Thursday, 06 Nov 2014
Politically Engaged Poetry for the 21st Century
Poet Sam Taylor explores the contemporary moment, with an emphasis on politics, globalism and the urgency of our ecological crisis.
Friday, 07 Nov 2014
Stafford Lecture on Banking: Thomas Hoenig
"Leveling the Playing Field," Thomas Hoenig, an ISU alumnus and the Vice Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Comedy! The League's Steve Rannazzisi
Steve Rannazzisi plays "Kevin," the League Commissioner on FX's hit show "The League." ISU AfterDark.
Monday, 10 Nov 2014
Nanovaccine Initiative Seminar
"The Role of TIM Proteins in Ebola Virus Entry," Wendy Maury, University of Iowa. Maury's lab identified TIM-1 as one of the cell surface receptors used by Ebola virus for entry into cells. A reception precedes her seminar at 3:30 pm.
Statistics Seminar
"Using Online Assessment to Inform Learning and Instruction in Introductory Statistics", Amy G. Froelich*, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames
T.A. Wilson Distinguished Lecture
Vilas Mujumdar, a consulting engineer and retired program director for the National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Centers and Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Programs, will present a total complex community system approach to developing resilience in infrastructure systems to natural hazards.
A Pope Named Francis and His Witness to Love
Anne Clifford is the Msgr. James Supple Chair in Catholic Studies at Iowa State. Supple Lecture Series.
Osborn Club Lecture
"Part One: Three Millennia of Atoms and Molecules," Klaus Ruedenberg, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in chemistry and USDOE Ames Laboratory associate. Part two will be presented Dec. 8, 2014.
Tuesday, 11 Nov 2014
Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think
Best known for his ground-breaking research into the role of information in the networked economy, Viktor Mayer-Schonberger is a professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford University's Internet Institute and author of eight books. National Affairs Series on Innovation Keynote.
Wednesday, 12 Nov 2014
Lecture: Efforts to Reform State Cannabis Laws
"Overcoming Prohibition" - Dan Linn is the executive director of the Illinois chapter of NORML and was one of the leading voices for passing the Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act.
Thursday, 13 Nov 2014
Mary Louise Smith Chair for Women and Politics: Mara Liasson
"What Just Happened? The 2014 Elections and Beyond" - Mara Liasson is the national political correspondent for National Public Radio and a contributor to the FOX News Channel.