Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010
Symposium on Sustainability
A second daylong university-wide symposium is being planned as part of Iowa State's Live Green! initiative. Last year more than 300 faculty, staff and students turned out for the Symposium on Enhancing Sustainability, with keynote speaker and Berea College president Larry Shinn. Check back for a full schedule of events and participants.
Keynote: Green Economy Campus
"Green Economy Campus: Change Management for Sustainability." Leith Sharp is the founding director of Harvard University's Green Campus Initiative, recognized as the largest green campus organization in the world and a global leader in campus sustainability. Sharp has 18 years of experience greening universities.
Reiman Gardens: Behind the Scenes
"Butterfly Wing Basement."
Ramsey Lecture: "Emerging Therapies for Brain Diseases"
Dr. Beverly Davidson, professor of medicine, neurology and molecular physiology and biophysics at the University of Iowa Department of Internal Medicine, will present "Emerging Therapies for Brain Diseases" during the first lecture in the Ramsey Lecture Series. The lecture is preceded by a research poster session and lunch beginning at 11:15 a.m.
Prediction and Determination of Metabolic Fluxes in Photosynthetic Microbes
John Morgan, Purdue University, will present "Prediction and Determination of Metabolic Fluxes in Photosynthetic Microbes"
Film and discussion: The Bill Sackter story
Film and discussion with producer Lane Wyrick. A Friend Indeed: The Bill Sackter Story explores the way we as a society have treated people with disabilities, from institutional abandonment to community embrace.