal funding program within the Office of the Vice President for Research that encourages leading edge scholarship, creative activities, and interdisciplinary research. Event Information The Research Development Office is hosting a virtual information session on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 9 to 10 a.m. Join us virtually to learn about the Arts and Humanities Initiative (AHI) program, hear...

Sep 24, 2024

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Join us for a panel discussion at the Stanley Museum of Art, and Online via Zoom, that explores how and why we write for the public as art critics, historians, journalists, editors, and nonfiction writers. Moderator Derek (DK) Nnuro | Author and Curator of Special Projects, Stanley Museum of Art Panel Hrag Vartanian | Editor-in-Chief, Hyperallergic Stephanie Wong | Editor and Co- Founder of Pasts Imperfect Jennifer Banks | Senior Executive Editor, Yale University Press The event wi...

Sep 25, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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The Research Development Office is hosting a virtual DOD EPSCoR (DEPSCoR) panel session on Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 10 to 11 a.m.  Several UI members recently attended the DEPSCoR Day Outreach Event on April 25 at the University of Oklahoma. This panel session will provide an opportunity to hear from three faculty attendees regarding their experiences from the event, insights gathered for expanding their research activities, need-to-know information, and answer your questions. Panelists ...

Sep 25, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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The Human Subjects Office invites the UI research community to attend monthly information sessions about the IRB Efficiency Initiative on the fourth Wednesday of the month, from noon to 1 p.m. We will discuss the changes and demonstrate HawkIRB enhancements being implemented to streamline the IRB review process. The monthly session will cover upcoming enhancements and their expected rollout dates. Please join us to learn more about the IRB Efficiency Initiative. Please register for the upc...

Sep 25, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Sep 26, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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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 l...

Sep 26, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Sep 26, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Join us for a panel discussion exploring the power of art and information in the face of censorship. This collaborative event by the Stanley Museum of Art, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, and the Iowa City Public Library will explore the enduring impact of Keith Haring's work in the fight against HIV/AIDS. We'll discuss the historical and contemporary implications of banned books on sexual health and the importance of unrestricted access to information. Panel members: • Saba Vlac...

Oct 2, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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This session will give an overview of some of the federal and foundation opportunities available to early career faculty, as well as highlight the unique support provided to early career faculty. Event Information Join us for this virtual information session on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. to noon. The Research Development Office will present and discuss the funding opportunities and resources on campus designed for early career faculty. Click here to learn more about this session. Regi...

Oct 2, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Oct 3, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Oct 4, 2024

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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A competitive NIH Career Development K Award fits together like a complex ecosystem. This seminar will walk you through all the parts of the proposal, emphasizing the purpose of each part and how different sections must mesh. Note: the general concepts also apply to many aspects of Fellowship (F31/F32) applications. K Award Ecosystem Seminar The Research Development Office and the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science are hosting a virtual NIH K Award grant writing seminar, The ...

Oct 4, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Oct 8, 2024

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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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 l...

Oct 8, 2024

6:30 PM

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Join Office of the State Archaeologist's Cherie Haury-Artz at the Swisher Public Library for an educational program, Native American Uses for Plants. Learn about objects in the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist collections that illustrate the many non-food uses that Native People of North America found for plants. Plants from trees to grasses were utilized for building and wood carving, weaving and sewing, and creating colorful and beautiful objects. ...

Oct 9, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Accessing student records for research purposes requires compliance with multiple laws, regulations, and policies. Ensuring compliance is a collaborative effort between several University of Iowa departments. In this presentation, members of the Human Subjects Office, Office of the General Counsel, and the Office of the Registrar will discuss policies and guidance that researchers must follow to conduct this type of research. We will also describe procedures for obtaining study approval, re...

Oct 9, 2024

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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The W. M. Keck Foundation is inviting proposal applications for its Research Program, supporting projects in medical research, and science and engineering. Event Information Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 1–2 p.m. for this information session. The UI Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) will introduce this limited submission program, Keck’s funding priorities, the internal application process, the concept call and review process, and have your questions answered. Registrati...

Oct 9, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Oct 9, 2024

5:00 PM

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The Obermann Interdisciplinary Research Grants (IDRG) foster collaborative scholarship and creative work by offering recipients time and space to exchange new ideas leading to invention, creation, and publication. IDRG groups work at the Obermann Center for two or four weeks, usually in July and/or August. Applicants propose work on a project with colleagues from across the University, across disciplines within their own department, or with colleagues from other parts of the country or the w...

Oct 10, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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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.

