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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)