Events

Jan 25 2019

William Osler: His Life and Human | History of Medicine Lecture by Robert Rakel, MD | Thursday, February 28, 5:30pm

Posted on January 25, 2019February 8, 2019 by Sarah Andrews

image of Dr. Robert Rakel, white man, glasses, suit and tie — Robert Rakel, MD
Professor Emeritus, Family & Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

On the 100th anniversary year of William Osler’s death, the University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear Robert Rakel, MD speak.

William Osler: His Life and Sense of Humor
Thursday, February 28, 2019
5:30-6:30PM
2117 Medical Education and Research Facility

Osler was the most famous physician in the world at the time of his death. This presentation will review his major accomplishments and his sense of humor–appropriate for his day, but would not be considered funny today.

Osler Pamphlet Collection at the John Martin Rare Book Room

The Principles and Practice of Medicine by Osler (standard text for 40 years)

More information / donate to the History of Medicine Society

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 this program please call Janna Lawrence at 319-335-9871.

Dec 17 2018

Data Science Institute | Learn Python, Jupyter Notebooks, Tidyverse/R, Stata, High Performance Computing with Argon | Free | January 7-10

Posted on December 17, 2018February 19, 2019 by Sarah Andrews

The University of Iowa, a pioneer in Informatics research, will host a data science institute featuring a number of mini-classes the week of January 7-10, 2019. The workshop is a collaborative effort between the Iowa Social Science Research Center (ISRC) and the Iowa Informatics Initiative (UI3). The institute will teach participants about the basic building blocks of coding as applied in the fields of the Biological, Physical, Social Sciences, and Digital Humanities. We welcome faculty, staff, post-docs, graduate, and undergraduate students interested in building new skills in informatics. The topics for Spring 2019 include Introduction to Python, R, STATA and High Performance Computing. Faculty from UI3, Educational Measurement and Statistics and Political Science will teach the courses.

The Data Science Institute is sponsored by the Iowa Informatics Initiative (UI3) and the Iowa Social Science Research Center (ISRC).

The Data Science Institute for Spring 2019 will take place in Room 140 Schaeffer Hall.

image of asian man, glasses, in jacket — Dr. Kang P Lee

January 7, 2019 – 8:30 Am – 12:15 Pm: Introduction to Python Data Analytics – Dr. Kang Pyo Lee

This introductory class will cover the basic elements in Python data analytics and provide hands-on practice. The topics to be covered include an introduction to data analytics and Python, Python basics for data analysis, and data preparation/exploration/visualization using widely used data analytics libraries in Python. Participants will also be able to learn how to take advantage of an interactive web-based data analytics environment called Jupyter Notebook. No prior experience in Python is necessary for this class. Participants will be expected to bring their own laptops.

white man, drinking coffee, with baseball cap on — Professor Brandon Lebeau

January 8, 2019 – 8:30 Am – 12:15 Pm: Introduction to Tidyverse/R – Dr. Brandon Lebeau

This hands on course will provide an introduction to the tidyverse, a data analysis framework in R that provides users a simple vocabulary to data analysis. Topics covered will include: introduction to data visualization, data management, and exploratory data analysis using the tidyverse. This course is intended to be hands on, therefore attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop with R and RStudio already installed. No prior R knowledge is needed.

January 9, 2019 – 8:30 Am – 12:15 Pm: Introduction to Stata – Dr. Frederick J. Boehmke

This introductory course in Stata will cover the basics of data preparation and manipulation in Stata. Topics addressed will include importing data, merging and combining data sets, cleaning data, variables, variable manipulations, loops, and data visualization.

image of Indian man, tan shirt — Dr. Sai Ramadugu

January 10, 2019 – 8:30 Am – 12:15 Pm: – Introduction to High Performance Computing (HPC) using Argon – Dr. Sai Kumar Ramadugu

This session is intended for anyone who will be running jobs on Argon. The training session covers the following aspects:

How to make the most effective use of HPC resources
Connecting to the Argon cluster
Launching HPC jobs
Getting your data to and from Argon
Getting access to the software you need

For Introduction to HPC using Argon workshop, attendees need an account on the HPC cluster, Argon. If you do not have an account on Argon, you cannot do the hands-on session. Please apply HERE if you do not have an account.

Oct 05 2018

Get Ready for Finals @Hardin | Later hours, therapy dogs, coffee & snacks!

Posted on October 5, 2018December 17, 2018 by Sarah Andrews

Hardin Library wants to help you succeed with your finals.

Study time? Check. We are open until Midnight Friday, December 7 and Saturday, December 8.

Coffee? Check. Free, unlimited coffee whenever we are open starting Friday at 5pm.

Snacks? Check. Snacks available starting Friday evening until they are gone.

Down time? Check. Therapy dogs visit Saturday, December 8 at 2 pm. Guided meditation also available in Room 401 at various time.

24 hour study? Check.

Fun? Check. Puzzles, coloring pages, and find our reindeer and win a prize!

Group studies? Check. Reserve here.

Free parking? Sorry, we don’t have that one! We are on Pentacrest, Red and Blue bus routes. Some metered spaces behind library, Newton Road Ramp 1 block away.

Sep 30 2018

Dotter and Gruentzig : Cardiovascular Pioneers | History of Medicine Lecture | Thursday, November 8, 5:30pm

Posted on September 30, 2018November 14, 2018 by Sarah Andrews

image of Dr. Mark, white man, glasses, suit — Dr. Allyn Mark, Emeritus Professor of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Division

The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society and Hardin Library invite you to a lecture by Dr. Allyn Mark:
Charles Dotter and Andreas Gruentzig: the Personal Stories of Two Pioneers Who Transformed the Practice of Cardiovascular Medicine

Thursday, November 8
5:30-6:30pm
Hardin Library Room 401

Using photographs and videos of “Crazy Charlie Dotter” and Andreas Gruentzig in Action, Dr. Mark tells the personal stories and pioneering discoveries that transformed radiology and cardiology in the late 20th Century. Dotter emerged as the father of interventional medicine and Gruentzig as father of interventional cardiology. Dotter and Gruentzig were colorful, charismatic and lived life on the edge.

1964 Life Magazine story on Dr. Dotter

4min. video on origins of interventional procedures

biographic sketch of Charles Dotter, includes video made by Dr. Dotter

biographic sketch of Andreas Gruentzig, includes video of first coronary angioplasty

For more information on the History of Medicine Society, or to donate, please see http://hosted.lib.uiowa.edu/histmed/index.html

Sep 22 2018

Free Film Screening | Paywall: The Business of Scholarship | Thursday, October 25, 12pm @Film Scene

Posted on September 22, 2018November 14, 2018 by Sarah Andrews

In honor of Open Access Week 2018 The University of Iowa Libraries is hosting a free screening of the new documentary, Paywall: The Business of Scholarship, focusing on

the need for open access to research and science,
questions the rationale behind the $25.2 billion a year that flows into for-profit academic publishers,
examines the 35-40% profit margin associated with the top academic publisher Elsevier and
looks at how that profit margin is often greater than some of the most profitable tech companies like Apple, Facebook and Google. Everyone is invited!

Thursday, October 25
12pm
Film Scene, 118 East College Street, Iowa City

See more information about the film at https://paywallthemovie.com/paywall or watch the movie for free online!