Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016
Lecture: Catholicism and Islam - Seeking Deeper Understanding
Speaker Anne Clifford is the Monsignor James A. Supple chair in Catholic Studies at Iowa State.
Chamberlin Lecture in Journalism
"Investigating the Corrupt while Protecting the Powerless" - Miles Moffeit is an investigative reporter with The Dallas Morning News, where he has worked for the past six years examining patient harm and fraud in hospitals across Texas and the nation.
Wednesday, 28 Sep 2016
Lecture: Equal Pay for Equal Work - Lilly Ledbetter
Part of the Campaign 2016 Series, providing the university and community with opportunities to question candidates or their surrogates before the November election.
Thursday, 29 Sep 2016
State of the Department
Kendall Lamkey, Iowa State University Department of Agronomy.
Lecture: Physical Activity: Wonder Drug for Chronic Disease Prevention
I-Min Lee, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is the 2016 Helen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair. She is a leading researcher on the role of physical activity in preventing chronic diseases and enhancing longevity.
Lecture: Rethinking the Refugee Crisis
Economist Paul Collier is an expert on developing markets and the author of "The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It." Economics Forum & World Affairs Series
Friday, 30 Sep 2016
Lecture: Jesus and Islam
Presented by Molhim Bilal, imam of the Iowa City mosque. Hosted by the Muslim Student Association. Refreshments will be available.
Monday, 03 Oct 2016
Lecture: Corn and Khrushchev
"A Brief History of Iowa Agriculture" - Liz Garst, granddaughter of the famous Iowa farmers and citizen diplomats Roswell and Elizabeth Garst, shares how it came to pass that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and his family visited the Garst family farm in 1959.
Tuesday, 04 Oct 2016
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Breaking the ice: an exploration of ice, rheology, boundary conditions, and (ice)" by Dr. Liz Logan, Univ of Texas, Austin.
Plate of the Union: Seeds of the Future
A panel discussion, followed by a Q&A session, on the Iowa water quality. Panelists: Hanna Bates, Iowa Water Center; Jim Gillespie, Iowa Dept. of Ag and Land Stewardship; Chris Jones, Iowa Nutrient Monitoring Network; Tim Smith, 2015 Iowa Soil Conservation Farmer of the Year.
Jumpstart Your Creativity!
Join Letitia Kenemer & Sara Merritt as they discuss hot to boost your audience, membership and programming with novel approaches and well-designed presentations. Great for members of clubs, non-profit organizations, team leaders, artists, and anyone who needs a new way to come up with new ideas.