Monday, 11 Mar 2013
It's A Girl: Film & Discussion on Gendercide & Human Trafficking
This documentary reveals how in many parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. Teresa Downing Matibag, executive director of the Iowa-based Network Against Human Trafficking, will moderate a discussion on gendercide and its relation to human trafficking immediately following the 60-min film. International Women's Day Event and part of the World Affairs Series.
Osborn Club Lecture
Hongwei Xin, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering and animal science; ABE Associate Chair for Research; and director of the Egg Industry Center, will discuss "A Comprehensive Assessment of Aviary Laying-hen Housing System in the Midwest." The lecture is open to the public following the club member dinner.
Iowa State College in the 1890s: A Visual History
Douglas Biggs is a native of Ames and a graduate of Iowa State University. This talk, which includes a slide show of historic photographs, will highlight the Dinkey, a steam engine that ran between campus and downtown Ames from 1891 to 1907. A scale model of the Dinkey, complete with track, will be on display in the Parks Library until the end of May.