Wednesday, 25 Mar 2009
Lecture: In Depth at Reiman Gardens
"Explore the Conservatory," Aaron Steil, Reiman Gardens education and plant collections coordinator.
Employee Wellness Workshop: Healthy Days in Convenient Ways
Faculty and staff: Learn about easy ways to live healthier on a day-to-day basis without extra hassle. Feel free to bring your lunch. To register, contact Sally Barclay, 4-9625, barclay@iastate.edu.
IG Workshop: Microbial Metagenomics
"Exploring the Marine Microbial World, Genomes to Biomes," Ed DeLong, Massachusettes Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
Rossman-Manatt Lecture: From classrooms to communities: The power of integrative research
Linda Niehm, recipient of the 2009 Rossman-Manatt award, has built her career around the concept of integrative research between academia and rural community entrepreneurship. Her lecture will provide an overview of successful research and outreach projects, specifically focusing on a current USDA-NRI grant on community resiliency and recent rural business and community outreach projects in Oskaloosa and Elkader, Iowa.