Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013
The Freedom of Art - A Discussion with Brian Duffy & Heidi Wastweet
Two artists will discuss their experiences and challenges with the First Amendment within the art world. Participants include former Des Moines Register editorial cartoonist Brian Duffy and American medallist and sculptor Heidi Wastweet. 2013 First Amendment Day Celebration
Social Media and the First Amendment
Frank LoMonte is the executive director of the Student Press Law Center, an experienced commercial litigation attorney, and a former investigative journalist and political columnist. The 2013 First Amendment Day Celebration Keynote Address.
Thursday, 11 Apr 2013
Brown Bag Lecture
"Brunnier in Bloom" presented by Nancy Girard, Educator of Visual Literacy and Learning, University Museums and Brunnier in Bloom Guest Speaker.
Bioeconomy seminar
"What is driving Renewable Identification Number (RIN) price volatility? Insights from a Medium-run RIN Pricing Model," Rob Johansson, USDA-ARS.
Iowa NSF EPSCoR Energy Policy Seminar Series
"What is Driving Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Price Volatility? Insights from a Medium-run RIN Pricing Model," Rob Johansson, USDA office of the chief economist.
The Lolita Effect: Girls, Sexuality & Contemporary Media
Meenakshi Gigi Durham's work centers on media and the politics of the body, with an emphasis on gender, sexuality, race and youth cultures. She is a professor of journalism at the University of Iowa and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies.
Friday, 12 Apr 2013
SCIS Eminent Scholar Series
"Successful Demand and Supply Integration," Ted Stank, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
MS Seminar
Utilizing Electromagnetic Induction Soil Texture Mapping Technologies to Improve Field Research Design, Richard Simer
PhD Defense
Soil Physical Properties, Aeration, and Drainage of Select Cropping Systems, Aaron Daigh, PhD, Soil Physics
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.
Monday, 22 Apr 2013
Statistics Seminar
"Identify-then-annotate: a third way for RNA-sequencing?", Jeff Leek, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Statistics Seminar
"Is most published medical research really false?", Jeff Leek, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013
Finding Her Voice: Writing about Women's Struggles and Triumphs
Rekha Basu has been a columnist for the Des Moines Register since 1991, focusing on human rights, racial and gender issues and commenting on cultural trends. A collection of her columns was recently published as Finding Her Voice.
Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013
Evolving UX research while Reimagining Windows - Melinda Knight
Eight years ago, Melinda Cerney Knight was a PhD candidate in Human Computer Interaction at Iowa State. Today, she's a senior lead in Windows Research, managing a team responsible for user experiences. Part of the Emerging Technologies Conference.
Human Computer Interaction and the Automobile: Promises and Perils - John D. Lee
John D. Lee is the Emerson Electric professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and director of the Cognitive Systems Laboratory. Part of the Emerging Technologies Conference.
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Suzanne Millman,"Animal Welfare."
Plant Breeding Seminar
Jessica Barb, Sunflower as a lignocellulosic biofuel
Soil Seminar
Kimberly Brown, "Effects of long term nitrogen application on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization, soil aggregation, and soil organic matter storage in a continuous maize, tilled system"