Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Take to the skies with University of Iowa experts as they explore the realms of space, nature, and art. Join Dave Conrads, director of the Iowa Raptor Project, for an up-close look at Iowa’s most majestic birds of prey. Hear from faculty in the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy, who provide students with hands-on research opportunities in space physics. And discover artistic treasures at the UI Stanley Museum of Art with director Lauren Lessing, who highlights a gravity-defying piece by celebrated sculptor and alumnus Charles Ray (75BFA).
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Iowa Raptor Project
5:53 Physics & Astronomy
11:14 UI Stanley Museum of Art
Take to the skies with University of Iowa experts as they explore the realms of space, nature, and art. Join Dave Conrads, director of the Iowa Raptor Project, for an up-close look at Iowa’s most majestic birds of prey. Hear from faculty in the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy, who provide students with hands-on research opportunities in space physics. And discover artistic treasures at the UI Stanley Museum of Art with director Lauren Lessing, who highlights a gravity-defying piece by celebrated sculptor and alumnus Charles Ray (75BFA).
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Iowa Raptor Project
5:53 Physics & Astronomy
11:14 UI Stanley Museum of Art
