Sunday, 09 Feb 2014
Panel: Women in Physics and Astronomy
"Women in Physics and Astronomy: Past, Present and Future," Meg Urry, Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Yale University and director of the Yale Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, will be joined by Iowa State faculty and administrators for a panel discussion and Q&A. Women in STEM Series.
Monday, 10 Feb 2014
Departmental Seminar
Matrix-free computations for Gaussian Markov random fields and related spatial processes", Debashis Mondal, Department of Statistics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Osborn Club Lecture
"The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report: Where We Are, Where We Are Heading," William Gutowski, ISU geological and atmospheric sciences.
Understanding Black Holes and Active Galaxies
Meg Urry is chair of the Physics Department at Yale University and director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics. She investigates the formation and evolution of the super-massive black holes that astrophysicists believe anchor each galaxy. Women in STEM Series.
Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014
How Women Lead and the Difference It Makes
Melissa Harris-Perry hosts a weekend MSNBC program and is a professor of political science at Tulane University, where she directs the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South.
Wednesday, 12 Feb 2014
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Current and Future Research on Indigenous Communities and Food Sovereignty Dr. Christina Hill, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Iowa State University
Gerontology Colloquium
"Life Long Links: Iowa's Aging and Disability Resource Center," Joseph Sample, director of the lifelong aging and disability resource center for the Iowa Department on Aging. Sample will speak on topics associated with Iowa's aging and disability resource center model that has expanded statewide during the past year.
Soil Science Seminar
Anion Exchange Capacity of Biochars; Characterization and Stability Michael Lawrinenko, Graduate Student, Iowa State
Statistics Seminar
"Big Data: The End of Sampling As We Know It?", Lily Wang, Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, Athens
Products of Public Space
Landscape architect Brian Clark, principal of Confluence Design, a comprehensive landscape architecture and planning firm with five offices across the Midwest, will speak about the firm's work in retail streetscapes and other urban public spaces.
Thursday, 13 Feb 2014
Lunch series: Women and Gender Studies
"The Art of Making Revolution," Connie Post, ISU English.
Evolution and Computation
John Mayfield is Emeritus Professor of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology at Iowa State and former associate dean of the Graduate College. His new book, The Engine of Complexity, Evolution as Computation, is an approach to understanding evolution based on information theory and computational science.
Friday, 14 Feb 2014
Research workshop
"Institutional Review Board (IRB): What All Researchers Need to Know," Kerry Agnitsch, interim director, Office for Responsible Research. Bring your lunch; cookies provided.
Multiple Ways to Love: A Valentine's Day Poetry Reading
Eduardo C. Corral won the 2011 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition for his first book of poetry, "Slow Lightning." His work is recognized for its exploration of Latino identity and gender and sexuality.