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Application Deadline: Fall 2026 Obermann Writing Collective

Thursday, August 27, 2026 5:00pm
111 Church Street

This program offers accountability to artists, scholars, and researchers working on any kind of writing project (articles, essays, fellowship or grant applications, dissertations, book projects, edited volumes, etc.) who want dedicated time, a cozy space, and a community for the practice of writing.Each group meets once a week for 1.5 hours in the Writers' Attic at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies (111 Church St.). Weekly writing sessions include brief check-ins, goal setting, and...

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Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators (August 2026)

Monday, August 31, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual

Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise.

Register here. The RDO will send a calendar invitation and Zoom link upon registration.

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Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators (September 2026)

Thursday, September 10, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Schaeffer Hall

Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise.

Register here. The RDO will send a calendar invitation and room location details upon registration.

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Introduction to Implementation Science with Dr. Heather Reisinger

Thursday, September 17, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Research discoveries often take years to reach routine practice. Implementation science seeks to understand and address this gap by studying how evidence-based interventions can be adopted, implemented, and sustained in real-world settings. In this introductory workshop, Dr. Reisinger will provide an overview of the core concepts, questions, and methods of implementation science, including implementation frameworks, strategies, and outcomes. Participants will also learn about resources available through the University of Iowa Implementation Science Center to support implementation science research, training, and collaboration.
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Intro to Networks in R with Dr. Elizabeth Menninga

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 9:30am to 11:30am
Social Sciences Research Building
This workshop is an introduction to social network analysis. Participants will discuss core concepts (e.g., density and transitivity) as well as descriptive and inferential techniques, such as community detection, that can be used to understand and analyze networks. All coding will be done in R. Familiarity with R is encouraged but not required to participate in the workshop.
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Application Deadline: Book Ends, Obermann Book Completion Workshop

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 5:00pm
Virtual

Books Ends supports University of Iowa faculty from disciplines in which publishing a monograph is required for tenure and promotion. The award is designed to assist UI faculty members of all ranks and with significant research responsibilities to turn promising manuscripts into important, field-changing, published books.

Book Ends brings together a panel of senior scholars for a candid, constructive three-hour virtual workshop on a faculty member’s book manuscript. The award provides a $500...

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Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators (October 2026)

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual

Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise.

Register here. The RDO will send a calendar invitation and Zoom link upon registration.

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Using Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) for Coviariate Selection with Dr. Jon Davis

Thursday, October 15, 2026 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Social Sciences Research Building
This workshop introduces directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) as a practical tool for selecting variables to include in analyses. Participants will learn how DAGs can help identify potential confounding and support transparent analytic decisions. Using examples from epidemiological research, the workshop will demonstrate how to develop and interpret DAGs, apply them to covariate selection, and perform sensitivity analyses to evaluate the robustness of the covariate selection process. This workshop is intended for students, researchers, and public health professionals with a basic understanding of regression modeling. No prior experience with DAGs or causal inference methods is required.
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Application Deadline: Obermann Symposium Directorship (2027–28)

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:00pm
111 Church Street

Is there a burning topic in your discipline or a topic that cuts across disciplines that we should bring to campus? Is there a format for the conversation that can energize an intellectual community around that topic? That might be the perfect topic for an Obermann Symposium!

In addition to a compelling topic, we invite co-directors to propose national and international speakers who can offer richly diverse perspectives on the symposium theme. We also want to highlight the work of UI and local...

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Pivot Administrative Features: Connect Your Researchers to Funding Opportunities

Thursday, November 5, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

Are you looking for ways to assist researchers with identifying grant funding opportunities? Are you wanting to learn more about the enhanced administrative features of Pivot? Join us for this virtual information session on Thursday, November 5 from 10am-11am

Topics include crafting and saving funding opportunity searches, creating calendars and newsletters, sharing and tracking opportunities, editing profiles, and enabling weekly email alerts. We will also discuss how to request access to the...