Monday, 12 Oct 2015
Statistics Seminar
"A Fresh Look at Effect Aliasing and Interactions: Some New Wine in Old Bottle," Jeff Wu, Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Lecture: Learning with Migrant Youth
Leigh Patel is a sociologist, writer and educator based at Boston College. She is the author of "Youth Held at the Border: Immigration, Education, and the Politics of Inclusion." Part of Human Sciences Week.
Norman Borlaug Lecture: Empowering the Poor in the Fight against Hunger
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is the 2015 World Food Prize Laureate and founder and chairperson of BRAC, the world's largest anti-poverty organization. Norman Borlaug Lecture and part of the World Affairs Series
Tuesday, 13 Oct 2015
Women's and Gender Studies series
"Beached White Male: Imperiled Masculinity in the Great Recession," Michael Goebel, ISU English, and women's and gender studies. Part of a series of informal, brown-bag lunch symposiums.
Lecture: Evolution of the Obesity Epidemic and Efforts to Contain It
Dr. William Dietz is the director of the Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health, where he is leading innovative strategies to expand wellness and the prevention of chronic diseases. A member of the prestigious National Institute of Medicine, he has a distinguished career that includes fifteen years as the director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical...
Snedecor Lecture II
"Statisticians at Work: Inspiration, Aspiration, Ambition", Jeff Wu, Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Watch Party & Discussion: Democratic Presidential Debate
Join your Iowa State friends and colleagues to watch Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee for 90 exciting minutes of political debate!
Wednesday, 14 Oct 2015
Future of Healthy Families Lecture: Stephen Russell
Attend the Helen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair Lecture Series. This series brings together insight from across disciplinary bounds to address how family is defined, the current knowledge on healthy families, and the future of the field. Reception will follow.
Lecture: Growing the Midwest Garden
"Acknowledging Your Roots: The Idiosyncrasies of the Midwest." 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.
Thursday, 15 Oct 2015
Lecture: Food and Agriculture in the 21st Century
"Hamburgers in Paradise" - Louise Fresco is president of Wageningen University and Research in The Netherlands and a former director at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. She combines a long academic career with extensive involvement in policy and development.
Panel: How We Can Achieve an International Agreement on Climate Change
"Iowa State's Challenge for Paris." Ryan Hobert is the Senior Director for Energy and Climate Change at the United Nations Foundation. He will join a panel discussion with Iowa State students working on research and policy issues related to climate change.