Searching for ultrahigh-energy neutrinos with balloon-borne neutrino telescopesMary Hall Reno, PhDUltrahigh-energy neutrinos carry information about the highest energy astrophysical sources. Neutrinos are not deflected by magnetic fields nor absorbed in transit from the source to Earth. Low fluxes of ultrahigh-energy neutrinos and their weak interactions require very large detection volumes. One technique to detect them is to use the Earth as a tau neutrino converter, in which tau leptons can...

Christian Weinrich, a PhD student in the Integrated Biology Graduate Program, will be giving a seminar on Monday, Sept. 8, at 3:30 p.m. in 101 BBE. The title of his talk is, "Unsupervised machine learning for species discovery." Christian is mentored by Andrew Forbes, PhD.

Shulin Liu, a PhD student in the Integrated Biology Graduate Program, will be giving a seminar on Monday, Sept. 8, at 3:30 p.m. in 101 BBE. The title of his talk is, "Characterization of Med15-Transcription Factor Interactions and Phase Separation." Shulin is mentored by Jan Fassler, PhD.

This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project from scratch and cover basic features such as: • Building forms with proper field types and validation • Assigning user permissions • Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml • Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application • Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production • Creating...

This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research. After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies. Register by clicking the virtual event link...

Wavelet methods in quantum field theoryWayne Polyzou, PhDThis is a talk that I will present (by zoom) at JLAB later this month.I will discuss a representation of local quantum fields using Daubechies' wavelets, which are fractal-valued functions that are useful for data compression (related functions are used in jpeg photographs, the film industry, and the FBI fingerprint database). Basis functions are generated from the fixed point of a renormalization group equation by scale transformations...

Navigating a Cosmic Maelstrom with Sub-Parsec Observations of Cool Gas Around Our Central Supermassive Black HoleMark Gorski, PhDHiding behind the dust lanes of the Milky Way lives our closest supermassive black hole (Sagittarius A* or Sgr A*). It is hailed as both our best hope to study black hole physics, accretion, feeding, and feedback, and as too complex a region to completely understand. The absence of any signatures of an active outflow and the spin orientation of the black hole are some...

We invite you to attend a welcome reception for David Schwebel, the university's new vice president for research, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. The event will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Levitt Center for University Advancement Rotunda, located at One West Park Road in Iowa City, Iowa. Please note that brief remarks will be delivered at 5:15 p.m.

This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as: • Outputting data automatically with calculated fields • Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection • Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library • Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags • Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and charts...

Enjoy refreshments, remarks from the curators, and an open house in recognition of the fall 2025 Main Library Gallery exhibit, Paper Engineering in Art, Science, and Education.Event Schedule 4–5:30 p.m.: Reception and open house with curators Elizabeth Yale, Damien Ihrig, and Giselle Simón 4:30 p.m.: Brief remarks in the Main Library Gallery 5:30 p.m.: Opening event ends 6 p.m.: Main Library Gallery closesAdmission to the gallery is always free. No RSVP required for this event.About the exhibit...