Oct 10, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Oct 13, 2024

All Day

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Capture Your Research! is an image competition where students, faculty, and staff can submit one image that captures the essence of their research. They will be judged on originality/creativity, the appeal of the image, relationship between the image and their research, and the clarity of the written description. Visit https://bit.ly/3zXpI2X to submit your image today!

Oct 14, 2024

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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How do politics affect what poets or novelists write, and even how they write it? How does literature inform political discourse? What is cultural diplomacy, why is it so important, and what is the UI’s role in promoting it? For this inaugural event in the Obermann Center’s new Counterpoint public conversation series, Christopher Merrill — poet, nonfiction writer, translator, editor, and director of the UI’s renowned International Writing Program — and Loren Glass, a historian of creative w...

Oct 15, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project from scratch and cover basic features such as: • Building forms with proper field types and validation • Assigning user permissions • Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml • Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application • Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production • Creat...

Oct 16, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as: • Outputting data automatically with calculated fields • Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection • Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library • Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags • Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and cha...

Oct 16, 2024

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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It's time for a Fall Tree Tour with a new route and all new (to the tour!) trees! Join the Pentacrest Museums in partnership with UI Facilities Management, the Sciences Library, and liveWELL, for a guided stroll on campus featuring the ecological diversity, symbolism, history, and lore of our trees. We're hoping for peak foliage for this autumnal nature walk and talk in this program — designed for you — with resilience and curiosity in mind. Meet at the the Sciences Library, 3rd Floor fo...

Oct 16, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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This new tool, created in collaboration with staff from the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS), will help investigators and research teams identify events that require reporting to the IRB and select the correct category in the Reportable Event Form (REF) in HawkIRB. This lecture will cover: Categories of reportable events Orientation to the Reportable Event Decision Tree Guidance about UI IRB reporting requirements Answers to your questions about reportable events

Oct 16, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Oct 17, 2024

10:00 AM

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This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as: • Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys • Manually and automatically sending surveys • Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms • Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login • And more This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a bas...

Oct 17, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Oct 22, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover advanced features such as: • Importing data from csv • Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic • Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables • Sending automated, conditional email alerts • Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data missingness codes, and opening data queries • And more This training...

Oct 23, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as: • Creating participants • Creating tasks and schedules • Active tasks and their unique data output • Direct messages and announcements • And more This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap. Register by clicking the virtual event l...

Oct 23, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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The Human Subjects Office invites the UI research community to attend monthly information sessions about the IRB Efficiency Initiative on the fourth Wednesday of the month, from noon to 1 p.m. We will discuss the changes and demonstrate HawkIRB enhancements being implemented to streamline the IRB review process. The monthly session will cover upcoming enhancements and their expected rollout dates. Please join us to learn more about the IRB Efficiency Initiative. Please register for the upc...

Oct 23, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Oct 23, 2024

6:00 PM

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TICKETS Free / No ticket required Part of Hancher's 52nd Season In addition to her performance activity, Renée Fleming tirelessly advocates for research at the intersection of arts, health, and neuroscience. Her new anthology, Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness, is a collection of essays from leading scientists, artists, creative arts therapists, educators, and physicians about the powerful impacts of music and the arts on health and the human experience. Fleming ...

Oct 24, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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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 l...

Oct 24, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we won’t use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as: • Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with VLOOKUP • Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering • Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables • Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables • Transforming unusable dat...

Oct 24, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Oct 25, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Thinking about applying to the NIH K Award 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 an NIH K Award virtual panel session on Friday, Oct. 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. This panel session will provide an opportunity to hear from three accomplished K Award recipients regarding their experience with the application process, need-to-know information, plus m...

Oct 28, 2024

5:00 PM

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Oct 30, 2024

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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About the Research Services Fair The Research Services Fair (RSF) is a vendor-style fair that provides an opportunity for researchers to quickly learn about campus resources and services available for their research and scholarship activities. In 2024, over 65 campus units are registered to introduce their services to faculty, staff, and students. This year’s event will be hosted at the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU). Fair Attendees Will: Learn about campus’ cutting-edge instruments and tech...

Oct 30, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Oct 30, 2024

5:00 PM

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Is there a burning topic in your discipline or a topic that cuts across disciplines that we should bring to campus? Is there a format for the conversation that can energize an intellectual community around that topic? That might be the perfect topic for an Obermann Arts & Humanities Symposium! These imaginative half- and whole-day symposia connect the arts and humanities with design, politics, health sciences, environmental studies, technology, and other disciplines via a compelling topic. ...

