Across campus, the university is highlighting best practices for effectively using AI and demonstrating how AI supports the university’s mission. Faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in events that expand their understanding of AI and develop their skills.

Upcoming events

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AI-Assisted Inverse Design of Organ-Inspired Auxetic Metastructure Patches

Thursday, October 8, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Mechanical compatibility is a critical requirement for therapeutic patches applied to soft tissues and organs, where large deformation, nonlinear mechanical responses, and auxetic surface behavior may occur. However, conventional patch design often relies on expert-defined architectures, manual parameter tuning, and finite design libraries, making it difficult to explore the large design space of auxetic metastructures. In this...

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AI and the Environment

Thursday, October 8, 2026 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Biology Building East
The UI Debate Team will take the stage for this panel event to explore the environmental impact of artificial intelligence and discuss the role of responsible and sustainable approaches to AI development and use.
CS Colloquium - "Looking Behind the Seen: Generative AI for Environment Understanding, Forecasting & Optimization" promotional image

CS Colloquium - "Looking Behind the Seen: Generative AI for Environment Understanding, Forecasting & Optimization"

Friday, October 9, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
Peeking beyond immediately observed data in three domains: holistic environment understanding, forecasting, and optimization.
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Public Talk on AI-driven Science

Thursday, October 22, 2026 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Public Talk on AI-driven Science
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AI Lightning Talks

These monthly events feature three- to five-minute talks covering AI trends, tools, best practices, and practical uses of AI.

AI and Society Panel Series

The university will bring together perspectives from across campus and beyond to examine the opportunities and challenges of AI.