Wednesday, 15 Sep 2010
One Health Symposium: People, Plants and Animals
The aim of the symposium is to spur on a 'One Health' campus initiative that promotes the health of humans, animals and plants and how the health of these organisms is interconnected. Invited speakers include Dr. Roger Mahr, CEO of the One Health Commission; Dr. Josephine Briggs, director of NIH's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; and several ISU researchers.
Thursday, 16 Sep 2010
Global Souls: Citizens in the Future Tense
"Global Souls: Citizens in the Future Tense," Pico Iyer. One of our most respected observers of our changing world, Iyer is the author of nine books about cultures converging. Part of the World Affairs Series.
Friday, 17 Sep 2010
Reiman Entrepreneur Forum
Avello Bioenergy co-founders Anthony J.S. Pollard, Jared Brown and Cody Ellens will tell their story. The Iowa-based company uses fast pyrolysis to produce low-carbon products (bioasphalt, boiler fuel, biochar) from renewable biomass resources. This event is free and open to the public.
Dedication: Biorenewables Research Laboratory
Dedication and open house for the new Biorenewables Research Laboratory, the first phase of the Biorenewables Complex. A short dedication program begins at 3 p.m.