News and Events

Join our newsletter to stay informed about all the latest news and events at IRiS!

• IRiS Alloy Discussion Series (Fall 2024):
  
  • #17: Deep Listening: From the Wilderness to the Club - on September 26th, from 6:30-7:30PM at Talk Low Festival. Get your Free Tickets here
  • #18: Nociception and the Experience of Pain - at Cincinnati Museum Center, Advancing Health Gallery

Dates and more info coming soon!

View/Register for All Upcoming IRiS Events

• 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: An Annual Expo & Festival of Sensing: May 17-18, 2023
  
• IRiS Ignite: An Annual Expo & Festival of Sensing: May 25-26, 2022
  

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:

• #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)