Sunday, 17 Apr 2011
Korean Adoptees and Their Journey toward Empowerment
"The Dance of Identities: Korean Adoptees and Their Journey toward Empowerment," John Palmer, Colgate University. Palmer takes an honest look at the complex nature of race and how we can begin to address race and racism from a fresh perspective in his new book The Dance of Identities.
Monday, 18 Apr 2011
Horticulture seminar
"Geographic Information Systems at Gifft Hill School," Kevin Duerfeldt, ISU horticulture.
Truth Is on the Way
Nikki Giovanni, a product of the 1960s Black Arts Movement, remains one of America's most distinguished and widely read African American poets, authors and essayists. Her outspokenness has spanned a quarter century, and the human rights activist remains as determined and committed as ever to fighting for civil rights and equality in education.
Tuesday, 19 Apr 2011
Chemical and Biological Engineering Graduate Seminar Series
"Self-Assembly of Nanoscale Colloids" Nickolas Kotov, University of Michigan
Agron 600C - Crop Production and Physiology Seminar
Jose Maria Gomez
Roundtable discussion: Local food
"ISU's "Farm to ISU program is looking for input on the future of its local food initiative.
Wednesday, 20 Apr 2011
Behind the Scenes
Join staff each month for an interactive, behind the scenes look at Reiman Garden. Each month you will learn interesting facts, and see many things not typically open to the public. Come each month to learn more about Reiman Gardens and its many plants and butterflies.
Ramsey Lecture Series, College of Veterinary Medicine
Phyllis Kanki, DVM, SD, Harvard School of Public Health, will present "Diversity of the HIV Epidemic in Africa: Consequences for AIDS Treatment Programs." Kanki has built on the successes of HIV prevention methods in Senegal by establishing and leading the AIDS Prevention Initiative program in Nigeria, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Women's Studies Brown Bag Series
"Women, Advocacy, Voice and Empowerment (WAVE) United Nation Women," Lissa Place, graduate assistant in educational leadership and policy studies.
Agron 600B - Soil Science Seminars
"Soil Organic Matter Sources and Mechanisms of Preservation: Insights from Plant Biomolecules" Dr. Kevin Mueller, Invited speaker
Spelling It Out: The Communication Roles of a Game Designer
Nathan Sumsion is a senior game designer at Avalanche-Disney Interactive Studios. Most recently, he was senior designer on Toy Story 3 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii, released in summer 2010, and on Meet the Robinsons for PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii and Xbox 360, released in spring 2007. He also taught Game Design Process and Visual Interface Design in the game design program at ITT Tech in Salt Lake City.
Thursday, 21 Apr 2011
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Self-Assembled and Nanostructured Materials for Membrane Seperations", by Steve Martin, Virginia Tech
Computer science colloquia: Mukul Bansal, MIT
Mukul Bansal, postdoc associate with the computer science and artificial intelligence laboratory at MIT, will speak about "Systemic Detection of Large-scale Horizontal Gene Transfer Events on the Tree of Life."
Agron 600A - Plant Breeding Seminars
"Roundup Ready Flex Cotton" Sheilah Oltmans
Richard Hansen Lecture in Architecture: Recent Work
Todd Schliemann, FAIA, is a founding partner and design principal in Ennead Architects (formerly Polshek Partnership Architects) in New York City. Among his recent projects are the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History. The Richard Hansen Lecture in Architecture is part of the Architecture Advisory Council Lecture Series.
Friday, 22 Apr 2011
Earth Day Tree Planting
Friday, April 22 will be the 41st year anniversary of Earth Day. Plan to join the staff at Reiman Gardens with Warren Madden, Vice President for Business and Finance of Iowa State University, arriving to plant a tree and join in the Gardens' festivities.
Seminar: Undergraduate chemistry education
"Trends in NSF-Catalyzed Developments in Undergraduate Chemistry Education, 1990-2011," Susan Hixson, program director in undergraduate education at the National Science Foundation.
Seminar: "Changing the Way We Teach, Why We Should and How We Can"
This seminar is open to the university community. The presenter is William Wood, Distinguished Professor emeritus at the University of Colorado, Boulder; and co-director of The National Academies Summer Institutes on Undergraduate Education in Biology.
Cultural Night continues CANCELLED! Andrew Garcia
Andrew Garcia was a Top 10 finalist on season nine of American Idol. He is also an advocate for people of color pursuing careers in the arts. arcia was recently featured in the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010. Part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Week. The Cultural Night program begins at 7:00 p.m. and features a varieties show, followed by Andrew Garcia's presentation. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.