October Events
Hawley Lecture: Lori Andrews
Friday, October 25, 2019, 12:40pm to 2:00pm
Professor Lori Andrews will deliver the Hawley Lecture on Friday, October 25 from 12:40 - 2 p.m. in Room 235. The first 50 attendees will receive a box lunch. The topic of her lecture is Digital Health Technologies: The Challenge for Privacy.
Neuroimaging Workgroup
Friday, October 25, 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
We present/demo a neuroimaging (mostly human mri) related tool every month. This is also a great opportunity to see who else is doing neuroimaging work at uiowa and promote community!
The Vital and Energetic Interplay of the Somatic, the Affective and the Cognitive in an Audience’s Experience of Theater.
Friday, October 25, 2019, 1:00pm to 2:15pm
In our current digitally dominated environment, the theater has become a sacred place wherein dramatic and vitally energetic encounters can occur within the delineated time and space of a production. The audience enters into the dark chamber of a theater, lamp in hand, searching for something, ready for a journey. The actor meets them there and the expedition begins. What is happening? What is the actor doing? What is the audience doing in relation to what the actor is doing? What is the...
Hacky Hour
Friday, October 25, 2019, 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Hacky Hour is an informal gathering of people to share knowledge and ask questions about their data and how to code analyses for their data.
Fixing Healthcare: Overcoming the Intimacy Gap Between Doctors and Patients Through Shared Storytelling
Friday, October 25, 2019, 7:15pm to 8:30pm
This event is part of The Examined Life Conference, but is open to the public.
HDSMP Distinction Track Lecture
Saturday, October 26, 2019, 8:00am to 12:00pm
SNPhA Flu Shot Clinic for College of Medicine
Monday, October 28, 2019, 11:00am to 1:30pm
College of Pharmacy student members of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) will host a flu shot clinic for the Carver College of Medicine in MERF Atrium.
AMWA Meeting
Monday, October 28, 2019, 12:00pm to 12:50pm
Stanley Museum of Art 50th Birthday Celebration
Monday, October 28, 2019, 12:00pm to Thursday, October 31, 2019, 1:00pm
Join us for a week of 50th Birthday activities!...
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Stephen Salton, MD, PhD
Monday, October 28, 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Stephen Salton, MD, PhD Professor | Neuroscience Professor | Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Presentation: BDNF-inducible gene vgf encodes a peptide precursor that regulates metabolism, major depression, and Alzheimer's disease
How to Complete a HawkIRB New Project Application Part 1
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 9:30am to 11:00am
This is part one of a two-part training providing an overview of the HawkIRB New Project Application, including guidance to assist you in responding to many of the questions in the form. Additional trainings on modifications to IRB applications and external IRB applications are also available. See calendar for event dates and times....
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Sandipan Chowdhury
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 9:30am to 10:30am
Understanding multi-state gating of ion channels: lessons from cryo-electron microscopy and thermodynamics Presented by: Sandipan Chowdhury, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar Department of Neuroscience University of Wisconsin
CANCELED: Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy, PhD
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 10:30am to 11:30am
Presented by Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Neurobiology Northwestern University Evanston, IL Co-sponsored by the Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Jacob Rysted
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 10:30am to 11:00am
"Mitochondrial Calcium Transport in Neuronal Function and Seizure Activity" Presented by Jacob Rysted, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's Lab
McCowen Leadership Meeting
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 12:00pm to 12:50pm
Biochemistry Workshop: Brittany Ripley
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Brittany Ripley Biochemistry Graduate Student Dr. Todd Washington Lab
Discover Study Abroad
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 12:30pm
Would you like to study abroad during your time at the University of Iowa, but don't know where to start? Attend one of our weekly Discover Study Abroad info sessions to learn how study abroad works and find the right international opportunity for you! ...
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. Lijun Rong, PhD
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Seminar Title: "Small Molecule Entry Inhibitors of Filoviruses: Mechanisms and Therapeutics" Lijun Rong, PhD Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago Hosted by Balaji Manicassamy, PhD
PIG Brown Bag Lunch
Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 12:00pm to 12:50pm
Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar
Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 12:00pm
Anatomy & Cell Biology Wednesday Seminar, Paul M. Yen, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke University, will be presenting, “Thyroid hormone as a potential therapy for NAFLD.”
Hardin Open Workshops - Emerging Options in Publishing
Thursday, October 31, 2019, 10:00am to 11:00am
In this workshop, participants will gain an overview of the emerging landscape of alternative publishing. We will discuss advantages and disadvantages of publishing research on Web platforms that offer ‘pre-publishing,’ such as bioRxiv publishing research output other than articles, such as Figshare earning credit for peer reviews, such as Publons publish an article first and peer review afterward, such as F1000 and other novel ways and models to disseminate research output.
Biochemistry Seminar
Thursday, October 31, 2019, 10:30am to 11:30am
Internal Medicine Interest Group
Thursday, October 31, 2019, 12:00pm to 12:50pm
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Thursday, October 31, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
CPC: Mechanical complications of STEMI by Sidakpal Panaich, MD and Jon Thomason, MD
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Catherine A. Marcinkiewcz, Ph.D.
Thursday, October 31, 2019, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"The Dorsal Raphe Serotonin System in Alcohol Dependence" Presented by Catherine A. Marcinkiewcz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Day of the Dead Celebration
Thursday, October 31, 2019, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Dia de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican celebration when people gather to honor loved ones who are deceased. It is a welcome public event of bright colors and joyous celebration. Come learn a little about the culture! Activities Include: -Decorate Masks and Craft Paper Marigolds -Add a Loved Ones' Photo to the Altar (Offerenda) -Try Pan de Muerto (Bread of the Dead; a typical sweet bread)