Join us to celebrate the interdisciplinary work of University of Iowa choreographer and assistant professor of dance Stephanie Miracle, recipient of the 2026 Obermann Interdisciplinary Achievement Award.

Miracle will bring together dance, engineering, and the humanities in a new choreographed work featuring dancers performing alongside robots built by the University of Iowa College of Engineering, with narration by Eric Gidal.

A conversation among Miracle, Gidal, and engineering collaborator Deema...

The award ceremony for the 2026 Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism in Memory of Newton Arvin will take place at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber. The event will feature remarks by the winner and a reception in the Old Capitol Rotunda. Both the ceremony and reception are open to the public.

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