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News and announcements

New Paper Announcement: Dr. Valerie Payre in 'Geology'

Thursday, February 26, 2026

University of Iowa researchers create tools for cancer tracking in different state

Friday, February 13, 2026
Caglar Koylu, associate professor in the UI School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, brings expertise on cartography and user interactions to the team in order to ensure everyone from researchers to members of the public can understand the tool and learn what they need to from it.

Dr. Caglar Koylu's Reserach Featured on Iowa Public Radio: River to River Program

Monday, February 9, 2026
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Events

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Study Hall

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.

SEES:7000 Colloquium - Jack Williams (Wisconsin) - "Studying Past Vegetation Dynamics at Continental to Global Scales Through Open Community-Curated Data Resources"

Thursday, March 12, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Visual Arts Building
SEES:7000 Colloquium - Jack Williams (Wisconsin) - "Studying Past Vegetation Dynamics at Continental to Global Scales Through Open Community-Curated Data Resources"
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The Great American Bison Road Trip

Sunday, March 15, 2026 1:30pm to 3:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Join the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History during their day as a stop on the national bronze bison road trip!
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"Rural Community-Centered Research: Maternity Care and Why It Matters" — Keynote lecture (in person and virtual) by Katy Kozhimannil, University of Minnesota

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 7:30am
Virtual

Special Preliminary Event for the Obermann Symposium "Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research."

This lecture, co-sponsored by the UI Carver College of Medicine, is designed for a non-clinical audience and will be open to the public. Katy B. Kozhimannil is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Co-Director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center and the University of Minnesota Rural Health Program.

The lecture will take place in Pediatric...

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