Monday, 11 Oct 2010
Grassroots Efforts in the Fight against Global Hunger
"Grassroots Efforts in the Fight against Global Hunger," David Beckmann and Jo Luck. Beckmann is head of Bread for the World. Luck is president of Heifer International. The 2010 Norman Borlaug Lecture and part of the World Affairs Series.
Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010
Global Farmer Town Hall Meeting on Sustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity Practices
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will provide opening remarks and participate in the discussion. Panelists will include ISU's Gary Munkvold, holder of the Seed Science endowed chair; U.S. AID senior adviser Judy Chambers and farmers from Honduras, India and the United States. Registration is recommended but not required. The public is invited.
Wednesday, 13 Oct 2010
Panel Discussion: Flooding in Ames
"Flooding in Ames: The Problems and Prospects." A panel of ISU faculty will discuss factors contributing to flooding in Ames as well as ways to reduce the impact of such events. Panelists include Bill Gutowski, Kristie Franz, Bill Simpkins and Stephen Jones. Their comments will be followed by questions from selected faculty and university and community representatives. The panel will then take take questions from the audience.
Thursday, 14 Oct 2010
Seminar: "Biofuels: Policy and Technology at a Crossroads"
John Caupert, director of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center, will lead this seminar, which is free and open to the public. No registration is required.
Sustaining Life on a Tough New Planet
"Sustaining Life on a Tough New Planet," author and environmentalist Bill McKibben. The 2010 Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture and part of the Live Green Sustainability Series.
Friday, 15 Oct 2010
Food Security in an Era of Climate Change
Agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan often is recognized as the father of the Green Revolution in India. He is the first recipient of the World Food Prize, in 1987, for spearheading the introduction of high-yielding wheat and rice varieties among farmers of that nation. Part of the Global Agricultural Program Seminar Series and World Affairs Series.
Monday, 18 Oct 2010
Family Farms in Russia and U.S.-Russian Collaboration
"Family Farms in Russia and U.S.-Russian Collaboration," Senator Vladimir Plotnikov, a member of the Upper Chamber of the Russian Parliament. He is president of the Association of Private Farmers and Cooperatives of Russia (AKKOR). AKKOR works to protect the rights and interests of small- and medium-sized Russian farmers and represents farmers associations and partnerships in the Russian Federation. Part of the World Affairs Series.
Tuesday, 19 Oct 2010
Immersive Landscapes - Andrea Cochran
Andrea Cochran is the principal of Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture in San Francisco. Her work is known for the careful consideration of site, climate and existing architecture and blurring the line between the natural and built environment. The P. H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture.
Wednesday, 20 Oct 2010
Who's Afraid of International Trade?
"Who's Afraid of International Trade?" Pietra Rivoli is the author of The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy, which takes readers from cotton farms in Texas to factories in China to labor unions in the American South to used-clothing vendors in Tanzania. Part of the Technology, Globalization and Culture Series.
Thursday, 21 Oct 2010
Climate Change: What Could Happen and What Can Earth's Past Tell Us?
"Climate Change: What Could Happen and What Can Earth's Past Tell Us?" Bette Otto-Bliesner is a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. She uses computer-based models of Earth's climate to investigate past climate change and climate variability across a wide range of time scales.
Friday, 22 Oct 2010
Atmospheric Science Seminar
"Warmth at the Poles and Sea Level Rise," Bette Otto-Bliesner, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo.
Saturday, 23 Oct 2010
Ames C.art Sew & Swap
Sharing and stitching together materials, ideas, and community! Meets Saturday from 1-4pm.
Wednesday, 27 Oct 2010
Spoon Jewelry with Jonathan Eimer
Recycle silverware (even forks and knives!) into rings, earrings, bracelets & more. All materials are provided, but if you have special silverware you would like to use you may bring it to class. Meets Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 pm for 2 weeks.