Thursday, 05 Mar 2020
Roundtable Discussion: Creating Global Understanding
Learn how Iowa State's World Languages and Culture faculty collaborated with University Museums for the exhibition Creating Global Understanding.
Lecture: Reconnecting Landscapes for Nature and People
Nick Haddad is a Professor of Integrative Biology at Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station, where he is Director of their long-term Ecological Research Program. He studies biodiversity conservation in working landscapes. He also studies conservation of the rarest butterflies in the world, conservation by reconnecting habitat with landscape corridors, and conservation of habitat diversity in agricultural landscapes.
Symphony of Diversity
This annual concert, started by ISU director of orchestras Jonathan Govias in spring 2017 at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, will feature the ISU Symphony Orchestra, one or two guest artists and scores created by female, African American and Mexican composers.
Friday, 06 Mar 2020
Lecture: Ancient Indian Science in the Modern World
Dr. Kak is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Oklahoma State University. His research is in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and history of science. Dr. Kak will discuss how ancient Indian science, including the invention of zero and the decimal system, is still applicable and influencing modern life.