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Events for the week of May 16th

  • Week of Sunday, May 16

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Ketema Paul, PhD

Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am

"Circadian factors in skeletal muscle influence sleep homeostasis" Presented by Ketema Paul, PhD Professor Integrated Biology and Physiology University of California Los Angeles, CA

Latinx Council Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Due to Covid-19, all of our meetings will be virtual until further notice. You will find we are still a great community. We have both official meeting times and more casual lunch and connects, please join us!...

Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar

Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

"TFAP2 paralogs and MITF promote expression of pigmentation genes by distinct mechanisms"      Colin Kenny, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Scholar (R. Cornell Lab) "Identification of a functional non-coding SNP at FOXE1 associated with risk for non-syndromic orofacial clefting"      Priyanka Kumari, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Scholar (R. Cornll Lab)

Head and Neck Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery Course

Thursday, May 20, 2021

This 2 day on-line course provides a comprehensive review of current techniques in the management and reconstruction of head and neck neoplasms.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Thursday, May 20, 2021, help us celebrate the tenth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than one billion people with disabilities/impairments. Learn more about the initiative at https://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/ Save the date, and stay tuned for specific events to be led by University of Iowa Information Technology Services and their Accessibility team.

Structural Biology Interest Group

Thursday, May 20, 2021, 9:00am to 10:00am

The Structural Biology Interest Group meetings are biweekly at 9:00am. Currently the group meets via Zoom.  The faculty director of the group is Dr. Todd Washington.  To join the mailing list or request the Zoom link, please contact Sonya Housholder in the CCOM Office of Research.  Title TBD

Accessibility - [done]: How one web development team includes Accessibility in their Definition of Done

Thursday, May 20, 2021, 9:00am to 10:30am

Making Accessible applications means making usable applications.  It shouldn’t be an afterthought.  Research Information Systems (RIS), a web development team at the University of Iowa, has had accessibility in their definition of done for years.  What does this mean in practice in a web development process?  What tools are used to test for accessibility?  How can you adjust your web development process to incorporate the same tools and techniques? ...

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Thursday, May 20, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Immunotherapy in Lymphoma- Promise and Challenges by Sabarish Ayyappan, MD