Oct 31, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Nov 1, 2024

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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This is an information session to describe the NSF CAREER Club. The NSF CAREER Club (2024-25) is designed to give you the knowledge and resources to craft competitive CAREER applications. Event Information The Research Development Office is hosting a NSF CAREER Award virtual information session on Friday, Nov. 1 from 9–9:30 a.m. This event is an introduction to this year's NSF CAREER Club, click here to learn more. Registration Register here by Thursday, Oct. 31. A calendar invitation an...

Nov 1, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Nov 3, 2024

1:30 PM

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Piano Sundays at the Old Capitol Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2025 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2024 1:30 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public.

Nov 5, 2024

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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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 l...

Nov 6, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Thinking about applying to externally funded grants in the humanities? Want to learn more about humanities funding opportunities and hear from previous awardees? Then this panel session is for you! Event Information The Research Development Office is hosting a humanities virtual panel session on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 9–10 a.m. This panel session will provide an opportunity to hear from accomplished award recipients from external sponsors in the humanities regarding their experience with ...

Nov 6, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Nov 7, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Nov 8, 2024

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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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 Proposals in the Arts and Humanities Seminar The Research Development Office is hosting a virtual grant writing seminar, Planning and Writing Successful Proposals in the Arts and Humanities, on Friday, Nov. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The s...

Nov 12, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project from scratch and cover basic features such as: • Building forms with proper field types and validation • Assigning user permissions • Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml • Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application • Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production • Creat...

Nov 12, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Capture Your Research  is an image competition where students, faculty, and staff can submit one image that captures the essence of their research. They will be judged on originality/creativity, the appeal of the image, relationship between the image and their research, and the clarity of the written description. Suggested dress code: smart casual.

Nov 13, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as: • Outputting data automatically with calculated fields • Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection • Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library • Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags • Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and cha...

Nov 13, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Please note: this is an in-person meeting. Zoom option will not be available for this session. With questions, please contact vpr-rdo@uiowa.edu. 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.

Nov 13, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Nov 14, 2024

10:00 AM

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This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as: • Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys • Manually and automatically sending surveys • Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms • Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login • And more This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a bas...

Nov 14, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Nov 19, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover advanced features such as: • Importing data from csv • Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic • Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables • Sending automated, conditional email alerts • Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data missingness codes, and opening data queries • And more This training...

Nov 20, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as: • Creating participants • Creating tasks and schedules • Active tasks and their unique data output • Direct messages and announcements • And more This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap. Register by clicking the virtual event l...

Nov 20, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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IRB Efficiency Initiative Information Session The Human Subjects Office invites the UI research community to attend monthly information sessions about the IRB Efficiency Initiative on the fourth Wednesday of the month, from noon to 1 p.m. We will discuss the changes and demonstrate HawkIRB enhancements being implemented to streamline the IRB review process. The monthly session will cover upcoming enhancements and their expected rollout dates. Please join us to learn more about the IRB Eff...

Nov 20, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Nov 21, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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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 l...

Nov 21, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we won’t use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as: • Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with VLOOKUP • Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering • Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables • Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables • Transforming unusable dat...

Nov 21, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Dec 4, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Dec 5, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Dec 6, 2024

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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An NSF CAREER award application is more than an NSF Standard Grant with an education plan added in. Highly competitive awards integrate the research and education plan. In this seminar, we talk about why and how to create a plan that results in a competitive proposal. Developing and Funding Your Research (NSF CAREER) Seminar The Research Development Office, CLAS Grant Support Office, and College of Engineering are hosting a three-part virtual NSF CAREER Award grant writing seminar, Develop...

Dec 6, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Dec 10, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project from scratch and cover basic features such as: • Building forms with proper field types and validation • Assigning user permissions • Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml • Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application • Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production • Creat...

Dec 10, 2024

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.

Dec 10, 2024

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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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 l...

Dec 11, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as: • Outputting data automatically with calculated fields • Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection • Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library • Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags • Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and cha...

Dec 11, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Dec 12, 2024

10:00 AM

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This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as: • Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys • Manually and automatically sending surveys • Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms • Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login • And more This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a bas...

Dec 12, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Dec 17, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover advanced features such as: • Importing data from csv • Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic • Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables • Sending automated, conditional email alerts • Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data missingness codes, and opening data queries • And more This training...

Dec 18, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as: • Creating participants • Creating tasks and schedules • Active tasks and their unique data output • Direct messages and announcements • And more This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap. Register by clicking the virtual event l...

