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Dr. James F. Jakobsen

2021 Jakobsen Conference

The Jakobsen Committee and the Graduate Student Senate want to sincerely thank all the students who participated in the 2021 Jakobsen Conference on April 29 and our invited alumni speakers for sharing your time with us and making this virtual conference a reality. We look forward to seeing you all for the 2022 Jakobsen Conference, which we hope can resume in an in-person format.

The 2021 conference winners are as follows:

1st Place ($700 Prize)
James Grace
"Poly[N,N'-(phenylamine)disulfides] Derivatives: Unique Colorful Polymers for Chemical Detection"

2nd Place ($500 Prize)
Hannah Molitor
"Waste Not: Using Microalgae to Treat Waste"

3rd Place ($300 Prize)
Mackenzie Spicer
"Drinking Your Way to Dementia?: Determining How Alcohol Abuse May Accelerate Alzheimer's"

Honorable Mentions ($100 Prize)
Hana-May Eadeh
Krishna M. Nukala

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Intramural Go the Distance Swimming Challenge Registration

Thursday, January 27, 8:00am to Thursday, February 3, 2022 11:59pm
Participants will have four weeks to swim as much as they want to/can. Each time a participant completes a swim, the participant should submit the swim information to the Sport Programs staff. Swim information must be a screenshot from a certified swimming app, and include date, distance, and time. The participant with the highest total meters swam at the end of the competition will be declared the champion. This is a free event! All sport registrations take place on IMLeagues. All students...
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We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa

Thursday, January 27, 2022 9:00am to 6:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library
From academics, athletics, and activism to protest, public service, and parties, this exhibition from the University of Iowa Libraries celebrates student life on campus. We Are Hawkeyes presents snippets of the student experience at Iowa from throughout the university's history and features a sampling of historical documents and objects from the University Archives and Iowa Women's Archives. The exhibit explores the Iowa Memorial Union as a center of activity, the performing arts as a source of...
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BUILD: Putting It All Together - Strategies for Managing Difficult Conversations

Thursday, January 27, 2022 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
The Building University of Iowa Leadership for Diversity (BUILD) initiative is an opportunity for UI faculty, staff, and graduate students to gain strategic knowledge and skills to contribute to a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. By completing a series of workshops, participants will earn a certificate demonstrating their commitment as leaders for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and classroom. Participants will learn about different types of conversations and...
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