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Events

LA LSAC Law School Forum

Saturday, November 7, 2026 10:00am to 4:00pm
Westin Bonaventure Hotel

Meet with University of College of Law Iowa admissions representatives at an event for prospective law students.

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Healthy Iowa: Environmental Science, Public Health Data, and the Law

Monday, November 9, 2026 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building

Environmental contaminants, from PFAS and pesticides to emerging contaminants that may not yet be fully understood, raise complicated questions for communities: What are we being exposed to? What are the potential health effects? How do we know when there is a problem? Who is responsible? And what can communities and individuals do when contamination is discovered?

This public-facing panel will bring together experts in science, public health, and environmental law to explore those questions and...

Meet the Public Service Attorneys in Government

Monday, November 9, 2026 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building

Join CSO and PILS who present the Attorneys working in government in and around Iowa. Meet Iowa District Court Judge Elizabeth Dupuich – Judicial District 6, Iowa Legal Aid Managing Attorney Jim Kringlen – Iowa City Regional Office, First Assistant City Attorney Jennifer Schwickerath – City of Iowa City Attorney’s Office, Assistant County Attorney Haley Huddleston – Johnson County Attorney’s Office. Lunch Proveded.

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