2025 Schedule

Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive
Friday, June 27, 2025 (all day)
In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper meaning. For over 125 years, artists and writers have continued to explore the mystery of Mallarmé’s poem “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” [A throw of the dice will never abolish chance].
This exhibition...
University holiday - offices closed
Friday, July 4, 2025 (all day)
REDCap Basic Training
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Become familiar with essential basic REDCap features!
TriNetX Basic Training
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research.
After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies.
Register by clicking the virtual event link...
REDCap Intermediate Training
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as:
• Outputting data automatically with calculated fields
• Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection
• Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library
• Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags
• Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and charts...

Read on the Rug
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 10:30am to 11:00am
A program designed with our youngest museum lovers in mind. Read on the Rug builds community for families and inspires a sense of wonder, curiosity, and respect for our natural and cultural worlds with stories, sing-alongs, and more.
REDCap Surveys Training
Thursday, July 10, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Valuable e-consent familiarization.
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, July 10, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
We have established a community of CCOM Informaticists who are applying these skills in their work at UIHC. You are invited to join us during our monthly seminar presentations.

5th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory
Saturday, July 12, 2025 9:00am to 11:00am
Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 5th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History. Registration is required + free. Sign up link is here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3RaoXgJhPGcbDTw
Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour
Monday, July 14, 2025 11:00am to Monday, June 8, 2026 12:00pm
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.
REDCap Advanced Training
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover advanced features such as:
Importing data from a CSV file
Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic
Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables
Sending automated, conditional email alerts
Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data 'missingness' codes, and opening data queries
Register by clicking the...
Iowa City MSW Info Session
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Please join us via Zoom for an info session to learn more about earning your MSW degree on our main University of Iowa campus in Iowa City.
Des Moines MSW Info Session
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Please join us via Zoom for an info session to learn more about the MSW program in Des Moines at the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center.
Click here to join: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/94610615429
REDCap MyCap Training
Wednesday, July 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...
REDCap Data Handling
Thursday, July 17, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training we won't use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as:
Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with vlookup()
Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering
Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables
Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables
Transforming unusable data to a...
Online MSW Info Session
Thursday, July 17, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Please join us via Zoom for an info session to learn more about the Online MSW program. We offer Advanced Standing and Regular Standing with specializations in Clinical Practice and Leadership Practice.
Click here to join: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/94610615429
TriNetX Basic Training
Thursday, July 24, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research.
After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies.
Register by clicking the virtual event link...

LivingWorks safeTALK
Friday, July 25, 2025 8:30am to 12:30pm
Please register here.
safeTALK prepares people to be more alert to suicide and to help persons with thoughts of suicide make safe connections. The intervention goal is that persons with thoughts of suicide connect with someone who will help them keep safe from suicide and access further support.
What you will learn:
Describe the role of an alert helper/ connector.
Identify ways in which personal, cultural, and social attitudes can lead people to miss, dismiss, and avoid opportunities to...

Art & Write Night
Friday, August 1, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
Commemorating the Lasting Impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
Saturday, August 2, 2025 10:00am to 10:00pm
Save the Date! Join us for a day of events to commemorate the lasting impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech & Hearing Center! More info to come.
REDCap Basic Training
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Become familiar with essential basic REDCap features!
REDCap Intermediate Training
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as:
• Outputting data automatically with calculated fields
• Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection
• Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library
• Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags
• Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and charts...
REDCap Surveys Training
Thursday, August 7, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Valuable e-consent familiarization.
Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour
Monday, August 11, 2025 11:00am to Monday, July 6, 2026 12:00pm
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.
REDCap Advanced Training
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover advanced features such as:
Importing data from a CSV file
Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic
Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables
Sending automated, conditional email alerts
Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data 'missingness' codes, and opening data queries
Register by clicking the...
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