Department of Chemistry
Inorganic & Chem Ed Seminar- Prof. Valerie Payre
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 12:30pm
Valerie Payre, Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Iowahttps://ees.uiowa.edu/people/valerie-payreResearch Interests: Planetary evolution, Magmatic processes, Surface processes, Remote sensing, Rover, Experimental petrology, Thermodynamical modelinghttps://valeriepayre.weebly.com/Title: "Mars Volcanism: An Unexpected Complexity"Abstract: This last decade, rover observations and martian meteorites revealed unexpected complex volcanic processes. Thought to be...
Final MS Defense- Idowu Otunomo
Thursday, April 17, 2025 10:30am
"Halodefluorination of Unactivated Trifluoromethyl Compounds and MOFs Doped with Boronic Acid for Glucose Sensing"
Analytical Seminar- Grace Akporere
Thursday, April 17, 2025 12:30pm
"Environmental Chemistry at the Nexus of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Health"
Final MS Defense- Bryce Shoberg
Friday, April 18, 2025 12:30pm
"Electroactive Polymers with Sulfur-Nitrogen Backbones: Characterization of Novel Electrochemical Materials"
Final Thesis Defense: Piyumi Wijesirigunawardana
Friday, April 18, 2025 1:30pm
"trans-Banglene as a neurotrophic agent"
Three Month Seminar- James Earl
Monday, April 21, 2025 11:00am
"EARLY TRANSITION METAL CLUSTERS FORMED BY REDUCTION OF METAL CHALCO- AND PNICTO-HALIDES"
Graduate College

Nominations Open for Family Spirit Award
Tuesday, April 15 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (all day)
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2025 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.The award recognizes a family—spanning at least three generations of Iowa graduates—that has substantially benefited from and continues to advocate for the university, as well as contributes toward bettering the state of Iowa and its communities.Nominate a family: https://www.foriowa.org/family-spirit/nomination.phpThe recipients of this award will receive the ultimate Hawkeye...

Nominations Open for Family Spirit Award
Wednesday, April 16 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (all day)
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2025 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.The award recognizes a family—spanning at least three generations of Iowa graduates—that has substantially benefited from and continues to advocate for the university, as well as contributes toward bettering the state of Iowa and its communities.Nominate a family: https://www.foriowa.org/family-spirit/nomination.phpThe recipients of this award will receive the ultimate Hawkeye...

GradFest 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 9:00am to 6:00pm
Students planning to graduate in the spring 2025 semester are encouraged to pick up their cap and gown at GradFest 2025 in the IMU’s Main Lounge.Enjoy free snacks and fun activities, snag exclusive freebies and discounts, learn about alumni resources, and catch up on your graduation checklist.Diploma frames, graduation announcements, class rings, and other items will be available on-site!
REDCap MyCap Training
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as:
Creating participants
Creating tasks and schedules
Active tasks and their unique data output
Direct messages and announcements
This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap.
Register by clicking the virtual event link above or by going...
University of Iowa Libraries Investiture Ceremony
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 4:00pm
Join Us on April 16 to Recognize Staff, Generous Alumni, and Friends
We will celebrate the appointment of Kate Orazem to the position of Jean Lloyd-Jones and Michal Eynon-Lynch Iowa Women’s Archives Women in Politics Archivist.
We will also recognize Jean Lloyd-Jones and Michal Eynon-Lynch, whose philanthropic support established this prestigious position within the UI Libraries.

Nominations Open for Family Spirit Award
Thursday, April 17 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (all day)
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2025 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.The award recognizes a family—spanning at least three generations of Iowa graduates—that has substantially benefited from and continues to advocate for the university, as well as contributes toward bettering the state of Iowa and its communities.Nominate a family: https://www.foriowa.org/family-spirit/nomination.phpThe recipients of this award will receive the ultimate Hawkeye...
Department of Access, Opportunity, and Diversity

International Student Weekly Coffee Hour
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 11:30am to 12:30pm
Starting Jan. 22, 2025, Life in Iowa, hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and International Student Support and Engagement (ISSE), invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in the University Capitol Centre.
Enjoy a (free!) coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and engage in casual conversations with students, staff, and campus and community...

International Student Weekly Coffee Hour
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 11:30am to 12:30pm
Starting Jan. 22, 2025, Life in Iowa, hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and International Student Support and Engagement (ISSE), invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in the University Capitol Centre.
Enjoy a (free!) coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and engage in casual conversations with students, staff, and campus and community...

International Student Weekly Coffee Hour
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 11:30am to 12:30pm
Starting Jan. 22, 2025, Life in Iowa, hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and International Student Support and Engagement (ISSE), invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in the University Capitol Centre.
Enjoy a (free!) coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and engage in casual conversations with students, staff, and campus and community...