Monday, 22 Oct 2018
Research workshop: Reading and Interpreting a Request for Proposal
In this session you will learn the fundamentals of reading and interpreting agency guidelines and specific calls for proposals. We will discuss information commonly found in sponsor guidelines and tips and tricks for common mistakes.
"How Iowa Met Baseball" Lecture with John Liepa
"How Iowa Met Baseball: The Myths, The History, The Players" with baseball historian John Liepa.
Lecture: Studying the Fall of the Roman Empire with the Science of the Human Past
Michael McCormick is the Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History at Harvard University, Director in Cambridge of the Max Planck, Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean, and the founding chair of Harvard's Initiative for the Science of the Human Past.
The Capitol Steps
Since they began, the Capitol Steps have recorded 35 albums, including their latest, "Orange is the New Barack" and had over 5,000 performances in 48 states. The material is updated constantly, so no matter who or what is in the headlines, the Capitol Steps are equal opportunity offenders.
Tuesday, 23 Oct 2018
Research workshop: Reading and Interpreting a Request for Proposal
In this session you will learn the fundamentals of reading and interpreting agency guidelines and specific calls for proposals. We will discuss information commonly found in sponsor guidelines and tips and tricks for common mistakes.
Game: 'The Price is High'
Stop and play. Learn about the costs of access to scholarly journals and articles. Candy prizes will be available.
Workshop: Publish Teaching in Your Discipline: How to get started, succeed, and disseminate your educational research
How do students learn best in your discipline? Where can you publish the way you solved instructional problems? Workshop leaders and experienced Discipline-Based Educational Researchers (DBER) Dr. Nancy Boury (Microbiology) and Dr. Sayali Kukday (Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology) will share resources to start publishing your learning solutions.
Quality Matters: Improving Your Online Course (IYOC) Follow Up
The Quality Matters: Improving Your Online Course (IYOC) follow-up session provides you with additional time to improve your course based on the information you learned in the IYOC workshop.
Competition: Three-Minute Thesis prelims
The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition helps students develop communication skills, allows them to share and take pride in their work, and offers the chance to compete for prizes. The ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex research to non-specialist audiences is a vital skill for all graduate students.
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
DARCY LECTURE SERIES "Alpine hydrogeology: The critical role of groundwater in sourcing the headwaters of the world" by Dr. Masaki Hayashi, University of Calgary, Calgary AB
Open Mic Night
Open mic night gives students the chance to show off their talents to their fellow students. Many are musicians, comedians, and poets. So come on out and show us what kind of talents you have. (Sign Up starts at 7:30 p.m. until all spots are filled)