Come share your research at the 2026 Annual James F. Jakobsen Research Showcase on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, from 12pm to 6pm in the Iowa Memorial Union. The Jakobsen Conference is an annual local conference to promote graduate research and interdepartmental communication at the University of Iowa. The day’s events will include student presentation sessions, social hour, and a special panel discussion focused on the ethical use of novel technologies in research. Food and beverages will be served throughout and there will also be a chance to win cash prizes.

Graduate students from ALL programs are invited to present a poster, visual art display, or short 10 min oral presentation. If you are interested in presenting, please register here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6gn1RQphMA7UT4i.  The deadlines to register are Saturday, February 21st and Saturday February 28th at 11:59pm for Oral and Posters/Visual Arts respectively.

Want tips and tricks for designing your poster? We will also be hosting a Poster Design Workshop March 4th from 4-5pm in EMRB 283 Seebohm for anyone interested. All students are welcome to attend and no registration is required.
 

Call for Artwork

 

Graduate Student Senate (GSS) is also seeking artwork submissions for the conference. We would like to feature a student painting, photograph, or drawing on the cover of our conference brochure.

Any student enrolled in any department or college at the University of Iowa is eligible to submit artwork for consideration. The theme for this year’s conference is “Pioneering Possibilities”. This should be a central theme in the submitted artwork. The submissions may be an existing work, a new work, or a conceptual piece, and should be a two-dimensional work that can be formatted to fit on posters and brochures.

If your artwork is selected, we will contact you about specific sizing and resolution requirements. While we are not able to purchase artwork, there is a monetary award of $500 for the selected artist. Runners up will also receive awards of $300 and $200 for their submissions. Additionally, we can provide the selected artist with significant promotion and advertising benefits including the promotion of artwork, artist’s biograph & contact information, and a link on our website until the end of the conference.

To submit your artwork, please email the following items to john-stevenson@uiowa.edu with the subject line headline “Jakobsen Conference Art Submission”

  • Artist biography (<250 words)

  • An electronic version of the artwork (.pdf, png, or .tiff)

  • We will keep all artwork on file for future conference events. The deadline for submission to be considered for the Spring 2026 conference is Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 at 11:59pm.

If you have any questions, please contact us at john-stevenson@uiowa.edu.