Monday, 05 Dec 2016
Entomology Seminar
"TThe adaptive response of the serine protease superfamily of the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera to dietary protease inhibitors," Suyog Kuwar, Iowa State University, Department of Entomology.
Topology in Condensed Matter, from Vortices to Symmetry Protected Topological Phases: The Influential Works of the 2016 Nobel Laureates
Rebecca Flint and Peter Orth, Iowa State University
Auditions: The Importance of Being Earnest
Roles available for 5 men and 4 women. Auditions will consist of reading from monologues and scenes. Stop by 2130 Pearson Hall to sign up for an audition time and pick up materials. Auditions are open to all ISU students! Funded by Student Government.
Men's basketball
Iowa State vs. Omaha.
Tuesday, 06 Dec 2016
Mechanical Engineering Design Expo
At this annual event, more than 100 undergraduate students will display and present designs they developed this semester as class projects.
Barks@Parks
Take a break from studying to play with some dogs.
Walk-In Craft: Etched Glass Ornaments
Need a last minute gift? Use etching cream with one of our patterns to create intricate details on a glass ornament.
Auditions: The Importance of Being Earnest
Roles available for 5 men and 4 women. Auditions will consist of reading from monologues and scenes. Stop by 2130 Pearson Hall to sign up for an audition time and pick up materials. Auditions are open to all ISU students! Funded by Student Government.
Wednesday, 07 Dec 2016
Coffee with a Cop
Coffee with a Cop provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the department's work on campus. The majority of contacts law enforcement has with the public happen during emergencies or emotional situations. Those situations are not always the most effective times for relationship building with the community and some community members may feel that officers are unapproachable on the street.
CODAC Fall Art Sale
Sale of work by students in the integrated studio arts and integrated visual arts programs, sponsored by CODAC (College of Design Art Club). Work this year may include ceramics, prints, photos, jewelry, woods and textiles. Most items will range in price from $5 to $150. A majority of proceeds go to the artists, while the rest help fund club activities such as workshops, field trips and guest speakers.
Lunch talk series: Women's and Gender Studies
"Inviting Girls into the Lab: The Rise of Diversity Advocacy in STEM 1956-2016," Amy Bix, ISU history department. Bix explores when, how and why evolving ideas about gender roles, education and the nature of STEM opened up this transformational advocacy for diversity and outreach.
Barks@Parks
Take a break from studying to play with some dogs.
Retirement reception: Jean Bessman
Jean Bessman, account specialist in the Virtual Reality Applications Center, is retiring.
The UM Connection: The Art of War
As artist in residence at Iowa State, Christian Petersen absorbed the campus environment and student experiences and reflected them back through his numerous public works of art and smaller studio sculptures. One subject that had a profound impact on his art was World War II, as he watched how it affected his students. On the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and subsequent U.S. declaration of war, we will tour WWII thematic artwork.
Walk-In Craft: Etched Glass Ornaments
Need a last minute gift? Use etching cream with one of our patterns to create intricate details on a glass ornament.
Roundy, Pointy, Flatty: Getting the Most out of Stones
Join Master Gardener Jamie Beyer for this interactive presentation focused on using stones in a landscape.
Thursday, 08 Dec 2016
Textbook buyback
End of term textbook buyback begins at University Bookstore.
CODAC Fall Art Sale
Sale of work by students in the integrated studio arts and integrated visual arts programs, sponsored by CODAC (College of Design Art Club). Work this year may include ceramics, prints, photos, jewelry, woods and textiles. Most items will range in price from $5 to $150. A majority of proceeds go to the artists, while the rest help fund club activities such as workshops, field trips and guest speakers.
Brown Bag Lecture
Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program.
Faculty-led series: Getting into industry-sponsored research
"Developing Successful Budgets and Proposals for Industry Sponsors," Bryony Bonning, entomology.
Barks@Parks
Take a break from studying to play with some dogs.
Walk-In Craft: Etched Glass Ornaments
Need a last minute gift? Use etching cream with one of our patterns to create intricate details on a glass ornament.
400-bushel corn: Minimizing stress management practices to increase corn yields
Randy Dowdy, Grow Big Corn, Farmer and consultant, growbigcorn.com
Elastoresistivity as a probe of electronic nematicity
Ian Fisher, Stanford
Friday, 09 Dec 2016
CODAC Fall Art Sale
Sale of work by students in the integrated studio arts and integrated visual arts programs, sponsored by CODAC (College of Design Art Club). Work this year may include ceramics, prints, photos, jewelry, woods and textiles. Most items will range in price from $5 to $150. A majority of proceeds go to the artists, while the rest help fund club activities such as workshops, field trips and guest speakers.
Colloquium: Center for Communication Excellence
"Text Mining for Assessment of Writing and Social Positioning," Carolyn Penstein Rosé, associate professor, Language Technologies Institute and HCI Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Barks@Parks
Take a break from studying to play with some dogs.
Walk-In Craft: Etched Glass Ornaments
Need a last minute gift? Use etching cream with one of our patterns to create intricate details on a glass ornament.
Meeting: ThinkSpace Faculty Learning Community
We welcome you to join the ThinkSpace Learning Community (TLC) where ISU faculty meet to create exceptional learning opportunities for students. Centering on ThinkSpace, an active learning and problem solving platform with a set of unique, powerful pedagogical tools, the TLC is designed to help you take your students' learning to higher levels-- learning that builds problem solving skills required in the workplace.
Forestry Club: Tree and wreath sale
Students in the forestry club will sell Christmas trees and wreaths. Proceeds support club activities.