Events

Mathematics Colloquium: M-matrices: A generalization of M-matrices based on eventually nonnegative matrices
03 Nov 2009, 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM @ 290 Carver Hall - Dale Olesky (University of Victoria) presenting. Cost: Free.

Lecture: Global aerospace market
03 Nov 2009, 6:00 PM @ Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall - "Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Aerospace Market," Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing global services and support. He leads all aspects of the company's $8 billion business providing after-delivery support for military platforms and systems and a broad array of defense and government services. Cost: free.

Lecture: End 'Don't ask, don't tell'
03 Nov 2009, 6:30 PM @ Sun Room, Memorial Union - "End Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Let Gays and Lesbians Serve Their Country Honorably," Lieutenant Dan Choi. One month after announcing he was gay on the Rachel Maddow Show, the Army announced it would initiate discharge proceedings him. Choi is fighting his discharge proceedings and is a founding member of the organization KNIGHTS OUT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender West Point Graduates. Cost: free.

Discussion: Bioregionalism
03 Nov 2009, 7:00 PM @ Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Kansas Poet Laureate and one of the founders of the Bioregional Congress, will be reading from her book The Sky Begins at Your Feet: A Memoir on Cancer, Community, and Coming Home to the Body. Cost: free.

Faculty forum: Global climate change
03 Nov 2009, 8:00 PM @ Great Hall, Memorial Union - Gene Takle, ISU agronomy and geological and atmospheric sciences; John Miranowski, ISU economics; William Gutowski, ISU geological and atmospheric sciences; and Ray Arritt, ISU agronomy. ISU's Climate Science Initiative team was established in response to the public concern over global climate change and its impact on every segment of society. Cost: free.