Thursday, 31 Mar 2011
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
" 3D X-Ray Flow Visualization to Characterize Multiphase Flows" by Theodore Heindel, Iowa State University
Ramsey Lecture Series, College of Veterinary Medicine
Randall Moon, Ph.D, University of Washington School of Medicine, will present "Wnt Signaling as a Therapeutic Target." Moon's research focuses on the roles and mechanisms of Wnt signal transduction and development, and understanding how Wnt signaling is linked to diseases.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Creighton (double-header, second game begins at 4 p.m.). These games, originally scheduled for March 22, were postponed to March 31 due to rain.
Agron 600A - Plant Breeding Seminars
"Association mapping for beta-glucan in North American elite oats" Franco Asoro
Silence of the Songbirds
Bridget Stutchbury studies the ecology and behavior of songbirds in North America and the New World tropics. Her 2007 book Silence of the Songbirds looks at the recent decline in migratory songbirds and the factors most threatening their extinction, from pesticides to habitat destruction and city lights to climate change. The Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Symposium Keynote and part of the Women in STEM Series.
Fused Glass Pendants
Make a pendant by etching and fusing dichroic glass.
Lecture: Politics, Policy and the Reality of Leadership
Gwen Ifill is the Spring 2011 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. She serves as moderator and managing editor of PBS' Washington Week and co-anchor for PBS Newshour.