Friday, 17 Feb 2017
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"New insights into the strontium isotopic composition of seawater during the Late Permian mass extinction and Early Triassic biotic" by Dr. Alexa Sedlacek, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
Lecture: Hybrid Careers in Design: Industrial Design + Design Anthropology
Industrial designer and applied anthropologist Siobhan Gregory, a senior lecturer in design and design research at Wayne State University in Detroit, will speak about the changing roles, responsibilities and expectations of industrial designers working in the private and social sectors and the increasingly important role of anthropological methods in creating designs that are culturally appropriate, inclusive and relevant.
Planetarium Show: Backyard Astronomy
Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium and join us for an evening under the stars! Shows at 6:30 (kids show), 7 and 7:30.
Monday, 20 Feb 2017
Lecture: Understanding Climate Change through Interactive Simulations
Travis Franck, program director for the nonprofit Climate Interactive and an expert on international climate and energy issues, will share his organization's free climate change decision-support tools and talk about policy struggles and successes.
Lecture: Reflections on Race, Racism and Racial Violence
"In the Shadow of Charleston - Reflections on Race, Racism and Racial Violence," Keisha Blain is co-editor of "The Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism and Racial Violence," a newly published overview of race relations, racial violence, and civil rights activism in the United States and other parts of the world.
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2017
Lecture: It's the Economy
Adam Davidson is co-founder and host of NPR's "Planet Money" team, and recently joined The New Yorker as a contributing writer for business, technology and economics. Greater Iowa Credit Union Business Lecture
Thursday, 23 Feb 2017
Lecture: Addiction and Art
Paul Cooley is a fine artist based in New York City who recently had work acquired by Iowa State University Museumââ'¬â"¢s Art on Campus Collection. After battling drug addiction and homelessness from a young age, he found an avenue of self-expression through the art.
Friday, 24 Feb 2017
CANCELED: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences seminar
"Establishing Water Management Strategies for Slope Stability at Debswana Mines, Botswana" by Dr. Bob Sterrett, Itasca Consulting, Denver, CO
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Drivers of regional hydroclimate in the Indo-Pacific-from climate models to paleo proxy records" by Dr. Caroline Ummenhofer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutuion, Woods Hole, MA.