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obermann center for advanced studies the university of iowa skip to main content the university of iowa obermann center for advanced studies search submit search search site main navigation about programs news events resources guides funding resources resources for faculty development planning publicity project management guides support us highlighted event oct 13 holding space stories of interdisciplinary collaboration a counterpoint event featuring stephanie miracle join us highlighted news item oct 28 application deadline for 2027 28 obermann symposium directorship apply highlighted app deadline pressing matters nichole nidey and laura moser on stigma art and science read obermann center for advanced studies the obermann center is a global interdisciplinary institute with a humanistic ethos we support the work of university of iowa artists and researchers at all stages of their careers fostering imaginative interdisciplinary collaborations within and beyond our campus contact us learn more upcoming events and deadlines coping with collective trauma on stage thursday october 15 2026 12 30pm to 1 45pm iowa memorial union imu acclaimed theater director translator and chair of theater arts roy horovitz will perform the final final solution in the black box theater at the imu bilingual readings with kawaguchi harumi and rina kikuchi friday october 16 2026 6 00pm to 8 00pm iowa city public library join the university of iowa ui center for asian and pacific studies caps an international programs affinity group for a special evening of bilingual readings featuring acclaimed japanese poet kawaguchi harumi and translator rina kikuchi application deadline obermann symposium directorship 2027 28 wednesday october 28 2026 5 00pm 111 church street is there a burning topic in your discipline or a topic that cuts across disciplines that we should bring to campus is there a format for the conversation that can energize an intellectual community around that topic that might be the perfect topic for an obermann symposium in addition to a compelling topic we invite co directors to propose national and international speakers who can offer richly diverse perspectives on the symposium theme we also want to highlight the work of ui and local post45 conference friday november 6 to saturday november 7 2026 all day english philosophy building co sponsored by the obermann center post45 is committed to the discussion of work in progress among a relatively small group of scholars at our annual meetings the format of the symposium ensures lively and substantive discussion of cutting edge work in the field and allows participants to exchange ideas and receive feedback while the work is still in development pagination current page 1 page 2 page 3 next page next last page last view more events news pressing matters nichole nidey and laura moser on stigma art and science monday september 28 2026 written by reid dempsey you have to dance says professor nichole nidey college of public health that s the best way to get a good print nidey is speaking to a young guest of the first ever pressing matters exhibition a girl of seven or eight laid on the floor of close house the downtown home of public space one is a blank t shirt and an inked linocut plate together laughing nidey and her new young friend take turns to hop on the plate and dance their design into being ui professor stephanie miracle on the demands and rewards of interdisciplinary work tuesday september 15 2026 written by reid dempsey stephanie miracle s ensemble is large mechanical engineers musicians hydroscientists robots zoological specimens filmmakers parking ramps at least one professor of 18th century literature and the iowa river all have found a place in collaborations honored this year by the obermann center for advanced studies six questions for walter biggins our 2026 editor in residence monday august 31 2026 written by reid dempsey you ve worked for a number of robust institutions in the last fifteen years do you feel the role of a university press has changed in campus life since you began your career if so what do you see as the most important ways that presses can engage and support their intellectual ecosystems today beyond publishing books i started in university press publishing in september 1999 so the number is closer to gulp 27 years in that timespan i ve worked for three presses university press of mississippi university of georgia press and now university of pennsylvania press penn press meet our new assistant director amy chen thursday august 27 2026 written by reid dempsey hi amy so happy to sit down with you after your first few weeks on church street i was hoping we could talk about iowa first it s played a significant role in your academic history could you talk a little about your journey and how you ve come to the obermann center sure i went to iowa as an undergraduate double majoring in english and political science i was drawn to campus from my hometown of wichita kansas by iowa s reputation as the writing university i did all sorts of things as an undergraduate i was a resident assistant writing fellow editor in chief of the undergraduate literary magazine and research assistant on top of writing an honors thesis and taking graduate classes in english after graduation i really needed a break i went away to travel then pursued my phd at emory university and completed a postdoc at the university of alabama view more articles featured programs ai care iowa challenge and promise 2027 obermann symposium directed by kenneth nepple department of urology jason misurac department of pediatrics and weiguo patrick fan department of business analytics this symposium builds on the university of iowa health care s deployment of ai to engage the issue of care in all its dimensions practitioners and researchers from different disciplines will address issues from the cancer rate in iowa and healthcare provider burnout to the values underlying different approaches to caring for others and the self the event will facilitate interdisciplinary discussions between professionals in medicine business analytics humanities law the arts software engineering journalism social sciences education and more our goal is that the symposium will bridge these perspectives to look productively at an issue that generates both trepidation and hope the symposium takes place april 1 and 2 2027 join us fall 2027 obermann international fellowships application period open we offer flexible fellowships for international researchers and artists to develop collaborations and pursue independent work at our beautiful iowa city campus international fellows will receive a 3 000 stipend to help defray the cost of travel and lodging university of iowa health insurance coverage for the duration of the fellowship office space at the obermann center for advanced studies temporary university of iowa affiliation including access to ui libraries and structured opportunities for scholarly exchange applications for fall 2027 fellowships are due february 13 2027 learn more apply book ends book completion workshop applications accepted on a rolling basis this program supports university of iowa faculty from disciplines in which publishing a monograph is required for tenure and promotion the award is designed to assist faculty members turn promising manuscripts into important field changing published books book ends brings together a panel of senior scholars for a candid constructive three hour workshop on a faculty member s book manuscript the award provides a 500 honorarium for two external senior scholars 500 for each we will also ask one university of iowa senior faculty member to participate learn more apply the university of iowa obermann center for advanced studies obermann center for advanced studies the university of iowa 111 church st iowa city iowa 52245 319 335 4034 obermann center uiowa edu subscribe to our monthly e 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