Events

Level Up Your Financial Readiness

Thursday, September 24, 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm

University Capitol Centre

Join Life in Iowa and International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) for a comprehensive virtual Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshop to learn about eligibility, application steps, and key timelines.

Gilman - Study Abroad Scholarship Information Session

Friday, September 25, 2026 9:00am to 10:00am

Virtual

Join International Programs for one of several information sessions to discuss the process of applying for a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Applications are now being accepted for programs starting between December 1, 2026 - October 31, 2027 (winter 2026-27, spring 2027, summer 2027, fall 2027, and academic year 2027-2028).

The presenters of these sessions, Levi Bowman and Teresa Kout, will introduce you to the Gilman, coach you on how to fill out the application, and give insight...

Vcologies 2026

Friday, September 25 to Saturday, September 26, 2026 (all day)

English-Philosophy Building

Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center.

Vcologies (Victorian Ecologies Today) is an interdisciplinary, international collective of scholars committed to the environmental humanities, the energy humanities, and other ecology-focused approaches.

Vcologies 2026

Friday, Sept. 25: Gerber Lounge (304 EPB)

9-10:30 a.m.: Session One: Energy

Siobhan Carroll, “Equiano and the Fishes: Romantic Energy Systems and Slavery at Sea”

Devin Griffiths, “; Or, the Whale”

Michael Tondre, “Aesthetic Disfiguration: A Short...

Faculty Colloquium

Friday, September 25, 2026 12:30pm

Schaeffer Hall

Featuring Professor Sarah Bond.

Free Coffee Hour: Career Conversation

Friday, September 25, 2026 1:30pm to 2:30pm

University Capitol Centre

Join us for a free coffee and an informal conversation about career exploration.

CS Colloquium - "Approximation Algorithms: Some ancient, some new - the good, the bad and the ugly"

Friday, September 25, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Schaeffer Hall

Northwestern University's Peter and Adrienne Barris Chair of Computer Science will speak on the use of greedy algorithms for a basic graph problem called connected dominating set, and the development of LP based algorithms for a basic scheduling problem in the context of data center scheduling.

Biology Seminar: "Influenza: A virus at the human-animal interface and zoonoses"

Friday, September 25, 2026 3:30pm

Biology Building East

The Department of Biology's seminar speaker on Friday, September 25, at 3:30pm, is Tavis Anderson, PhD, a Research Biologist with the National Animal Disease Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Agricultural Research Service (ARS), in Ames, Iowa. The seminar will be held in Room 101, Biology Building East (BBE).

Speech Language Pathology Graduate Program Info Session

Friday, September 25, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Zoom

Join us for a virtual information session to learn more about our nationally recognized Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) program at University of Iowa.

Program overview & curriculum highlights

Admissions requirements & deadlines

Funding opportunities & assistantships

Student life and support resources

To register and receive the Zoom meeting information, email Graduate Program Coordinator Mindy Miller at mindy-miller@uiowa.edu. Please also contact Mindy with any questions.

Critters, Crawlers, and Creepers, Oh My! (Private Event for SEES Undergrads + Graduate Students)

Saturday, September 26, 2026 9:30am to 12:00pm

Ashton Cross Country Course

The Pentacrest Museum and Ashton Prairie groups are hosting a private event for SEES' undergraduate and graduate students. It will be on Saturday, September 26th from 9:30-10:30 AM (at Ashton Cross Country Course) and 11:00 AM-12:00 PM at the Museum of Natural History. The half hour is to account for travel time.

The event is focusing on a Bug Scavenger Hunt at the prairie. Then the group will go to the museum and get a behind the scenes tour of the prep lab and a tour of the insect collection...