ISSUE #43 | April 20, 2023 | |
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Wide Lens: MEMORY
Interdisciplinary May 5 event at Stanley Museum of Art
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What is forgotten? What is remembered? How reliable are our recollections? What ethical questions could or should guide how we engage with others’ memories?
Join us on May 5 at the Stanley Museum of Art as six scholar-artists reflect on memory from the perspective of various disciplines: Paula Amad (Cinematic Arts), Isabel Muzzio, (Psychological and Brain Sciences), Mercedes Bern-Klug (Social Work), Amber Brian (Spanish & Portuguese), Marie Kruger (English and GWSS), and Cory Gundlach (Stanley Museum of Art).
This is the second gathering in the UI's new Wide Lens series, in which researchers, scholars, and artists from across the university briefly present their work on a shared topic of interest, pecha kucha–style, at the Stanley Museum of Art.
Wide Lens is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, the Office of the Vice President for Research, and the Stanley Museum of Art. Free and open to all; no RSVP necessary.
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FEATURED VIDEO
How to Read Grant CFPs
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The first step to secure a grant is to learn to be a careful close reader of calls for proposals. What key terms and concepts should you seek? How does the grant language match the funder’s mission? How can you actively demonstrate that your project will help funders achieve their goals?
We asked Kristi Fitzpatrick—Director of the Grant Support Office in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and one of the campus’s sharpest readers and writers of grants—to share her advice.
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Linda K. Kerber (Faculty Fellows) was interviewed in the PBS film Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women.
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Nick Benson (HPG Advisory Board) received the Diversity Catalyst Award from the UI Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
- The Facilitating Difficult Dialogues Obermann Working Group, led by Jamarco Clark, Terri Schnelle, and David Supp-Montgomerie, won the Diane L. Finnerty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Legacy Award from the UI Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
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Find Little-Known Sources of Funding!
April 27 Get It Done Workshop with Mary Blackwood
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Do you have a great idea for a project but need some funding to accomplish it? Learn about how committing an hour of your week can pay off!
In this virtual session, Mary Blackwood, Senior Sponsored Research Specialist at the UI Division of Sponsored Programs, will talk about how to set yourself up for grant-seeking success, how to manage roadblocks on the journey, and why anyone—from experienced faculty to newbie grad student—can increase their chances of getting a grant award by finding the right sponsor.
This session will help you develop creative searching strategies to identify lesser-known sources of funding like family foundations that are especially suited to very specific or small to moderate sized projects.
Free and open to all, but registration is required.
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Apply for Fall 2023 Obermann Faculty Fellows Program | |
In the past, the Obermann Fellowships were a residency program. However, recognizing that many faculty now work from remote locations during research-intensive semesters, we are trying a new experiment. While we can still offer office space to faculty members who need a retreat, we also welcome applications from faculty who would benefit from participating in the Fellows seminar and the $1,000 research award.
Applications are due May 2, 2023, by 5:00 p.m.
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Now that the University of Iowa is a member of the American Council of Learned Societies' Research University Consortium—thanks to generous support from the UI Office of the Vice President for Research, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Office of the Provost—UI faculty are invited to take part in ACLS events!
Indeed, says Teresa Mangum, Director of the Obermann Center, "part of the benefit of being a member is being kept aware of grants, webinars, and events that each member organization offers and sharing those with our faculty." She emphasizes, too, that ACLS serves both humanities and social science faculty.
In that spirit, please take note of the following virtual sessions.
April 27:
April 28:
And an environmental resource:
ACLS is sharing scholarly resources from their fellows and grantees that explore the environmental humanities: the intersection of the environment, climate change, and sustainability with the humanities and interpretive social sciences:
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Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in our programs, please contact Erin Hackathorn in advance at 319-335-4034 or erin-hackathorn@uiowa.edu. | |
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