Monday, 15 Apr 2013
The Real Jesus: New Evidence from History and Archeology
Paul Maier is professor emeritus in the Department of History at Western Michigan University, where he was the Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History. He is the author of sixteen published books, including The Da Vinci Code: Fact or Fiction? and the religious fiction bestseller A Skeleton in God's Closet.
Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013
MS Seminar
Assessing Maize Genetics' Response to Corn Gluten Meal Herbicide and Corn Flour Residue, Anthony Cavender
The Women of Downton Abbey
Jessica Fellowes is the bestselling author of The World of Downton Abbey and the follow-up, The Downton Chronicles, both based on the hit PBS series. She is the niece of Lord Julian Fellowes, who created and wrote the series.
Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Julia Olmstead,Details TBA
Plant Breeding Seminar
Jinliang Yang, Complementation of dominant and pseudo-overdominant loci detected by GWAS contribute to heterosis of yield component traits in maize
Soil Seminar
Chris Pelzer, "Greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon dynamics during the transition period from conventional to organic agriculture systems"
Architecture Advisory Council Lecture: Adam Yarinsky
Adam Yarinsky, FAIA, a principal with the Architecture Research Office in New York City, will speak about his firm's holistic approach to architecture in a lecture titled "Almost Nothing?" His talk, part of the ISU Architecture Advisory Council Lecture Series, is free and open to the public.
How to Be Black
Baratunde Thurston is a technology-loving comedian from the future. He co-founded the political blog "Jack and Jill Politics" and served as Director of Digital for The Onion before launching the comedy and technology startup Cultivated Wit. He writes the monthly back-page column for Fast Company, and his first book, How To Be Black, is a New York Times bestseller.
Thursday, 18 Apr 2013
College of Human Sciences Lecture: Leola Adams
Leola Adams, Ph.D., CFCS, is the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award Recipient in the department of human development and family studies in the College of Human Sciences. She will present a public lecture, "Stepping out on Faith."
Stepping out on Faith
"Stepping Out on Faith," Leola Adams, 2013 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award Recipient.
Graphic Storytellers: Illustrating Horror and Fantasy Books
Jeremy Caniglia is a successful studio-based artist and commercial illustrator. His artwork has been used on the covers of more than fifty CDs, magazines and books, including novels by such authors such as Stephen King, Ray Bradbuy, Douglas Clegg and F. Paul Wilson. He also painted the cover image for a new, limited edition of Max Brooks's novel World War Z.He received his BFA in drawing and painting from Iowa State in 1993.
Friday, 19 Apr 2013
MS Seminar
Building a Sheep Ranch in Northern Minnesota, Bonnie Hasbrouck
Saturday, 20 Apr 2013
VEISHEA: Comedy show
Harvard Sailing Team is the New York-based sketch comedy group that features clean-cut performers in preppy clothes, none of whom went to Harvard or sail.