Upcoming Events

Space is limited, people who wish to attend should contact Aura Qiu aura-qiu@uiowa.edu to reserve a spot and for details.

ICL Library Signing Event

September 9, 2025 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 
Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
 

ICL Contributing Scholar Dr. Hanna Stevens research presentation and conversation

September 18, 2025 
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM 
 

ICL Contributing Scholar Dr. Elana Buch research presentation and conversation

October 16, 2025 
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
 

Rescheduled to Spring 2026

Lori Gruen Iowa Care Lab Distinguished Senior Scholar Lecture: "Empathy’s Role in Care Ethics"

November 14, 2025 
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 
Old Capitol, Senate Chamber 
 

Supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies’ C. Esco and Avalon L. Obermann Endowment Fund, the Philosophy Department, and the Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies Department.
 

ICL Fellow Michael Greer research presentation and conversation

November 20, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
 

ICL Fellow Kyle Scott research presentation and conversation

December 11, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
 

Lori Gruen Iowa Care Lab Distinguished Senior Scholar Lecture

"Empathy’s Role in Care Ethics"

March 27, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 
Old Capitol, Senate Chamber 

Supported by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, The Office of the Vice President for Research, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, the Philosophy Department, the Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies Department, the Religious Studies Department, and the Psychiatry and Early Neurobiological Development Lab.

Disability Accommodations
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Abby Rush in advance at 319-335-0203 or abby-rush@uiowa.edu