The Stanley Museum of Art will launch its National Endowment for the Arts Big Read program on Jan. 20, 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This event features a community wide reading of the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison. Pick up a free copy of Beloved at 12 pickup locations across Iowa City between Jan. 20 and Feb. 12, 2025.  Register here to pickup a free copy: https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/nea-big-reads-beloved-by-toni-morriso... An email confirmation must be presented to claim a book...

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop is back for the Spring Semester! Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece. Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry...

Faculty Recital: "This Floating World"- Nicole Esposito, flute; Réne Lecuona, piano Nicole Esposito, flute Réne Lecuona, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31234 This concert is free and open to the public.

Arts Intern works with museums across the country to create early career opportunities for college students interested in the arts and cultural field.  In our info session, we will cover how you can apply for paid internships with our partners that provide authentic work experience and professional networking opportunities at arts organizations in nine cities. If you're interested in attending, please sign-up here.

Join the Pomerantz Career Center for a virtual information session on the Hawkeye Experience Grant. The Hawkeye Experience Grant awards undergraduate students at the University of Iowa who are involved in applied learning experiences outside of the classroom. Students may apply for up to $4,000 to help defray the cost of a Summer 2025 experience, with living costs being prioritized first before any required tuition or fees. Deadline for applications: First Friday in April (April 4, 2025)...

Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, the 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 turn promising manuscripts into published books. At this brief Zoom session, attendees will learn about the program and the application...

Through the Shakespeare’s England program, you will join UI Professor Jonathan Wilcox and explore London’s streets, museums, and theaters to see the way the city inspired some of the greatest writing in English.

Join CIMBA alumni to learn all about studying abroad in scenic Pieve del Grappa, Italy! This info session will focus mainly on our fall semester program, including academics, cultural extracurriculars, travel, and finances. Students enrolled in Tippie's CIMBA Italy study abroad program take Iowa classes for Iowa credit and enjoy activities such as dinners with local families, pizza-making class, survival Italian, volunteering, hiking in the Dolomites, and more! Additionally, independent travel time is built into the program to allow students to soak up more of Italy and of Europe during the 12-week semester. Applications are currently open for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. Learn more on our website!

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 link...

Title:  A Gentle Introduction to the Kaczmarz Algorithm Abstract: The Kaczmarz Algorithm is a method for solving systems of linear equations that was published by Polish mathematician Stefan Kaczmarz in 1939. It has remarkable properties as a numerical algorithm, which we'll introduce, including the ability to solve a system of equations without being able to access all of the equations. For example, it can be used to solve a system of equations in a distributed environment. We'll discuss in...