Thursday, 04 Sep 2014
Agronomy Seminar
Sustainable Intensification in the Corn Belt: Continuous Living Cover, Geodesign, and Anticipatory Governance Nick Jordan, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota
Friday, 05 Sep 2014
NREM Graduate Seminar
"The role of environmental contamination in CWD transmission and spread," Tracy Nichols, Colorado National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins.
Monday, 08 Sep 2014
PhD Defense Seminar
PhD Defense Seminar Fumonisin B1 toxicity in swine: A comparative analysis of genetically engineered Bt corn and non-Bt corn by using quantitative dietary exposure assessment modeling and ecotoxicological investigations on earthworms Presenter: James Delgado, PhD graduate student, Toxicology
Wednesday, 10 Sep 2014
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Labor in Agriculture: The Argentine Experience and the New Inquiries about the US Cornbelt Juan Manuel Villulla, Senior Wildlife Biologist, National Parks Service
Thursday, 11 Sep 2014
Fundraiser: Melon Mania
Student clubs and faculty members are joining forces to create Melon Mania, a fundraiser for schools in the Kamuli District of Uganda.The event features numerous melon activities (i.e., melon bowling, melon plinko, melon sculptures, etc). Surplus melons grown by Iowa State will be for sale. Money raised from the sale of the melons will help support students in the Kamuli District. Melon Mania is open to the public.
Agronomy Seminar
Sustainability Trade-offs in Iowa Crop Systems: Is Diversity Always Good? Mike Castellano, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University
Friday, 12 Sep 2014
Errington Lecture: NREM Graduate Seminar
"Twenty Years of Yellowstone Wolves: Reintroduction to Recovery," Doug Smith, National Park Service, Montana.
Wednesday, 17 Sep 2014
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
TBA Justin Huck, Iowa Youth Outreach Program Manager, League of Conservation Voters
Thursday, 18 Sep 2014
Agronomy Seminar
State of the Department Kendall Lamkey, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University
Friday, 19 Sep 2014
MS Defense Seminar
MS Defense Seminar Efficacy of native allelic variation vs. a transgene to influence quantitative traits in maize Presenter: Julian Linares, MS in plant breeding distance student
NREM Graduate Seminar
"Urban Ecosystems: Residential Yards and Homeowner Decisions -- Social Drivers of Plant Biodiversity and Nutrient Fluxes," Kristen Nelson, University of Minnesota, St. Paul.
Saturday, 20 Sep 2014
Retirement reception: Lee Kilmer
Professor of animal science Lee Kilmer is retiring.
Monday, 22 Sep 2014
Entomology Seminar
"Modification of the Bt toxin Cry4Aa for improved toxin processing in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum," Michael Rausch MSc defense.
Tuesday, 23 Sep 2014
MS Agronomy Defense Seminar
MS Agronomy Defense Seminar The Impact of Row Width and Plant Population Density on Soybean Yield, Seed Mass and Seed Size Variability Presenter: Josh Sevier
Wednesday, 24 Sep 2014
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Climate Change and Soils: The Role of Community and Gender Cornelia Flora, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Iowa State University
Thursday, 25 Sep 2014
Agronomy Seminar
Ames High School Students Exploring the Complexities of Sustainability through Project-based Learning Mike Todd, Environmental Sciences Teacher, Ames High School
Friday, 26 Sep 2014
NREM Graduate Seminar
"Long-term effects of overabundance of white-tailed deer on forest communities and interactions with invasive plants," Mike Jenkins, Purdue University, West Lafayette.
Monday, 29 Sep 2014
Agronomy Seminar
Long-term Cropping Systems Research at UC-Davis: Coordinating Multidisciplinary Research Kate Scow, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, UC Davis
Entomology Seminar
"Surviving Antarctica: An Insect Perspective," David Denlinger, NAS, Ohio State University, evolution, ecology and organismal biology department.