Thursday, 29 Oct 2015
Lecture: Parietal-Frontal Networks for Specific Actions in Primates
Dr. Jon Kaas is a Distinguished Centennial Professor at Vanderbilt University and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Celebrated Speaker Series: Christina Salwitz
"Decorating with Fine Foliage: Confessions of a Foliage-a-Holic," Christina Salwitz, horticultural guidance counselor and photojournalist in the Fairwood neighborhood of Renton, Washington.
Friday, 30 Oct 2015
Thinking Wrong, Doing Right: Design for Social Impact
Ryan Clifford, assistant professor of graphic design, will talk about his interrelated professional practice, teaching and research interests in project-based interdisciplinary collaborative design for social change; applied design thinking and rapid ideation; and creative placemaking in community-based design. Part of the IDRO Friday Research Seminar Series.
Sunday, 01 Nov 2015
Lecture: A Storied Life of Art
Jane Gilmor is a storyteller and her distinctive intermedia art installations or performances are how she tells her stories. She began her art career as a student at Iowa State and has gone on to have a significant impact on the arts of Iowa and nationally.
Monday, 02 Nov 2015
Seminar: Interdepartmental genetics
"Human Manganese Neurotoxicity in the New Millennium," Brad Racette, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis.
Statistics Seminar
"A Ballooned Beta-Logistic Model with a Bioassay Application," Nancy Flournoy, Department of Statistics, University of Missouri, Columbia
Wednesday, 04 Nov 2015
Lecture: Growing the Midwest Garden
"More than Prairie: Garden Design." Join Reiman Gardens' Director Ed Lyon for a 6-week series that augments his book by the same title released this May. Each presentation addresses practical gardening applicable to novice and experienced gardeners alike.
Lecture: The Money of Invention & the Future of Entrepreneurship
Josh Lerner is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School and a recognized leader on innovation, the economy, and job creation. Economics Forum Series
Thursday, 05 Nov 2015
Lecture & performance: Joseph FireCrow
"Native Stories and Flute Music of the Great Plains" - Joseph FireCrow is an accomplished Native American flute player and Grammy Award-winning musician.