Events

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Spiker Memorial Lecture Series

A lecture series that honors the legacy of Professor Charles C. Spiker by bringing leaders in the field of developmental psychology to our department and campus.

Spence Lecture Series

A lecture series that honors the legacy of Professor Kenneth W. Spence by bringing leaders in the field of behavioral neuroscience to our department and campus.

Upcoming events

Vision Sciences Association (VSA) at Iowa

Launch Meeting — Vision Sciences Association at Iowa (VSA)

The Vision Sciences Association at Iowa (VSA) invites graduate students, undergraduates, postdocs, faculty, and staff to its official launch meeting. VSA is a new student organization dedicated to connecting vision science researchers and enthusiasts across the University of Iowa.

Vision science at Iowa spans cognitive and perceptual psychology, neuroscience, optometry and vision rehabilitation, computer vision and machine learning, ophthalmology, and human factors. However, until now there has been no dedicated forum bringing these communities together. VSA exists to fill that gap by facilitating interdisciplinary dialogue, research communication, and collaboration among everyone working on anything vision-related.

At the launch meeting, attendees will hear a brief introduction to VSA and its mission, learn about the vision science areas represented at Iowa, get a preview of planned activities (e.g., research talks, panels, journal clubs, and networking events) and have the chance to sign up as founding members. Refreshments will be provided.

No prior background in vision science is required. Anyone with an interest in vision, perception, the eye, or visual systems is welcome.

For questions or accommodation requests, contact studorg-vsa@uiowa.edu.

Departmental Brown Bag: Kaitlyn Jones and Johnny Peters

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Brown Bag events feature presentations by Psychological and Brain Sciences graduate students from the Cognitive and Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience training areas.

Kaitlyn Jones is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Kaitlyn is in the Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience training area and is a member of the LaLumiere Lab.

Johnny Peters is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Johnny is in the Behavioral & Cognitive...

Psychological and Brain Sciences Colloquium: Jeremy Wolfe

Friday, May 1, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Dr. Jeremy Wolfe is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Radiology in the Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wolfe’s research focuses on visual search and visual attention. He investigates how people find what they are looking for and why they might fail to notice something that’s right in front of their eyes. He has a particular interest in socially important search tasks in areas like medical image perception (e.g., cancer screening), security (e.g., baggage screening)...

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