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Ted Abel appointed president and provost distinguished fellow

Thursday, April 16, 2026
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Ted Abel, professor and chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the Roy J. Carver Director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute, has been appointed the university’s first president and provost distinguished fellow.

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Levitt Lecture | Sandra Sawatzky

Thursday, April 16, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Canadian artist, filmmaker, and environmentalist Sandra Sawatzky will be in Iowa City to speak about her monumental 220-foot, hand-embroidered narrative, The Black Gold Tapestry, currently on view at the Stanley Museum of Art.

Sawatzky will share details of the nine-year process behind the creation this intricate masterpiece that traces the global history of oil. UI faculty members, Hope Tucker (Associate Professor, Cinematic Arts) and R. Tyler Priest (Associate Professor, History) will join...

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VIEWS Presents: Torrey Peters Reading & Q&A

Thursday, April 16, 2026 7:00pm
Seamans Center
Torrey Peters is the author of the novel Detransition, Baby and Stag Dance: A Quartet.
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Dance BFA Concert

Thursday, April 16, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by Bachelor of Fine Arts students Evelyn Becker, Madison Burkhart, Ruby Gentzler, Claudia Jacobson, Allyson Meinders, Emily Pyburn, and Lindsey Wildman from the University of Iowa Department of Dance, plus one guest work performed by the BFA students.

Please be advised this performance includes haze and strobe lights.

Approximate run time is 90 minutes, including a 10-minute intermission.

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Practice of Return choreog...

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