Friday, 12 Feb 2016
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Hydrologic Recovery with Prairie Reconstruction at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, Iowa" by Dr. Keith Schilling, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Lecture: Spherical Paintings and the Art of Optical Illusion
Artist Dick Termes will discuss his unique spherical paintings known as Termespheres and the interconnection between math, science and art. Donald Benson Memorial Lecture in Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Monday, 15 Feb 2016
Statistics Seminar
Bayesian sparse reduced rank multivariate regression, Gyuhyeong Goh, Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Veritas Forum: Toleration and Justice in a Broken World
Alex Tuckness is a professor and Director of Graduate Education in the Department of Political Science at Iowa State, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Lecture: Game Design and Why It Matters
James Portnow is perhaps best known for writing Extra Credits, a web series that explores topics in games and the gaming industry. He is a game designer and consultant known for his theories on socially positive design.
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016
Women's and Gender Studies series
"Letting Gendered Spaces Go: Striving for Gender and Nature Balance Through Bonding in Disney's Frozen and Maleficent," Sarah Chase, ISU English. Part of a series of informal, brown-bag lunch symposiums.
Wednesday, 17 Feb 2016
Lecture: Imagine a World without America
Dinesh D'Souza has had a 25-year career as a writer, scholar and public intellectual. He is a former policy analyst in the Reagan White House and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Thursday, 18 Feb 2016
Lecture: The All-But-Forgotten Christian Virtue of Delight
"Re-Enchanting the Academy: The All-But-Forgotten Christian Virtue of Delight," Kevin Corcoran. Corcoran is a professor of philosophy at Calvin College, will explore how cultivating virtues of delight and gratitude enables each of us to re-enchant the world in the act of ordinary living.
Panel discussion: Black women as activists
"Sister, Sister: Black Women as Activists in Civil Rights and Social Justice Movements Today," Natasha Croom, ISU School of Education; Lorraine Acker, Margaret Sloss Women's Center; and Audrey Kennis, ISU Design.