Thursday, 08 Oct 2015
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
"A Trip Around the World." Please join us for winter storytelling with related crafts and activities.
Brown Bag Lecture
"Intentional Prairie: Bringing Indigenous Plants Back to their Native Ecosystem," Barbara Haas, associate professor of English, and Cathleen Bascom, MFA student in creative writing and environment.
Live Webinar: 10 Tips for Creating Accessible Online Course Content
In our media-centric society, the desire and need for online learning is at an all-time high. However, as more academic content goes online, the industry is running into a stumbling block as they struggle to make their online courses accessible. With recent lawsuits in higher education and updates to Section 508 on the horizon, it is more important than ever that online learning content be made accessible to students with disabilities.
Walk-In Craft: Rainbow Necklaces
Stop by The Workspace to make a simple rainbow necklace with clustered jump rings. Whether you identify as LGBTQ or an Ally, drop in and show your support for an inclusive world where individuals can live truthfully and openly.
Public forum: Iowa State's reaccreditation
Learn about the university's coming reaccreditation visit from the Higher Learning Commission.
Altmetrics: New Metrics for Your Research Impact
Track your impact beyond citations. Page views, social bookmarking, tweets, subscribers, downloads, databases, presentation slideshows, videos, websites and more. Seating is limited. Preregistration is required.
Lecture: Role of high-performance computing in understanding climate modeling
"HPC for Understanding Impacts of Climate Modeling and Climate Engineering," Gene Takle, ISU agronomy and ISU geological and atmospheric sciences.
Agronomy Seminar
"Where is the good, the bad, and the boring variation in maize?" || Presenter: Edward Buckler, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, National Academy of Sciences member
Agronomy Seminar Series: Edward Buckler
Edward Buckler is a USDA-ARS research geneticist who leads the Buckler Lab for Maize Genetics and Diversity at Cornell University. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, Buckler uses genomics and statistical genetics to understand and dissect complex traits in maize, biofuel grasses, cassava and grapes.
Cyclone Cinema: Magic Mike XXL
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Concert: Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
One of the finest string ensembles in Russia Plays Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert and Schoenberg, with local choirs adding vocal color to the evening.
Lecture: Stopping Child Slavery in Ghana
James Kofi Annan is a former child slave and leads West Africa's most prominent children's rights organization, Challenging Heights. World Affairs Series.