Graduate College Events

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EAC: Cultures in Academia

Monday, October 26, 2026 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
The session will create an opportunity for graduate and professional students to learn more about fostering an intercultural campus at their colleges and departments while honing skills that will carry into the future workplace.
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Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Virtual Career Development Series - Neuroscience alumna, McCall Sarrett, PhD

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 11:30am
Virtual

🎓 Neuroscience Alumni Spotlight: McCall Sarrett, PhD ('20)

From Herky to Duo: A Career in the Cognitive Science of Learning

What can a PhD career look like beyond the traditional academic path?

Join the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Career Development Series for a conversation with McCall Sarrett, PhD ('20, Neuroscience), a University of Iowa graduate alumna who has built a career applying cognitive science and research in industry.

McCall is currently a Learning Scientist at Duolingo, where...

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CIRTL Teaching-as-Research Series

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Design your Teaching-as-Research (TAR) study in this interactive workshop series for graduate students and postdocs. Participants will reflect on their teaching, explore evidence of student learning, and work toward CIRTL Practitioner level certification. During the series, you will develop a teaching-focused research question and design a brief study to investigate it.
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Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) - Study Abroad Scholarship - Writing Workshop

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Virtual
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) is a fully funded program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State that gives undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to participate in intensive language learning and cultural immersion abroad.
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ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Andrea Page-McCaw

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Dr. Andrea Page-McCaw, Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt University, will present a seminar titled "From Cell Damage to Cell Fusion: An Unexpected Pathway in Tissue Repair."

From Raw Data to Discovery: Accelerating Your Research with IIHG Bioinformatics

Friday, October 30, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Michael Chimenti, PhD., Director of Bioinformatics, Iowa Institute of Human Genetics (IIHG), will discuss how to use the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics Bioinformatics Program in your research.

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2026 Neuroscience Research Day Keynote Speaker: Constanza J. Cortes, PhD

Monday, November 2, 2026 1:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Keynote Speaker Announcement: Constanza J. Cortes, PhD
2026 Neuroscience Research Day – Monday, Nov. 2, 2026

We are excited to welcome Constanza J. Cortes, PhD, Assistant Professor of Gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, to the University of Iowa for this year's Neuroscience Research Day.

Dr. Cortes's research explores the intersection of exercise, brain aging, skeletal muscle, and Alzheimer’s disease, with a particular focus on how...

How to Design Robust Neurodevelopmental Research using the HawkIDDRC Developmental Genetics/Epigenetics Core

Friday, November 6, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Dr. Hanna Stevens, Professor of Psychiatry, and Human Toxicology Program faculty member, will discuss Design Robust Neurodevelopmental Research using the HawkIDDRC Developmental Genetics/Epigenetics Core at the University of Iowa/hans-joachim-lehmler@uiowa.edu

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UI Center for the Book - MFA in Book Arts Info Session

Friday, November 6, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

The UICB will be holding a virtual information session about the program on Friday, November 6, 2026 at Noon CST. Videos and slides, faculty and students: we’ll describe the program, answer questions, and welcome anyone (from the curious to the already-committed applicant) who would like to participate.

Link to register: https://uiowa.zoom.us/meeting/register/4ANLMceiRoWWuydHzdBmTg

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2026 Three Minute Thesis Competition

Friday, November 6, 2026 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
The University of Iowa’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition challenges graduate students to clearly and concisely articulate complex research to nonspecialist audiences.

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