Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012
SusAg Colloquium
Taming the Red Buffalo: Prairie Fire on the Great Plains, Julie Courtwright
How to Survive a Plague
"How to Survive a Plague" is the story of how activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. It follows a group of young people, many of them HIV-positive young men, who infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time. A discussion will follow the 120-minute film. World AIDS Awareness Week Event
Thursday, 29 Nov 2012
Agron 600 Plant Breeding Seminar
IMPLEMENTATION OF NONPARAMETRIC MODELS FOR GENOMIC ASSISTED PREDICTION IN PLANT BREEDING, Presenter: REKA HOWARD
Seminar: Iowa NSF EPSCoR Energy Policy
"Conducting Economic Research to Impact Policy Decisions," Nick Paulson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Agronomy Seminars
Brian Hornbuckle
The AIDS Epidemic: An Inside Perspective from Sub-Saharan East Africa
Dorothy Masinde is a lecturer in the Global Resource Systems Program and an internship coordinator for Africa for those majors. She was previously associate director for field operations in Kamuli District Uganda. World AIDS Awareness Week Event.
Exercise for Success in School and Career
A leader in the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience, Adele Diamond studies the part of our brain that controls core mental processes important for problem solving, negotiation, and reasoning. She will discuss the social, emotional and cognitive aspects of physical activity and their importance to professional success. The 2012 Pease Family Scholar and Women in STEM Series.
Panel: What Matters to Me and Why
A panel discussion featuring ISU students, faculty and staff sharing and reflecting on their values, beliefs and motivations. Interested students are encouraged to visit sub.iastate.edu/matters and share their stories and thoughts. Select submissions will be shared as part of the event.
Friday, 30 Nov 2012
Planetarium Show
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 to learn more. Shows are at 7 pm and 7:30 pm and are suitable for all ages. Weather permitting a star-gazing session will be held after dark. Free tickets for the shows will be available at the door starting at 6:45 pm. Seating is limited.
The Daily Show Live: Indecision Tour 2012
It's a hilarious evening of comedy, politics and the news, featuring two correspondents and a writer-producer from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. John Hodgman, Al Madrigal and J. R. Havlan offer side-splitting post-election coverage as well as an inside look at how the show is produced, from comedy and the news to the creative process. The Daily Show Indecision 2012 Tour is sponsored by Comedy Central and The Daily Show.