Dec 18, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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IRB Efficiency Initiative Information Session The Human Subjects Office invites the UI research community to attend monthly information sessions about the IRB Efficiency Initiative on the fourth Wednesday of the month, from noon to 1 p.m. We will discuss the changes and demonstrate HawkIRB enhancements being implemented to streamline the IRB review process. The monthly session will cover upcoming enhancements and their expected rollout dates. Please join us to learn more about the IRB Eff...

Dec 18, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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The Human Subjects Office invites the UI research community to attend monthly information sessions about the IRB Efficiency Initiative on the fourth Wednesday of the month, from noon to 1 p.m. We will discuss the changes and demonstrate HawkIRB enhancements being implemented to streamline the IRB review process. The monthly session will cover upcoming enhancements and their expected rollout dates. Please join us to learn more about the IRB Efficiency Initiative. Please register for the upc...

Dec 18, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB. 

Dec 19, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we won’t use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as: • Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with VLOOKUP • Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering • Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables • Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables • Transforming unusable dat...

Dec 19, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.  Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.  Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Jan 7, 2025

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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Write Winning Grant Proposals Phase II: Intensive Workshop Presenter: John D. Robertson, PhD Managing Member: Grant Writers' Seminars & Workshops (GWSW) The Research Development Office in the Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to partner with Dr. John Robertson from Grant Writer's Seminars & Workshops (GWSW) to conduct the Write Winning Grant Proposals seminar. Click here to view the seminar's webpage. Event Information Phase II workshop will take place on Tuesday, Ja...

Jan 10, 2025

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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An NSF CAREER award application is more than an NSF Standard Grant with an education plan added in. Highly competitive awards integrate the research and education plan. In this seminar, we talk about why and how to create a plan that results in a competitive proposal. Developing and Funding Your Research (NSF CAREER) Seminar The Research Development Office, CLAS Grant Support Office, and College of Engineering are hosting a three-part virtual NSF CAREER Award grant writing seminar, Develop...

Jan 17, 2025

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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An NSF CAREER award application is more than an NSF Standard Grant with an education plan added in. Highly competitive awards integrate the research and education plan. In this seminar, we talk about why and how to create a plan that results in a competitive proposal. Developing and Funding Your Research (NSF CAREER) Seminar The Research Development Office, CLAS Grant Support Office, and College of Engineering are hosting a three-part virtual NSF CAREER Award grant writing seminar, Develop...

Feb 7, 2025

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) considers two criteria in their review of proposals: intellectual merit and broader impacts (BI). Broader impacts relate to how the proposed research will “benefit society or advance desired societal outcomes” and is increasingly used as the differentiator between which excellent proposals to fund or not. The Training Team from the NSF-supported Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) organization will conduct three interactive virtual workshops on ...

Feb 7, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Feb 14, 2025

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) considers two criteria in their review of proposals: intellectual merit and broader impacts (BI). Broader impacts relate to how the proposed research will “benefit society or advance desired societal outcomes” and is increasingly used as the differentiator between which excellent proposals to fund or not. The Training Team from the NSF-supported Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) organization will conduct three interactive virtual workshops on ...

Feb 19, 2025

5:00 PM

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Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and the Office of the Vice President for Research, Book 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 in turning promising manuscripts into important, field-changing, published books. Applications for upcoming Book Ends workshops are due Feb. 19, 2025.

Feb 21, 2025

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) considers two criteria in their review of proposals: intellectual merit and broader impacts (BI). Broader impacts relate to how the proposed research will “benefit society or advance desired societal outcomes” and is increasingly used as the differentiator between which excellent proposals to fund or not. The Training Team from the NSF-supported Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) organization will conduct three interactive virtual workshops on ...

Mar 7, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Mar 9, 2025

1:30 PM

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Piano Sundays at the Old Capitol Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2025 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2024 1:30 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mar 27, 2025

All Day

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As calls for transnational solidarity among reproductive justice movements emerge, communities are asking how reproductive liberation is tethered to struggles for democracy, environmental justice, migrant justice, trans and queer justice, and other social movements. Directed by Lina-Maria Murillo (Gender, Women's, & Sexuality Studies and History) and Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz (Communication Studies and Gender, Women's, & Sexuality Studies), this symposium brings together scholars and artists with...

Apr 4, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Apr 6, 2025

1:30 PM

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Piano Sundays at the Old Capitol Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2025 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2024 1:30 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 2, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Jun 6, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Jul 4, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Aug 1, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Sep 5, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Oct 3, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Nov 7, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Dec 5, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...