Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Events

Colloquium - Supporting Ethical Design & Confronting the Threats of Dark Patterns

Friday, January 30, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Schaeffer Hall

We welcome Colin M. Gray, PhD, from Indiana University. Colin’s research and engagement activities cross multiple disciplines, including human-computer interaction, instructional design and technology, law and policy, design theory and education, and engineering and technology education.

Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour

Monday, February 9, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm

Carver Biomedical Research Building

Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. It is the monthly coffee hour on the second Monday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon in 1289 CBRB. Enjoy coffee, pastries and contribute to the discussion!

This is open to ALL — students, staff, postdocs, and faculty interested in promoting women in science.

Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.

ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Pierre Coulombe

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am

Bowen Science Building

Dr. Pierre Coulombe, Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology from the University of Michigan, will present a seminar titled "Sequential Expression of Keratins Regulate Progenitor and Differentiating Keratinocytes in Healthy and Diseased Skin."

Colloquium - A Hessian View of Fine-tuning, Task Attribution, and Reinforcement Learning: Three Vignettes in Modern Machine Learning

Friday, February 13, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Schaeffer Hall

We welcome Hongyang Zhang, Ph.D., from Northeastern University, whose research lies at the intersection of machine learning, optimization algorithms, and statistical learning.

Hardin Open Workshops - ORCiD: Open Researcher and Contributor ID (Zoom)

Thursday, February 19, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm

Virtual

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

Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required...