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Learn about faculty appointment types, employment classifications, and the structure governing academic positions at the University of Iowa in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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Events for faculty and staff in CLAS

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Upcoming events

Biology Graduate Student Seminars on Monday, October 19: Haley Reeves (Erives Lab), Sasini Angunawala (Tootle Lab) and Brady Williquett (Manak Lab) promotional image

Biology Graduate Student Seminars on Monday, October 19: Haley Reeves (Erives Lab), Sasini Angunawala (Tootle Lab) and Brady Williquett (Manak Lab)

Monday, October 19, 2026 3:30pm
Biology Building East
Biology Graduate Student Seminars on Monday, October 19 at 3:30pm in Room 101, Biology Building East: Haley Reeves (Erives Lab), Sasini Angunawala (Tootle Lab) and Brady Williquett (Manak Lab)
Playwrights Workshop Reading: Luggage Baby promotional image

Playwrights Workshop Reading: Luggage Baby

Monday, October 19, 2026 5:30pm
Theatre Building

By Darrin Terpstra

You came to America on a plane. Your mother likes to say the plane was her womb, and the landing was your birth.

Please be advised this play contains content about grief, racism, and conservative Christianity.

Part of Theatre Arts' Reading Series

Tickets:
Tickets for readings are free of charge; seating is limited.

BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Medical Education Research Facility

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology holds research workshops featuring internal speakers on Tuesdays, 12:30-1:20pm. For Fall 2026, these will occur in 1117 MERF. Presentation titles are not publicly available due to the use of unpublished research. Individuals interested in attending workshops or being added to the email list should contact the office at biochem@uiowa.edu.

Aug. 25: CANCELED

Sept. 1: CANCELED

Sept. 8: RESERVED

Sept. 15: Steve Guzman, PhD, Postdoc Fellow, Biomedical...

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