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Active Lives, Healthy Brains: Wellness Tips for Brain Health in Aging
Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 2520-D, University Capitol Centre (UCC), 200 South Capitol St., Iowa City, and via Zoom
RSVP: RSVP for Active Lives, Health Brains
Coffee and cookies at 11 a.m. Program begins at 11:30 a.m.
Brain health is important at every age. Risk for Alzheimer's and related dementias affecting cognitive health increase in our 60s and accelerate in our 70s and 80s. Professor Michelle Voss, director of the University of Iowa's Health, Brain, and...
Pentacrest Tree Tour and UIRA Social
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026
Time:
Pentacrest Tree Tour: 3:30–4:30 p.m.
UIRA Social: 4:30–6 p.m.
Location:
Pentacrest Tree Tour: Meet in front of Macbride Hall, 17 N. Clinton St., Iowa City, 52240
UIRA Social: The Airliner, 22 S. Clinton St., Iowa City, 52240
RSVP: RSVP for the Pentacrest Tree Tour and UIRA Social
Please join us for both events if you can, but we hope to see you even if you are able to attend only one.
Pentacrest Tree Tour
If you have joined Andrew Dahl, University of Iowa campus...
Fall Barn Party
Date: Friday, October 9
Time: 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Location: Home of UIRA members Pam Terrill and Steve Scheckel, 4317 320th St. NE, Iowa City
👉 RSVP by October 2. Space is limited to 65 participants.
All UIRA members and friends are warmly invited to join us for a fun and festive fall gathering in a truly special setting—a 100+-year-old barn on the beautiful acreage of UIRA members Pam Terrill and Steve Scheckel, just two miles from downtown Iowa City (formerly the O’Mara Homestead).
Enjoy delicious food...
Insurance Updates
Date: Friday, October 16
Time: 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Location: Room 2520-D, University Capitol Centre (UCC), 200 South Capitol St., Iowa City, and via Zoom
👉 RSVP by October 12.
A light lunch will be available for in-person attendees prior to the program.
As health care open enrollment begins, Rebecca Olson, senior director of Benefits, University of Iowa Human Resources, will present an overview of the UI’s 2026–27 enrollment options available to UI retirees.
Kevin Ward, Senior Health Insurance Information...