From the past year:
Convos from the UI Events Calendar

Invisible Neighbors: Latinx Immigrants in Eastern Iowa — An Obermann Conversation

Igniting Change One Wall at a Time — An Obermann Conversation

Ukraine and Russia: Deciphering the Current Situation — An Obermann Conversation

Reproductive Justice: An Obermann Conversation

Economic Development as Social Justice — An Obermann Conversation

Why Anne Frank Still Matters—An Obermann Conversation

Trans Health & Medical Care: Where We Are, Where We Came From: A (Virtual) Obermann Conversation
From previous years:
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April 7, 2021 - Neighborhood NESTS: Building Community-Education Partnerships
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Mar 10, 2021 - Native Lands: Belonging and Reclaiming
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Feb 16, 2021 - COVID's Lessons: End of Life and Grief
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Nov 16, 2020 - Out in the Field: Finding Wonder under the Water, in the Ground, and on the Waves
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Oct 28, 2020 - Little Resurrections: Laboring to Find Wonder in Our Work
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Feb 4, 2020 - ICE Enforcement: Impacts on Community Health and Well-Being
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Nov 14, 2019 - Domestic Stories
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Oct 23, 2019 - Conversation: A Vital Tool for Mending Our Democracy
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Sep 12, 2019 - Not So Straight & Narrow: Managing Our Rural & Urban Waterways
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Apr 17, 2019 - Scoring the Screen: The Power of Music in Film
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Mar 27, 2019 - Local Disabilities Initiatives
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Feb 13, 2019 - Multiple Pathways to Recovery: A Conversation about Addiction Research and Treatment Services
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Dec 6, 2018 - The U.S. / Mexico Border in Context
To view descriptions of conversations prior to December 2018, please visit the archived version of our website.
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Nov 7, 2018 - Photographing the Latina/o Experience in Iowa - Social Activism, Research, and Policy
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Oct 25, 2018 - Gerrymandering, Voter Registration, and Access to the Ballot
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Sep 25, 2018 - Exploring Women in Sports and Title IX’s Legacy
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Jul 20, 2018 - Latina/o/x Studies Today
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Apr 26, 2018 - Controlling Research—Gun Control, Public Health, and Restraints on Research
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Apr 19, 2018 - Global Citizenship
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Mar 6, 2018 - So Long, Cursive!
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Feb 6, 2018 - Unraveling & Mending: Art as Political Witness
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Dec 4, 2017 - #Hashtag Activism: Fast. Fierce. Effective?
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Nov 14, 2017 - Collective Action
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Oct 18, 2017 - Algorithms: The Personal Is Political
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Oct 4, 2017 - Maria in Context: Puerto Rico, Colonialism, and the U.S. Response
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Sep 19, 2017 - Your Brain on Trees
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Apr 20, 2017 - The Making of "Hot Tamale Louie"
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Mar 22, 2017 - Johnson Co. Historic Poor Farm: New Collaborations AND Screening of Graduate Institute Film
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Feb 15, 2017 - Aging in Place: Keeping Older Johnson County Residents in Our Neighborhoods
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Dec 8, 2016 - Becoming Less Alone: Changing the Conversation about Mental Health
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Nov 8, 2016 - Water, Prairies, and Climate Change: Iowa’s Environment in Historical Perspective
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Oct 19, 2016 - Singing as Transformational Practice: From Hospice to Prisons
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April 6, 2016 - Doing global history locally: German Iowa and the Global Midwest
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March 9, 2016 - Creativity for a Lifetime
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February 16, 2016 - How Housing Impacts the Health of a Community
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December 13, 2015 - Wild Sex: Animal Sex and Human Confusion
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November 16, 2015 - The Costs of Success: Rap Music, Money, & Civics
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September 29, 2015 - Participant-Consumers in the Marketplace of Ideas