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What is featured?

Monday, 03 Oct 2016

Entomology Seminar

Oct 03, 2016

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

E164 Lagomarcino

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

"Invasive insects: small aliens, giant impacts," Martin Hauser, California Department of Food & Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch.

Tuesday, 04 Oct 2016

Book sale

Oct 04, 2016

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Curtiss rotunda

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Meetings, receptions

An annual fundraiser for the United Way of Story County. The sale will feature more than 300 items, including used books, CDs and DVDs.

Wednesday, 05 Oct 2016

Book sale

Oct 05, 2016

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Curtiss rotunda

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Meetings, receptions

An annual fundraiser for the United Way of Story County. The sale will feature more than 300 items, including used books, CDs and DVDs.

Nutritional Sciences Council lecture series

Oct 05, 2016

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

1204 Kildee Hall

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

"Beans and Colon Cancer Prevention," Maurice Bennink, Michigan State University, East Lansing.

Thursday, 06 Oct 2016

Increasing Awareness of Disease Effects on Grain Quality and Yields

Oct 06, 2016

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

2050 Agronomy

free

Agronomy Department Lectures

Alison Roberts Iowa State University Plant Pathology and Extension

Saturday, 08 Oct 2016

Fourth annual Bacon Expo

Oct 08, 2016

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center

$15 at the door ($12 in advance)

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Special events

Along with innovative bacon treats, attendees will enjoy live entertainment and educational displays about the pork industry.

Monday, 10 Oct 2016

Sustainability Lecture Series

Oct 10, 2016

3:10 PM - 4:30 PM

2432 Food Sciences

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures Live Green

"Climate-Smart Soils: Bringing Pie in the Sky Down to Earth," Keith Paustian of Colorado State University, Ft. Collins. A 4:30 p.m. reception will follow in the Agronomy Hall commons (second floor).

Entomology Seminar

Oct 10, 2016

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

E164 Lagomarcino

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

"Designing habitat to support pollinators and pollination service: from algorithms to implementation," Neal Williams, University of California - Davis, Department of Entomology & Nematology. Co-sponsored by EEB and EEOB.

Wednesday, 12 Oct 2016

Pizza lunch fundraiser

Oct 12, 2016

11:30 AM

Science II main hall

$2

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Meetings, receptions

A United Way fundraising event for the departments of entomology and natural resource ecology and management.

Thursday, 13 Oct 2016

Entomology Seminar

Oct 13, 2016

3:35 PM - 5:00 PM

210 Bessey Hall

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

"Bee and ant social evolution," Tim Linksvayer, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Biology.

Strategies to Improve Forage and Pasture-Based Production Systems

Oct 13, 2016

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

2050 Agronomy Hall

free

Agronomy Department Lectures

Carlos Castillo, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, Crop Science Department.

Monday, 17 Oct 2016

Entomology Seminar

Oct 17, 2016

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

E164 Lagomarcino

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

"Extension entomology adapting to changing needs," Ric Bessin, University of Kentucky, Department of Entomology. The Harold Gunderson Memorial Lecture.

Thursday, 20 Oct 2016

Digital Soil Mapping for Iowa

Oct 20, 2016

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

2050 Agronomy

free

Agronomy Department Lectures

Bradley Miller, Iowa State University, Department of Agronomy.

Friday, 21 Oct 2016

Retirement reception: John Miranowski

Oct 21, 2016

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Room 368A, Heady Hall

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Meetings, receptions

Professor emeritus of economics John Miranowski is retiring after 31 years of service to the university. A program will begin at 2:30 p.m.

Monday, 24 Oct 2016

Entomology Seminar

Oct 24, 2016

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

E164 Lagomarcino

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

"Using plant and insect viruses against insect vectors of plant pathogens," Bryce Falk, University of California - Davis, Department of Plant Pathology. Co-sponsored by plant pathology.

Tuesday, 25 Oct 2016

David W. Staniforth Memorial Lecture

Oct 25, 2016

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

118 Horticulture

free

Agronomy Department Lectures

"Managing the Evolution of Weed Adaptations," Marie Jasieniuk, professor and plant biologist, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California-Davis. A reception in the Agronomy Hall commons will follow the lecture.

Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

Understanding and Adapting Soybean to Global Changes

Oct 27, 2016

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

2050 Agronomy Hall

free

Agronomy Department Lectures

Carl Bernacchi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Plant Biology Department.

Monday, 31 Oct 2016

Entomology Seminar

Oct 31, 2016

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

E164 Lagomarcino

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

"Landscape ecology of aphids and their natural enemies - connecting scales and functional importance of different land cover types," Marina Jankovic, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology.