📢 Jakobsen Research Showcase 2025 – Call for Presentations!

Graduate students from all disciplines are invited to present at the Jakobsen Research Showcase, a local conference highlighting the diverse and innovative research conducted by students at the University of Iowa.

🗓 Date: March 29, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

This event is a great opportunity to showcase your work through posters, visual art displays, performances, oral presentations, or panel discussions. Whether you want to share groundbreaking findings, explore creative expression, or engage in thought-provoking discussions, this is your chance to captivate an audience and spark new ideas!

💰 Win Cash Prizes! – Top presentations will receive awards!

🔗 Register Now: https://uiowa.yul1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/previewId/d2baff09-9de0-4e04-b514-fd341770ba3f/SV_eOHNxeNmaXbgIyW?Q_CHL=preview&Q_SurveyVersionID=current 

Join us in celebrating curiosity and discovery—sign up today!

• Contact Joey Small (joseph-small@uiowa.edu) for questions or concerns

Any announcements can also be found on our Twitter/X: @UIowa_Jakobsen.

Thank you for participating in the 2024 Jakobsen Research Showcase. We can't wait to see you again in 2025!

2024 Best Oral Presentation Award Winners:

• 1st Place: Riley Behan-Bush (Biomedical Engineering, MSTP)
• 2nd Place: Erik Zorilla (Neuroscience)
• 3rd Place: David Ramotowski (Civil and Environmental Engineering) 

2024 Best Poster Award Winners:

• 1st: Jyoti Arora (Human Toxicology)
• 2nd: Yassine Filali (Neuroscience)
• 3rd: Jamil Gafur (Computer Science)

2024 Avantor Award Winners:

• 1st: Kshitija Kale (Experimental Pathology) 
• 2nd: Nicole Bresse (Human Toxicology) 
• 3rd: Paige Richards (Microbiology)

2024 "Broadening Human Knowledge" Theme Art Award Winner:

• Gracie Baer (Sculpture and Intermedia)

2024 Best Artwork Award Winners:

• Amanda Shepard (Jewelry and Metal Arts)
• Jamie Weinfurter (Sculpture and Intermedia)