The University of Iowa

Science on Tap

Science is brewing at Hancher’s Stanley Café! Science on Tap is an informal forum for UI researchers to engage the campus and the local community in a discussion of science in a fun and inviting atmosphere. Please join us December 7 from 5:30-6:30 pm for Science on Tap during the weekly Thursday Nights at Hancher program.

Science on Tap

Science is brewing at Hancher’s Stanley Café! Science on Tap is an informal forum for UI researchers to engage the campus and the local community in a discussion of science in a fun and inviting atmosphere. Please join us November 9 from 5:30-6:30 pm for Science on Tap during the weekly Thursday Nights at Hancher program.

Science on Tap

Science is brewing at Hancher’s Stanley Café! Science on Tap is an informal forum for UI researchers to engage the campus and the local community in a discussion of science in a fun and inviting atmosphere. Please join us Oct. 19 from 5:30-6:30 pm for Science on Tap during the weekly Thursday Nights at Hancher program.

Lunch with Niyaz: Feminism in the East

Inspired by Ali Shariati’s perspective on Feminism, Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian will explore women’s rights and gender identity in the Global South. They will also discuss the subject of their latest work, Rabia al‐Basri, and the importance of sharing al‐Basri’s story in a modern world that continues to adhere to patriarchal societies and laws.  

This is part of a weeklong brownbag lunch conversation series with Niyaz. 

Lunch with Niyaz: Tech to Enhance the Arts

The Fourth Light Project is a multimedia experience, combining live music and sacred dance (a dervish) with advanced projection techniques that respond to sound and music in real time. Musicians Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian and their collaborators, including acclaimed visual artist Jérôme Delapierre, will speak about how technology informs and enhances their artistic practice.

This event is free and open to the public and attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch.

Lunch with Niyaz: Iranian American History

Niyaz has created a 21st century global trance tradition by seamlessly blending medieval Sufi poetry and folk songs from their native Iran and its surrounding countries in the Persian Gulf, with rich acoustic instrumentation and state‐of‐the‐art modern electronic music. In this conversation, the artists will talk about the roots of their work and engage in a larger exploration of the long and storied history of Iranian American immigration. 

This is part of a weeklong brownbag lunch conversation series with Niyaz. 

Lunch with Niyaz: Islam and Sufism, A Brief History

Band members will discuss the eighth‐century Muslim saint who served as the inspiration for their latest work, Rabia al‐Basri, who set forth the doctrine of Divine Love and non‐duality, which today lies at the heart of Sufi mysticism. They will discuss the shared, but eventually diverging, histories of Islam and Sufism to explore the similarities and differences between the two.  

This is part of a weeklong brownbag lunch conversation series with Niyaz.