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The Office of Graduate Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (Grad-DEI)

The Office of Graduate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Grad-DEI) at Iowa is committed to fostering a welcoming environment for graduate student populations that are historically underserved and underrepresented in higher education.

Grad-DEI is dedicated to supporting the outreach, recruitment, retention, and success of underrepresented graduate students by hosting workshops, providing spaces, and creating opportunities to grow. 

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Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)

The Graduate College’s Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) is an award-winning eight-week immersion program designed to provide underrepresented undergraduate students with in-depth research experiences. SROP is a gateway to graduate education in a Big Ten Academic Alliance Initiative at the University of Iowa.

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Report a Concern

The University of Iowa's Office of Institutional Equity is the central receiving agency for any reports regarding discrimination in three major categories:

 - Sexual harassment/misconduct; Title IX, or gender discrimination gender 

 - Discrimination, harassment, or ADA

 - Equal employment, affirmative action, or harassment prevention education

Visit the Division of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion website to learn more about how to file a complaint or receive support for any concerns.

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Upcoming Events

TriNetX Basic Training

Thursday, November 30, 2023 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
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 virtual event link...

Using bioinformatics to shorten your path to discovery and improve patient care

Thursday, November 30, 2023 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
This talk will discuss some advanced bioinformatics methods and software that can be used to greatly facility the analysis and understanding of high-throughput data. Issues will include drawbacks of commonly used approaches for pathway analysis, a method comparison and benchmarking results, and other issues related to data analysis. The seminar will include live demonstrations on several data sets including the following aspects: i) the identification of significantly affected biological...

CS Colloquium - Rising Stars in Social Computing and Public Policy

Friday, December 1, 2023 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall
Shiza Ali [Tackling Toxicity Online: Developing Comprehensive Approaches for Online Risk Detection]; Johanna Gunawan [Understanding and Regulating Dark Patterns]; Vinay Koshi [Supporting Governance of Dynamic, Diverse Online Communities]
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