Speaker: Buddhika Nettasinghe, Dept. of Business Analytics

Take a break and get creative with monthly, themed crafts. Each activity takes only 10 to 20 minutes. Stop by at any time during the 1.5-hour session and explore your creativity!

Celebrate circles and the magic of Pi! Make your own Pi-themed buttons.

Title: Population dynamics and universal statistics of tumor-inhabiting bacteria.

Abstract: Bacteria inhabit different areas of the human body and perform essential functions. Increasing evidence of bacterial effects on cancer progression has brought interest to tumor-inhabiting bacteria. However, it is not understood how bacteria affect the tumor, nor how the tumor environment affects bacterial dynamics. Our experimental collaborators infect mouse tumors with DNA-barcoded bacteria, creating...

Speaker: Mehrdad Moharrani, Department of Computer Science

ORCiD (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a persistent digital identifier to resolve the researcher's name ambiguity problem. Researchers are required to provide their ORCiD iD when applying for a grant or submitting an article for publication. Learn more about creating an ORCiD iD at www.iam.uiowa.edu/planter, linking your ORCiD iD to the University of Iowa, and adding your publication records from data sources (Scopus, CrossRef, etc.) to your ORCiD. Led by Carol Hollier, sciences reference...

Title: Conditional Positive Definiteness and Complete Monotonicity in Subnormal Operator Theory

Join us for an out-of-this-world movie experience as we screen "The Martian" (2015) and explore the science behind the story. Is surviving on Mars really possible? Could you grow potatoes in Martian soil? How accurate are the physics, engineering, and geology portrayed on screen?

Enjoy expert commentary from professors in engineering, physics and astronomy, geology, and cinematic arts as they break down what’s fact and what’s fiction in this sci-fi classic. Bring your curiosity, questions, and...