Tuesday, 01 Nov 2016
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Earth System Science Evolution: Past, Present and Future" by Dr. Ghassem Asrar, JGCRI, PNNL/UMD, College Park, MD.
Lecture: Author Margaret Atwood
"Which Future? Fiction and the Everything Change," Margaret Atwood is an author, poet and environmental activist whose more than forty books include "The Handmaid's Tale," "The Blind Assassin," and the MaddAddam trilogy featuring "Oryx and Crake."
Thursday, 03 Nov 2016
Pluralities, Publics, and Citizen Science panel
Participate in an interdisciplinary panel discussion on pluralities, publics, and citizen science. The event is sponsored by the Urban Ecosystem Project and funded by the National Institutes of Health Science Education Partnership Award.
Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Maize: Myths and Reality
Internation Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico. Head, Biotechnology for Agricultural Development
Friday, 04 Nov 2016
Planetarium Show: Cosmic Recycling
Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium and join us for an evening under the stars!
Monday, 07 Nov 2016
A Conversation on Safety, Justice and Students of Color
Join us for a proactive discussion designed to raise awareness and understanding about the issues people of color face, especially in their interactions with law enforcement. Students and others on campus are invited to share personal experiences, including how national events and media coverage have had an impact on their lives and community.
Wednesday, 09 Nov 2016
Campus Conversation Series: Election
"Let's Talk About the Election." Students, staff, faculty and community members are invited to gather and discuss election outcomes. This is a drop-in event, so attend as your schedule allows. Light refreshments will be served.
Lecture: Fighting Modern Slavery
Yonas Tesfay & Josiah Carter share their experiences dealing with the complex issue of modern child slavery and explain how their organizations are finding solutions through social entrepreneurism and sustainable practices.
Thursday, 10 Nov 2016
Lecture: Enduring Vietnam
"Reflections on a War and Those Who Served." James Wright, President Emeritus and Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth College, author of "Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them." National Affairs Series
Monday, 14 Nov 2016
Osborn Club Lecture
Zlatan Krizan, associate professor in psychology, will present "How Sleep Shapes Social Behavior (and Vice Versa)" at the next Osborn Club lecture. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Tuesday, 15 Nov 2016
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Climate controls on shale weathering" by Dr. Ashlee Dere, Univ of Nebraska, Omaha, NE.
Wednesday, 16 Nov 2016
Lecture: Architecture with a Detour
Carlos Bedoya, founding partner of Mexico City-based architecture firm Productora, will present "Architecture with a Detour" as part of the 2016-17 ISU Department of Architecture Lecture Series. He will look at Productora's work "through a set of architectural variables as a means to tease out the practice's engagement not with solving problems per se, but with engaging the inherent 'difficulty' of architecture as a productive element of design."
Thursday, 17 Nov 2016
Webcast: OA (Open Access publishing system) Beyond APCs
Participants from around the world will discuss the possibilities of an OA system of publishing that is low/no cost to researchers or readers. The webcast is sponsored by the University of Kansas Libraries along with SPARC, the Open Access Network and Allen Press. The webcast is part of a two-day international symposium at the University of Kansas. All faculty are invited to attend.
Sustainable Agroecosystems: An analysis across Spatial and Temporal Scales
Johan Six, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland, Sustainable Agroecosystems Chair, Department of Environmental Systems Science.
Lecture: Find a Way, or Make One: Ben Barry
Graphic designer Ben Barry most recently was a communication designer for Facebook and co-founder of the Facebook Analog Research Laboratory. He will present a lecture and workshop Nov. 17-18 at the College of Design.
Lecture: The Science of Running
"Linking Biomechanics and Energy Cost," Rodger Kram, Pease Family Scholar in Kinesiology and associate professor of integrative physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Tuesday, 29 Nov 2016
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Residual Capillary Trapping in the Permeable Rservoir Sections, A New Paradigm in CO2 Geosequestration" by Dr. Robert Ritzi, Wright State University, Dayton, OH.
State of the Student Body Address
Student Body President Cole Staudt will discuss Student Government's new initiatives and recently completed projects focused on improving the student experience, especially surrounding mental health.