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Rapid Response History - Who Invented Extinction?

University of Iowa Department of History lecturer, Elizabeth Yale, presents "Who Invented Extinction?"

Rapid Response History is sponsored by the University of Iowa Department of...

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Rapid Response History - Imagining Climate in the Age of Romanticism

University of Iowa English professor, Eric Gidal, presents "Imagining Climate in the Age of Romanticism."

Rapid Response History is sponsored by the University of Iowa Department...

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Rapid Response History - Indigenous Foodways and Biodiversity

Stephen Warren, associate professor of history, presents "Indigenous Foodways and Biodiversity."

Rapid Response History is sponsored by the University of Iowa Department of...

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Wonk Wednesday: Food for Thought

Natoshia Askelson, assistant professor in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health, leads a panel about the role of school meals in students' health.

Panelists:
Patrick...

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Sunday Speaker Series: Affordable Housing

Crissy Canganelli, Executive Director of Shelter House, Real Estate Appraiser Casey Cook, and Tracy Hightshoe, Iowa City Neighborhood and Development Services Director examine Affordable Housing...

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Obermann Conversations: Goodbye, Cursive!

A conversation with Cheryl Jacobson Adjunct Assistant Professor of Calligraphy and Letter Arts, Iowa Center for the Book; Shawn Datchuk Assistant Professor of Special Education, UI College of...

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DNA Interest Group: Race and Ethnicity

University of Iowa students Natasha Andersen, Essence Baymon, Jennifer Farrell, and Zoe Swinton discuss the relationship between race, ethnicity and genetic testing.

This event is part of...

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Wonk Wednesday: How Do We Recruit More Women Into Politics?

Tracy Osborn, Director, PPC Politics & Policy Research Program, discusses her research on groups that recruit, train and fund women to run of office. What do we know about these groups? Do...

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League of Women Voters Presents: Iowa's Bottle Bill

Troy Willard, the owner/CEO of the Can Shed LLC, in Cedar Rapids, discusses Iowa's Bottle Bill.

The League of Women Voters Sunday Speakers Series is cosponsored by the League of Women...

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League of Women Voters Presents: Voter Registration Changes in Iowa

Dawn Williams, the Iowa Secretary of State's Director of Elections, discusses voter registration changes in Iowa's law.

The League of Women Voters Sunday Speakers Series is...

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