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Monday, December 7th, 2020
The PPC is proud to co-sponsor this event with the League of Women Voters of Johnson County.
University of Iowa professional women will participate a panel discussion: Gigi Meenakshi Durham, Media and Gender Studies; Beth Livingston, College of Business; and Adrien K. Wing, College of Law. Lynette Marshall of the University of IowaCenter for Advancement will moderate the program.
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020
The Office of Sustainability is hosting two informational lunch and learn sessions in December for UI community members to learn about sustainability topics. These sessions are free and open to the public, and will happen virtually over Zoom. We hope that you can attend, and that you will share this opportunity with your friends and colleagues who might be interested in learning about the following topic:
Getting Outdoors: Iowa City Area Trails System
When: December 2, 2020 at 12:00 pm to 12:30pm
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2020
PPC Summer Scholar Brian Ekdale presented his work, "Personalization Algorithms and Online Radicalization: A Mixed Methods Approach." The talk focused on an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional collaborative research project that examines the relationship between social media algorithms and extreme ideological beliefs.
You can view his presentation here:
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
The virtual conference will be held on Wednesday November 18, 2020 from 9:00am-5:00pm CDT
The agenda is covering a variety of topics including nutrition, and physical activity as they related to children. A sampling of presentation titles include:
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Friday, October 23rd, 2020
The Public Policy Center is proud to co-sponsor this event with the UI Center for Human Rights.
Schedule:
Noon -opening remarks - Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State
12:10 - 1:00pm - Keynote "Protecting the Right to Vote in 2020" - Sophia Kin Latin, National Deputy Director, Voting Rights Project ACLU
1:15 - 2:30pm - "In Conversation: Barriers to Voting and How We Can Overcome Them" - Deidre DeJear, Moderator
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
The PPC hosted a virtual panel discussion on voter access and election administration and security. Video of the event is available.
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
The PPC is proud to support the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council online programming.
Join us online for a program from Elizabeth Bernal and Nicole Novak, who will speak to us on "Promoting Health and Wellbeing and Reducing inequalities in Iowa: Immigration Policy, Stress, and Community Health"
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
The PPC is proud to co-sponsor this event with the UI Lecture Committee.
Ezra Klein is the editor-at-large and founder of Vox. Before that, he was columnist and editor at the Washington Post, a policy analyst at MSNBC, and a contributor to Bloomberg. He’s written for the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books, and appeared on Face the Nation, Real Time with Bill Maher, The McLaughlin Report, the Daily Show, and many more.
The event will be streamed live, and can be viewed here.
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2020
The PPC is proud to co-sponsor this public forum webinar with the UI Department of Political Science.
Join us for a webinar public forum where important topics about the upcoming 2020 election will be discussed. Our panel of election experts will provide insights into the election and answer your questions. Please register to receive a link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DjtERPE6SxCYgcspGQdMRQ
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Friday, October 16th, 2020
This webinar is part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences-sponsored Theme Year series, called "Pursuing Racial Justice at the University of Iowa." In this collaborative 2020-21 series, faculty, students, and staff are exploring—through cross-disciplinary and intersectional lenses—how the UI's history as a predominantly white institution has shaped:
