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...

Post-Event Follow-Up: View the recording of the Sept. 9 event.

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

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...

Post-Event Follow-Up: View the recording of the June 30 program.

Date: Tuesday, June 30
Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Location: Room 2520-D, University Capitol Centre (UCC), 200 South Capitol St., Iowa City, and via Zoom

Please plan to join us for the UIRA Annual Meeting as we celebrate the accomplishments of the past year with fellow members. The meeting will include introductions of the new board officers and directors, recognition of the 2026 Service Award recipients, and announcement of the winners of...

Post-Event Follow-Up: View the recording of the May 21 program.

Date: Thursday, May 21
Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Location: Room 2520-D, University Capitol Centre (UCC), 200 South Capitol St., Iowa City, and via Zoom

Professor Allan W. Vestal, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the College of Law at Drake University, will present on the history of the Pledge of Allegiance.

We hope to see you there!

UIRA Program Committee

Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026 | 6:00 p.m.
Location: Iowa Memorial Union (room to be confirmed)

All members are invited are invited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the University of Iowa Retirees Association (UIRA) with a buffet dinner and special program.

Corey Creekmur, Associate Professor in the Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature, will present "Movie Memories." His talk will explore films spanning the lifetimes of our retirees—movies that entertained us, shaped cultural moments...

Post-Event Follow-Up: View the recording of the April 14 program.

Tuesday, April 14, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Location: Coralville Library, Schwab Auditorium, 1401 5th St, Coralville, and via Zoom

Join UIRA for an informative session on how artificial intelligence is transforming medical practice and patient care.

Presenters include James Blum, MD, Chief Health Information Officer and Associate Professor of Anesthesia, and Jason Misurac, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics–Nephrology, Dialysis...

Date: Saturday, March 28 | Rehearsals begin at 10:30 a.m.; Performance at 5:00 p.m.
Location: Zion Lutheran Church, 310 N. Johnson St., Iowa City

Join singers from across the community for a Community Sing of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem on Saturday, March 28 at Zion Lutheran Church in Iowa City. Directed by internationally renowned conductor Timothy Brown, this one-day event invites singers of all voice parts to rehearse together throughout the day and perform the work at 5:00 p.m. in a free public...

Post-Event Follow-Up: View the recording of the March 24 program.

Date: Tuesday, March 24 | 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Location: Room 2520-D, University Capitol Centre (UCC), 200 South Capitol St., Iowa City, and via Zoom

Professor Mary Charlton holds a BS in nursing and MS and PhD degrees in epidemiology, all from the University of Iowa. She joined the faculty in the College of Public Health in 2013 and became the director of the Iowa Cancer Registry in 2020. She has focused particular attention on cancer...