Events and Celebrations
Recurring Events
Upcoming Events
Summer Bird Banding
Summer Bird Banding
6th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory
What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out!
Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 6th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History...
Archaeology at Iowa Project AWARE: Fort Atkinson State Preserve
Raptor Reader Series: OWLS
Summer Bird Banding
Archaeology at Iowa Project AWARE: The Turkey River Winnebago Subagency
Grandparents University®: Discover Your Watershed
Hawkeye grandparents and grandchildren, ages 8-14 years old, can experience student life together while taking part in educational, fun, and unique activities.
Explore extreme weather events, particularly flooding, as well as water-quality challenges in Iowa. Design your own watershed systems, experimenting with different materials to discover how to reduce flood impacts and agricultural runoff to protect clean water. By the end, you will better understand how land-use practices impact flooding...
Community Stem Day with Collins Aerospace
Join us for Community STEM Day, hosted by Collins Aerospace in collaboration with the Southeast Iowa STEM Hub.
This exciting farmer’s market-style STEM event will take place from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Collins Aerospace C Ave Complex near the Building 112 entrance in Cedar Rapids. The day will feature engaging STEM activities from businesses, individuals, and organizations from the Cedar Rapids area. There will also be lab tours, in-depth workshops, and food trucks offering lunch for purchase...
Archaeology at Iowa Project AWARE: Effigy Mounds and Mound Preservation
Archaeology at Iowa Project AWARE: Using Remote Sensing to Investigate Iowa’s Effigy Mounds
Raptor Reader Series: HAWKS
Summer Bird Banding
Summer Bird Banding
Raptor Reader Series: VULTURES
Summer Bird Banding
Summer Bird Banding
Exhibit Opening Celebration for 'It’s Been Wonderful Knowing You: Wildlife Conservation and Advocacy Through the Lens of Jay N. “Ding” Darling'
Enjoy refreshments, remarks from the curators, and an open house in recognition of the fall 2026 Main Library Gallery exhibition, It’s Been Wonderful Knowing You: Wildlife Conservation and Advocacy Through the Lens of Jay N. “Ding” Darling.
Event Schedule
4–5:30 p.m.: Reception and open house with curators Lindsay Moen and Collin Vandewalle
4:30 p.m.: Brief remarks in the Main Library Gallery
5:30 p.m.: Opening event ends
6 p.m.: Main Library Gallery closes
Admission to the gallery is always free...
Science & Health Connections Fair: Employers, Graduate Programs, Medical Schools
Students will Explore + Connect with:
Life science, health science & sustainability companies
Internship/full-time positions
Graduate and service programs and medical schools
Research and volunteer opportunities
Check-in at International Ballroom Lobby in Iowa Memorial Union.
Bring your Student ID, copies of your résumé and Dress for Success!
Owl-O-Ween
Saw-whet Owl Banding
Join us after dark for this exclusive Northern Saw-whet Owl banding event! We will begin indoors at the Raptor Center for an engaging educational program to learn more about the secretive world of owls with our education birds. Next, you will be transported to our remote owl banding station where you will help collect data, band, and release owls that we may encounter. Due to the nature of this event, space is limited. Registrants must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
Register for one...