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• Expresso & Sensing Series (Fall 2026): 
  • Friday, September 11, 11am, 116 A&S Hall. (Sunkanmi Oluwadare & Pelumi Maltida Adetuburu)

• IRiS x Talk low Fieldtrip  - "Sound, Taste and Ritual"
  • Sunday, September 27, 9 am, Wendigo Tea Bar
  • Link to purchase leon todd johnson's CD and a bag of the Sakura Sencha tea

• Sensory Studies for a More-than-Human World Symposium
  • Wednesday, September 30, all day, Valentine Overlook Room (5280 Clifton Court Hall)

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• UC biologist talks to CNN about why people love jumping spiders
  
• UC researcher talks to WVXU about promise of psychedelics
• Psychedelics may help people reinvent themselves (Feb 2023)
  
• UC to play host to research conference on senses (Nov 2022)
  
• UC researcher says psychedelics show promise for treating PTSD, anxiety, but risks remain (Aug 2022)
  
• UC research institute hosts first annual festival of sensing (May 2022)
  
• UC to host public talks on sensing (Nov 2021)
  
• Research2030: Building the public research institution of the future at the University of Cincinnati (May 2021)
  
• New UC collaboration focuses on senses (May 2021)
  

Past IRiS Ignite Conferences:

• IRiS Ignite: A Biennial Expo & Festival of Sensing: October 9-10, 2025
• IRiS Ignite: An Annual Expo & Festival of Sensing: May 17-18, 2023
  
• IRiS Ignite: An Annual Expo & Festival of Sensing: May 25-26, 2022
  

Past Expresso & Sensing Events:

• #5: Amanda Haskell & Sam Obafisoye (4/17/2026)
• #4: Oluwaseun Adekoya & Sayeed Hammed (3/6/2026)
• #3: Sodiq Babatunde & Sarbeshwar Ojha (2/13/2026)
• #2: Vincent Onoja & Emily Wang (1/16/2026)
• #1: Mahdis Dadfar & Ishmael Kwaku Duah (11/7/2025)

Past IRiS Field Trips:

• #2: Longing and the Multisensory Museum at the Cincinnati Art Muesuem with Ainsley Cameron & Sara Birkofer (2/21/2026)
•  #1: Soundwalk at Fernald Preserve with Rich Bitting (10/11/2025)

Past Working Group Events:

• Light & Life Conference: April 14-16, 2023
  
• AI & Machine Learning Conference: April 7-8, 2022

Past Sensorium Conferences:

• Sensorium Conference: Nov 19-20, 2022
  

Past Alloy Discussion Series Events:

• #24: AI, Perception, & Planetary Change (4/2/2026)
• #23: Multisensoriality, Longing, and Art (2/19/2026)
• #22: Is AI Reshaping Our Sense of Trust? (12/4/2025)
• #21: Disability and Creativity Through the Senses (9/28/2025) 
• #20: Building Sound  (05/24/2025)
• #19: Making Sense of the Anthropocene in Community (4/24/2025)
• #18: Nociception and the Experience of Pain (11/21/2024)
• #17: Deep Listening: From the Wilderness to the Club (9/26/2024)
• #16: Inclusiveness and Building Sonic Community (5/26/2024)
• #15: Sound, Sensing, and Style (5/25/2024)
• #14: Immigration and Senses of Belonging (4/24/2024)
• #13: Somatics, Sensing, Healing, and Hope (3/28/2024)
• #12: Sensing Art: Science, Aesthetics, and Beyond (4/6/23)
  
• #11: Navigating Worlds Beyond Sight (3/23/23)
  
• #10: Sensing Time (2/23/23)
  
• #9: Gender Diversity & Perception (1/11/23)
  
• #8: The Evolving Realm of Words, Images, and (Artificial) Perception (12/8/22)
  
• #7: Perceptions & Accessibility in the Performing Arts (11/17/22)
  
• #6: Ethical Frontiers in Sensing (5/5/22)
  
• #5: Comida y Historia: Exploring Personal Histories through Taste and Smell (3/24/22)
  
• #4: Sensing Space in Virtual Times (2/17/22)
  
• #3: Hallucinations & the Nature of Perception (12/9/21)
  
• #2: Biomimicry & the Future of Sensing (11/18/21)
  
• #1: What is Sensing? (10/28/21)