Thursday, 08 Apr 2010
Works in Progress Lecture Series
"Exposing the Hidden Legacies of Ho-Chunk Dispossession 'Indian News' and the Struggle over Hunting Laws in 1930s Wisconsin," presentation by Grant Arndt, assistant professor of anthropology and American Indian studies. The Works in Progress Lecture Series brings together faculty from the Colleges of Design and Liberal Arts and Sciences to speak informally about their work. All are welcome to attend.
Lecture: Watchdog Journalism in the 21st Century
Joe Mahr is a journalist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Previously, he worked for the Toledo Blade, where he was part of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning team that uncovered the U.S. Army's 36-year cover-up of Tiger Force during the Vietnam War. Part of the First Amendment Days Celebration.
Gilman Lecture in Chemistry: Dennis A. Dougherty
Professor Dennis A. Dougherty, George Grant Hoag Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, will present the 33rd annual Gilman Lecture. He will discuss "Chemistry on the Brain: Understanding the Nicotine Receptor."
Friday, 09 Apr 2010
New Biology Seminar
"New Biology for the 21st Century." Thomas M. Connelly, Jr., is the executive vice president and chief innovation officer for DuPont.
CANCELED: Reiman Entrepreneur Forum
This event has been canceled.
2010 Zaffarano Lecture
"Toxicology Research ABC's at Mississippi State University: Antidotes, Biomarkers and (Flea) Collars," Janice Chambers, Mississippi State.
Monday, 12 Apr 2010
Symposium: Contemporary Immigrant Experience in Iowa
"Contemporary Immigrant Experience in Iowa: Opportunities and Obstacles." An interdisciplinary panel of ISU faculty will examine the advantages and difficulties facing recent immigrants in Iowa. Discussion will include social, economic, educational and political conditions and influences.
Horticulture Seminar
A Family of Receptor-like Kinases are Regulated by Brassinosteroids and Defines a New Pathway for Plant Growth, by Yanhai Yin, Asst. Professor, Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, ISU
BFA Senior Exhibition Reception
Public reception for "From the Basement Up," the 2010 BFA Senior Student Exhibition. Comments and awards presentation by juror Greg Fuqua, artist-in-residence at the Octagon Center for the Arts, at 5:45 p.m. The reception will include beverages, food and entertainment, and an opportunity to meet the students and view the work in the show.
Osborn Club lecture
"E. coli O157:H7: A Sticky Situation," Chris Minion, ISU veterinary microbiology and preventative medicine. Open to the public.
The Business of Geek: Film, Comic Books, and Gaming
Studio executive, producer and comic book author Jeff Katz will speak about the changing face of the entertainment industry and emerging opportunities for "geek" creators in the film industry, comic book business, internet, gaming and online self-promotion. Katz, who has overseen production for box office hits like Freddy vs. Jason and Wolverine and cult classics like Snakes on a Plane will take the audience through...
Wednesday, 14 Apr 2010
New Biology Seminar
"New Biology for the 21st Century." Thomas Cech is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Seminar: Dealing with Plagiarism
"Dealing with Plagiarism: Pedagogy or Punishment," Rebecca Jackson, ISU Library. Seminar options: on-site or online (webinar). Preregistration is required. Register on Access Plus under Employee HRS Course Listings.
Lecture: Peter Hedges on Writing and Directing
Peter Hedges, who grew up in West Des Moines and attended Valley High School, is a novelist, screenwriter, and film director. He wrote both the novel and the screenplay What's Eating Gilbert Grape and is the writer-director of Pieces of April and Dan in Real Life. His screenplay for About a Boy was nominated for an Academy Award well as a BAFTA and a Writers Guild of America Award.
Thursday, 15 Apr 2010
Poetry Reading: Camille Dungy
"What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison: A Poetry Reading," Camille Dungy. Dungy is cofounder of From the Fishouse, a nonprofit organization that promotes the oral tradition of poetry. Part of the Eco-Voices Series.
Friday, 16 Apr 2010
VEISHEA Opening Ceremony
VEISHEA 2010 is scheduled for April 12-18. VEISHEA is an annual celebration held at Iowa State each spring, and one of its oldest traditions. It serves as a showcase and display of the Iowa State community with a wide variety of educational and entertainment events.
Virtual Reality Experience
Iowa State University's Virtual Reality Applications Center will be showing off its 3-D technology during its "Virtual Reality Experience." The tour is free and open to the public, but online registration is required.
Late Night with Dr. Drew
Dr. Drew has been helping young adults with relationship, sexuality and drug addiction problems for almost three decades. He is best known as the producer and host of VH1's Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Sober House and Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew as well as host of the nationally syndicated radio show "Loveline."
Saturday, 17 Apr 2010
Bonnaroo College Comedy Tour
Join VEISHEA for the 2010 Bonnaroo College Comedy Tour, featuring Pete Homes, Amy Schumer, and Kumail Nanjiani.
Monday, 19 Apr 2010
Horticulture Seminar
Alternative Weed Control and Soil Management Practices in Established Iowa Vineyards, by Lisa Wasko, Graduate Student, Department of Horticulture, ISU
The Life-Changing Journey of Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Zaid Abdul-Aziz, known as Don Smith before his conversion to Islam in 1973, was a three-time All-Big Eight basketball player for Iowa State and a two-time All-American. He was the fifth player taken in the 1968 NBA draft, selected by the Cincinnati Royals and traded during his rookie year to the Milwaukee Bucks. Zaid Abdul-Aziz played for the Sonics for two years before pericarditis - viral heart inflammation - forced him to give up the...
Tuesday, 20 Apr 2010
Youth Education: Kid's Story Time
Bring the kids to Reiman Gardens and enjoy a creative morning. With story time and crafts inspired by the featured children's books, kids are sure to have a good time.
CESMEE spring seminar
"Beginning Elementary Teachers, Curriculum Materials and Inquiry-oriented Science Teaching," Betsy Davis, University of Michigan. This is the last of 5 seminars in this spring series. All are welcome.
Lecture: Linguistics, Language Teaching and Learning
"Taking Steps toward Global Citizenship: Linking Linguistics, Language Teaching and Learning, and the Goals of Undergraduate Education." Heidi Byrnes is the George M. Roth Distinguished Professor of German at Georgetown University. Her work focuses on the acquisition of academic literacy in a second language by adult, instructed learners and draws on curricular, pedagogical, and assessment perspectives.
Wednesday, 21 Apr 2010
Lecture: Organ donation
"Ask Me Why I Choose 'Y'?" Chris Keahi, Iowa Donor Network; and ISU alum Ted Cochran, My Angel Foundation.
Lecture: Food Science and Humanitarianism
Alex Buchanan is a food scientist who has developed such products as infant foods and high protein biscuits for use in developing countries and disaster relief. Buchanan is the recipient of the Rotary Foundation Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award.
Thursday, 22 Apr 2010
Discussion: Behind the Scenes
"Recycling at Reiman Gardens"
Earth Day at Reiman Gardens
To mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Christie Vilsack, Iowa's former first lady, will plant a tree at Iowa State University's Reiman Gardens on Thursday, April 22.
Preview Party
Join us for the unveiling of the largest gnome in the United States and his name. The gnome stands 15 feet tall.
Lecture: Different Perspectives to a Common Experience
"A Walk in the Woods: Different Perspectives to a Common Experience." An artist (C. Arthur Croyle) and a botanist (Lynn Clark) will compare and contrast their experience with observation based research and discovery by sharing their different perspectives to a common experience.