Monday, 25 Feb 2013
Documentary: Miss Representation
A viewing of the documentary film, followed by a panel Q&A session. Part of Body Image and National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
The Big Thirst
Charles Fishman is author of "The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water," which explores our strange and complex relationship to water. As we've begun to reimagine our relationship to food, we must also rethink how we approach, manage and use water. University Symposium on Sustainability Keynote Speaker; Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Environmental Imagination; World Affairs Series
Tuesday, 26 Feb 2013
Sustainable Innovations to the Triple Bottom Line: A Discussion with Corporate Leadership
This session features perspectives from four Iowa-based, multi-million dollar corporations regarding their consideration of and commitment to sustainability. Adam Hammes, Manager of Sustainability, Kum and Go Daniel Krohn, Global Sustainability Lead, Becker Underwood, Inc/BASF Michael Smith, Associate Vice-President Real Estate and Sustainability, Hy-Vee, Inc. Liv Watson, Director of International Business Development,...
Writing and the Environment
Join Charles Fishman, author of The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water, for an informal discussion about science writing and writing about the environment.
CANCELED: Rock Your Body
This event is canceled due to inclement weather. A wellness resource fair with group fitness activites, including Zumba (2 p.m.), meditation (2 p.m.), yoga (3 p.m.) and mindful yoga (4 p.m.) sessions. Part of Body Image and National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013
Plant Breeding Seminar
Tom Sauer, "Russian strategies for drought mitigationââ'¬Â
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Denise O'Brien,Details TBA
Soil Seminar
Tom Sauer,"Russian strategies for drought mitigation"
Thursday, 28 Feb 2013
The Thin Line: Breaking the Silence on Eating Disorders
"The Thin Line" uses live theatre to begin the conversation about eating disorders and reduce the stigma surrounding this mental illness. It illustrates the pain of one girl's struggle and her loved ones' resolve to understand and to help. Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Friday, 01 Mar 2013
Diversity: What's In It For My Community?
Nancy "Rusty" Barcelo is the president of Northern New Mexico College and served previously as the Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity the University of Minnesota. Once the only Chicana student at the University of Iowa, Barcelo has since become one of the nation's most highly respected authorities on equity and diversity in higher education. Part of the 2013 Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity, ISCORE