Monday, 06 Feb 2012
Terrariums Workshop
Terrariums are making a comeback! Possibly the easiest gardens to maintain, closed terrariums require little or no attention. In fact, the less you meddle, the better. So come learn the basics of terrarium design and explore endless possibilities for clever containers to create and take home your own unique miniature garden under glass!
Thursday, 16 Feb 2012
Who Owns Life? Research Liberty, Traditional Knowledge and Piracy
"Ethical Analysis of Objibway Objections to Wild Rice Research," Robert Streiffer, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Who Owns Life? Gene Patents in Law, Ethics and Policy
"Changing Tides or A Drop in the Bucket? Challenges to Plant Patenting in the U.S. and Abroad," Margo Bagley, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, specializing in patent law and intellectual property.
Sustainable Farming and the Fine Wine Industry
Trent Preszler is Chief Executive Officer of Bedell Cellars, a winery on Long Island, N.Y., that pursues sustainability in all farming, winemaking, and business practices. He earned a BS degree in agriculture from Iowa State University and is now a Ph.D. candidate in viticulture at Cornell University. National Affairs Series.
The Case for Patenting New Plants
Edmund J. Sease is a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience litigating intellectual property cases. He argued before the United States Supreme Court in a precedent-setting case on the patent eligibility of genetically modified plants. Part of the "Who Owns Life?" Intellectual Property in Biotechnology and the Life Sciences Symposium.
Thursday, 23 Feb 2012
Hydraulic Fracturing: Potential Impacts on Drinking Water
Stephen Osborn is a hydrogeologist with an expertise in natural gas geochemistry and water quality issues specific to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. He was the lead author on a recent study at Duke University that shows methane contamination of drinking water associated with shale-gas extraction. National Affairs Series.
Food and Farm Policy in the United States: Building the Economy and National Security with Public Health
Michael Hamm is the C. S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at Michigan State University. His work focuses on developing sustainable community and regional food systems from the producer to the consumer. The 2011-12 Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair in Human Sciences.
Saturday, 25 Feb 2012
Upcycling Field Trip with Judith Lemish
Second hand stores are chock full of clothes with big potential if you know what you are looking for. Join Judith on a DIY field trip to Salvation Army and Goodwill to sift through the cast-offs and find gems that can be reconstructed into something modern and new.
Sunday, 26 Feb 2012
Writing from the Margins: A Conversation
Daniel Woodrell is the author of Winter's Bone, whose film adaptation was nominated for four Academy Awards. Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil was born in Chicago to a Filipina mother and a father from South India. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness and the Creative Imagination
A Reading with Daniel Woodrell
Daniel Woodrell is the author of Winter's Bone, whose film adaptation was nominated for four Academy Awards. He has set most of his eight novels in the Missouri Ozarks, where he grew up and now lives. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination
Monday, 27 Feb 2012
Eco-Voices: Flyway Home Voices Reading
Writers from the MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment read from their prize-winning work. Creative pieces will be published in a forthcoming issue of Flyway: a Journal of Writing and Environment.
On Travel Writing
Anthony Doerr is the author of four books, including Memory Wall, which takes place on four continents and addresses issues from Alzheimer's in South Africa to infertility in Wyoming to fishing for endangered sturgeon in Lithuania. Rolf Potts has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of National Geographic Traveler and The New Yorker. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness and the Creative Imagination.
Lecture: Stories and Revelations from a Postmodern Travel Writer
Rolf Potts has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of National Geographic Traveler, The New Yorker, Slate.com and Outside. He is perhaps best known for promoting the ethic of independent travel and his book on the subject, Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Creative Imagination
Lecture: Memory Wall
Anthony Doerr is the author of four books, The Shell Collector, About Grace, Four Seasons in Rome, and, most recently, Memory Wall, which takes place on four continents and addresses issues from Alzheimer's in South Africa to infertility in Wyoming to fishing for endangered sturgeon in Lithuania. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination
Energy Sustainability in a Changing World
Ellen Williams is Chief Scientist at British/Beyond Petroleum, one of the world's largest oil & gas companies. Ellen plays a role in determining how developments in science and technology can contribute to sustainable, secure and environmentally responsible energy. She will discuss specific examples of carbon capture and storage, as well as biofuels.
Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012
Sustainapalooza: Celebrating Our Cardinal, Gold, and Green!
Join in the celebration of the many accomplishments of Iowa State's Live Green! initiative through interactive displays and presentations about sustainability efforts on campus. The event will include a poster session, "empowering" stations, and the opportunity to walk down the Green Carpet. Speakers will include Merry Rankin, Director of Sustainability, and leaders from the Council on Sustainability.
Hydroponics at Home
Learn about creating your own hydroponic system for growing vegetables and other plants in your own backyard using materials easily found at the hardware store and your recycle bin. You will leave this class with all the knowledge and resources you will need to start experimenting with your own soilless growing system at home.
Recycled Glass Necklace with Terrie Hoefer
Create glass elements and learn to knot them together with hemp, accent beads and copper wire for a trendy, Bohemian necklace. Students will learn to cut a glass bottle, use a grinder and kiln fire polish glass.