Tuesday, 05 Apr 2011
Agron 600C - Crop Production and Physiology Seminar
Danielle Wilson
Biology and Medicine: Systems Approaches Transforming Health Care
Leroy Hood is the William Gates Chair of the Department of Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Washington and president & cofounder of the Institute for Systems Biology. He is recognized for his invention of DNA & protein sequencers & synthesizers & the ink-jet oligonucleotide synthesizer used for deciphering various types of biological information. Part of the National Affairs Series.
Autism awareness: Social skills training
"Improving Access to Social Skills Training for Students with ASD," Sue Baker, Autism Services Consultant, Iowa Department of Education/Child Health Specialty Clinics. Hosted by ASPIRE and ISU's human development and family studies student group in recognition of national autism awareness month.
The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Former political journalist David Makovsky, based many years in Israel, will analyze current approaches toward resolving this seemingly intractable conflict. John Murray, formerly the associate director of the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts at Syracuse University's Maxwell School. Jim McCormick will be the moderator.