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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:
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Thursday, October 15th, 2020 to Friday, October 16th, 2020
Learn to write winning grant proposals at these half-day virtual sessions sponsored by the Research Development Office in the Office of the Vice President for Research. The event will be presented by John D. Robertson, PhD, a managing member of Grant Writers' Seminars & Workshops.
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
PPC summer scholar Megan Ronnenberg studied the prevalence of childcare hardship in Iowa, and identifying groups at higher risk. She will be presenting her findings next week at a lunch and learn. All are welcome to join! More about her research here.
Please email leslie-gannon@uiowa.edu for Zoom link and password.
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Friday, September 25th, 2020
PPC summer scholar Josh Tschantret took a computational approach to studying the theory that cultures of honor have higher homicide rates. He will be presenting his findings next week at a lunch and learn. All are welcome to join! More about his research here.
Please email leslie-gannon@uiowa.edu for Zoom link and password.
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
The PPC is proud to co-sponsor "Racial and Social Justice Movements in Iowa: Past and Present—A CLAS Theme Year Event"
Wednesday, September 23, 5:30-7:00
Join a panel of faculty and other experts as they discuss the past and present of activism related to racial and social justice in Iowa.
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
The Public Policy Center is proud to co-sponsor this virtual social justice event with award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Nikole Sheri Hannah-Jones is an American investigative journalist known for her coverage of civil rights in the United States. In April 2015, she became a staff writer for The New York Times, where she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2020.
You can view the live stream here.
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Thursday, September 17th, 2020 to Friday, September 18th, 2020
The Public Policy Center is proud to co-sponsor the Iowa Aging Summit, a two-day lineup of informative and entertaining presentations and panels on helping older Iowans to live their best life. The event is online and is available for FREE to community members, practitioners, and students who work with or care about older Iowans.
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Monday, June 15th, 2020
An online webinar to explore how Iowa can emerge even stronger from the current health, social and economic challenges
About this Event
How can the Hawkeye State emerge even stronger from the current health, social, and economic challenges?
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
The Office of the Vice President for Research is hosting a three-part series on the resilience and response to pandemics and disruptions.
Are you interested in improving long-term resilience and response to pandemics and disruptions using Covid-19 as the foundation? Do you want to learn about the diversity of campus perspectives exploring this problem and identify ways of connecting research activities more broadly? If so, join us for a three-part series highlighting multiple angles of inquiry in response to resilience and response to pandemics and disruptions.
