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Trial Practice Institute Session 1

Friday, June 26 to Saturday, June 27, 2026 (all day)

Boyd Law Building

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Trial Practice Institute Session 1

Saturday, June 27, 2026 (all day)

Boyd Law Building

Visit the NCDC website for more information!

6th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory

Saturday, July 11, 2026 9:00am to 11:00am

Ashton Cross Country Course

What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out!

Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 6th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History...

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