Monday, 19 Mar 2012
Special Seminar -Co-Sponsored by ISU Dept of Hort and Dept. of Agronomy
Title: Reinvigorating Public Support for Agricultural and Food Sciences: Crafting the Message Speaker: Dr. Karl M. Glasener-Director of Science Policy, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America.
H. A. David Lecture
"Some Models for Ordered Data and Their Applications to Business and Economics," H. N. Nagaraja, Division of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Osborn Club Lecture
"Antibiotic resistance and emergence of superbugs: a rising threat to public health," Qijing Zhang, ISU veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine. The lecture is open to the public.
Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012
CANCELED: Reiman Speaker Series
Adrian Sannier is vice president of product for Pearson eCollege. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.; Sannier's talk will begin at noon. The public is welcome; registration is required. RSVP online.
CANCELED: Faculty roundtable: Professional development
Faculty will participate in a roundtable discussion on "Teaching and Practicing Entrepreneurship: How Do We Meet the Opportunities and Challenges of Entrepreneurship Today?" moderated by Adrian Sannier, Pearson eCollege. Registration is required.
Wednesday, 21 Mar 2012
Architecture Beyond the Object: Inaki Alday
Inaki Alday is the Elwood R. Quesada Professor of Architecture and chair of the architecture department at the University of Virginia. With Margarita Jover he also is a founder and principal of aldayjover architecture and landscape in Barcelona, Spain. In his lecture, Alday will share several of the firm's projects dealing with landscape and territory, urban public space and public buildings.
Thursday, 22 Mar 2012
Computer Science Distinguished Lecture
"What is Special About Mining Spatial and Spatio-temporal Datasets?" Shashi Shekhar, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Governance and Planning: Locating the will and power to plan in the Americas
Enrique Silva, assistant professor of urban affairs and city planning at Boston University Metropolitan College, takes a governance-based approach to assess the political and institutional opportunities planners face in two distinct national political contexts: Chilean (neoliberal) centralism in boom times and Haitian hyper-fragmented institutionalism in times of disaster.
Seminar: NGS in Phylogenetics
Paul Hohenlohe, Departments of Biological Sciences and Statistics, University of Idaho, will lead a seminar on the use of next-generation sequencing technologies and their applications to population genomics and phylogenetics. A reception will follow.
Challenging the Status Quo for Native American Women
"Stories from a Career in Film, Finance and Philanthropy." Valerie Red-Horse, of Cherokee ancestry, is a filmmaker, entrepreneur and investment banker. She has raised or assisted in more than $2 billion in financings for American Indian Tribal Projects and founded two female Native American-owned investment banks on Wall Street. She is also the founder and owner of Red-Horse Native Productions. Women's Leadership Series
Friday, 23 Mar 2012
Global Gala
Global Gala is an annual celebration of the Iowa State University campus and Ames community. Through food, music, dancing, and a fashion show, a variety of student organizations promote their culture and heritage.
Planetarium Show
Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium to learn more. The first show will start at 7:00 pm and is geared toward a younger audience, followed at 7:30 by a show for a general audience. Weather-permitting, a star-gazing session will be held after dark. Free tickets for the shows will be available at the door starting at 6:45 pm.
Saturday, 24 Mar 2012
Day of Insects
Celebrate the fourth annual Day of Insects at Reiman Gardens! Enjoy a day filled with presentations from professionals, academics, advocates, and enthusiasts! From beginners to seasoned veterans, DOI has something for anyone interested in or involved with insects.