Wednesday, 19 Apr 2017
Lecture: Housing Biopolitics and Care
Peg Rawes, a professor of architecture and philosophy at the University College London Bartlett School of Architecture, will outline how 17th-century Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza's theories of well-being and equality can be used to analyze housing and income inequalities, and how his ideas relate to post-war and current social housing design. Part of the ISU Department of Architecture Public Programs Series.
Freedom Sings: A Musical Celebration of the First Amendment
Freedom Sings is a multimedia presentation featuring music that has been banned, censored or sounded a call for social change. A program of the First Amendment Center, Freedom Sings features live music, video and narration, and showcases hit songwriters, performers and Grammy Award winners.
Keynote: Sustainable Agriculture Symposium
"Strengthening the Sustainability of Agricultural Biodiversity," Karl Zimmerer, professor of environment and society, Pennsylvania State University.
Thursday, 20 Apr 2017
First Amendment Day Series Keynote: Glenn Smith
"Shining a light in darkness: The First Amendment and Community Journalism," Glenn Smith, special project editor at the Charleston, South Carolina, Post and Courier and a reporter on its Pulitzer Prize-winning series focused on domestic violence.
Friday, 21 Apr 2017
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"The low-level wind field of the tropical cyclone" by Dr. Daniel R. Chavas, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Lecture: MFA Program in Writing & the Environment Alumni Festival
"Home Voices," part of the Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series. Participants include Lauren Alleyne, Lindsay Tigue, Melissa Sevigny, and Lucas Southworth.
Monday, 24 Apr 2017
Lecture: Crop bioengineering
"Defining, Improving, and Changing the Specificities of CRISPR-Cas Nucleases." Professor J. Keith Joung, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, will describe research advances that are broadening the range of applications for CRISPR-Cas nucleases, improving the precision of these reagents, and enabling better elaboration of these technologies. Sponsored by the Crop Bioengineering Consortium.
Tuesday, 25 Apr 2017
Ask the Experts: National Preservation Week
Parks Library preservation staff; Pete Sixbey, State Historical Society of Iowa; and Suzanne LeSar, ISU Textiles and Clothing Museum, will provide expert advice for handling and care of heirlooms and collectibles.
Wednesday, 26 Apr 2017
Rossmann Manatt Lecture
"Securing Health and Education: Hopes and Realities of Iowa Latino Immigrant Families," Kimberly Greder, associate professor of human development and family studies, and the 2016-17 recipient of the Rossmann Manatt faculty development award.
Ask the Experts: National Preservation Week
Parks Library preservation staff will provide expert advice for handling and care of heirlooms and collectibles.