The University of Iowa

Reading: Muslims in Iowa

Part of Embracing Complexity

Muslims in Iowa (working title) is a documentary play about the lives of Muslims who call Iowa home. The creative team interviewed over 50 Muslims throughout the state of Iowa. The stories shared by the interviewees are heartbreaking, hilarious, and harrowing; the fabric of their lives rich and diverse; their experiences inspiring and illuminating.

Science on Tap

Science is brewing at Hancher’s Stanley Café! Science on Tap is an informal forum for UI researchers to engage the campus and the local community in a discussion of science in a fun and inviting atmosphere. Please join us April 19 from 5:30-6:30 pm for Science on Tap during the weekly Thursday Nights at Hancher program.

Science on Tap

Science is brewing at Hancher’s Stanley Café! Science on Tap is an informal forum for UI researchers to engage the campus and the local community in a discussion of science in a fun and inviting atmosphere. Please join us March 29 from 5:30-6:30 pm for Science on Tap during the weekly Thursday Nights at Hancher program.

Metabolism is our body’s operating system. Every idea and feeling we have, every move we make, and every aspect of our body’s processing of food and resistance to stress and disease depends on metabolism. 

Science on Tap

Science is brewing at Hancher’s Stanley Café! Science on Tap is an informal forum for UI researchers to engage the campus and the local community in a discussion of science in a fun and inviting atmosphere. Please join us February 15 from 5:30-6:30 pm for Science on Tap during the weekly Thursday Nights at Hancher program.

Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef hosted the satirical news program Al-Bernameg in Egypt, earning a reputation as that country’s Jon Stewart. Named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2013, Youssef continues to shine a light on global issues with thoughtful, hilarious commentary.

Science on Tap

Science is brewing at Hancher’s Stanley Café! Science on Tap is an informal forum for UI researchers to engage the campus and the local community in a discussion of science in a fun and inviting atmosphere. Please join us December 7 from 5:30-6:30 pm for Science on Tap during the weekly Thursday Nights at Hancher program.

Science on Tap

Science is brewing at Hancher’s Stanley Café! Science on Tap is an informal forum for UI researchers to engage the campus and the local community in a discussion of science in a fun and inviting atmosphere. Please join us November 9 from 5:30-6:30 pm for Science on Tap during the weekly Thursday Nights at Hancher program.

Science on Tap

Science is brewing at Hancher’s Stanley Café! Science on Tap is an informal forum for UI researchers to engage the campus and the local community in a discussion of science in a fun and inviting atmosphere. Please join us Oct. 19 from 5:30-6:30 pm for Science on Tap during the weekly Thursday Nights at Hancher program.

KJ Sanchez

KJ Sanchez and her company, American Records, create documentary plays about key issues, seeking to build connections between people. Her lecture will focus on her work concerning the concussion crisis in American football and issues of immigrants and resettlement in the United States.