Wednesday, 12 Apr 2017
Everson Seed and Biosafety Symposium
Morning speakers will present an overview of the outlook for the seed industry, addressing recent changes and offer varying perspectives on resulting challenges and opportunities. Presentations in the afternoon will focus on topics relating to next generation agriculture, and will highlight new innovations and technologies and their domestic and global impacts.
Open house: National Student Employment Week
Free "Breakfast on the Go" served to all ISU students employed on or off campus. Register for door prizes.
Free Admission Day
On the second Wednesday of every month, all guests may visit Reiman Gardens free of charge.
Seminar: Managing Your Award
The most common questions, hurdles and roadblocks will be answered. Participants will learn how a new award is set up at Iowa State, and about campus partners and resources available to help them navigate their post-award requirements.
Art Walk: Poetry Inspires Art, Inspires Poetry
The cycle of inspiration between artists, poets, authors, sculpture, paintings, poetry and prose is one of the many reasons that Iowa State University's public art collection is such a vital and vibrant component to the campus aesthetic. In honor of National Poetry Month, join University Museums as we explore the connection between inspiration and creativity, celebrating the impact it has on the journey and development of Iowa State students.
Lunch Bunch
Bring a sack lunch and enjoy a free youth story time program by the Ames Public Library at Reiman Gardens. Perfect for kids ages 0 - 5.
Meet-A-Scientist
Current science gets up close and personal at this drop-in showcase during Reiman Gardens' free admission day.
Workshop: Sustaining Academic Pipeline
Workshop Five: "Diversity Within Academia." Speakers at the event will include: Reginald Stewart, vice president in diversity and inclusion; Dawn Bratsch-Prince, associate provost for faculty; and Margo Foreman, director of equal opportunity. All are welcome to attend this five-part workshop series.
Pride Week: Creating an Ames Pride Fest
Interested in seeing Ames host its first-ever pride festival? Drop in any time during this event to meet people who are interested in making it happen and offer your thoughts on what would make Ames Pride 2017 successful.
Soil Science Seminar Series
Fractionation and characterization of biosolids-derived dissolved organic matter adsorbed to two Iowa soils by Fritzie Rivas, Iowa State University
Artful Yoga
This practice will enrich your yoga experience by going beyond the physical and inviting an artistic perspective to your awareness. In conjunction with the current exhibition, our practice this semester will focus on the color red. Please arrive early for a discussion on the month's topic beginning at 5:15. The practice will begin at 5:30. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat.
Lecture: Graduate & Professional Student Research Conference Keynote - Shashi Buluswar
Shashi Buluswar is the founder and former director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies.
Pride Week: Intimacy in the Dark
An open campus discussion about information on sex topics.
ISU Jazz Ensembles I & II
James Bovinette, Director of Jazz 1 Michael Giles, Director of Jazz 2
Pride Week: Queerious?
"Let's Get Queerious: An Information Overview of Queer Relationship Dynamics," a discussion featuring myths, research and ways to identify healthy and unhealthy relationships.
SUB Comedy Night w/ Chris Powell
Comedian Chris "CP" Powell will perform a FREE comedy show in the Maintenance Shop of the Memorial Union
Thursday, 13 Apr 2017
Everson Seed and Biosafety Symposium
In this half-day session, experts will provide a more in-depth focus on CRISPR-Cas9 editing for crop improvement. Topics will focus on methodology, public and private activity, regulation status, and societal questions.
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme. Materials are intended for children ages two to seven years old, and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Pride Week: Meet Your Reps
Stop and meet representatives of the Queer* Graduate Association and Pride Alliance.
Stafford Lecture Series on Banking
Timothy Koch is the president of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado and a professor of finance at the University of South Carolina.
Brown Bag: Nature at Noon - Foodscaping: The Landscapes of Ornamental Edibles
Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy a nature-based education program relating to the 2017 theme, Water. Topics range from gardening interests to current local science research, to holiday decorating, and more. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
Celebration of Science and Scholarship
The ISU chapter of Sigma Xi, an international honor society for research scientists and engineers, will host this event, featuring winning 'lightning' talks from recent events and remarks by chapter president Jill Pruetz, professor of world languages and cultures. The university community is invited.
Public hearing: Regents' agenda
Individuals have an opportunity to provide early input on agenda items for the state Board of Regents' April 19-20 meeting in Council Bluffs.
Walk-In Craft: Seed Bombs
Guerrilla gardening! A seed bomb enables seeds to be sown in hard to reach places or those that you can't take close care of.
Cyclone Cinema: Table 19
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Lecture: Hansen Lecture in Early Childhood Education
"How Science Is Key to Building a Foundation for Lifelong Learning" - Daryl Greenfield is Professor of Psychology & Pediatrics at the University of Miami, where he has focused on how preschool science education can improve school readiness.
Lecture: Politically Correct: Do Our Language Choices Matter?
Quentin Johnson Lecture in Linguistics - Anne Curzan is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of English at the University of Michigan and author of the book "Gender Shifts in the History of English."
ISU Opera Studio
Performed by the ISU Opera Studio under Mary Creswell and Jodi Goble
Pride Week: STEM Kickoff
Decorate lab coats for the April 22 "March for Science" in Des Moines. Bring a white T-shirt; decorating materials will be provided.
Lecture: The Colorado River, The Years of Living Dangerously
Ronald Lecture Series in Environmental Conservation. Anne Castle, former assistant secretary for water and science in the U.S. Department of the Interior, is a senior fellow at the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Law.