Tuesday, 01 Oct 2013
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Ancient Caves of Northern Illinois" Using Voids to Fill the Gaps" by Roy Plotnick, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.
The Second Vatican Council and Pope John XXIII's Commitment to Religious Unity
Anne Clifford, the Msgr. James Supple Chair in Catholic Studies at Iowa State, will discuss Pope John XXIII's life-experience, his decision to call the Second Vatican council, and the resulting commitment of the Roman Catholic Church to cultivate relationships not only with otherbut also with other religions, especially Judaism and Islam. Supple Lecture Series
Emerging Powers and the Responsibility to Protect
Ramesh Thakur, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, currently directs the Centre for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament at Australian National University.
Wednesday, 02 Oct 2013
Fulbright Lunch & Learn Seminar Series
"Cultural explorations," Anicia Peters, Computer Science, Namibia, Current grantee Bring your lunch and learn from Fulbright alumni and current Fulbright-sponsored grantees about a variety of Fulbright Programs. All seminars will start at 12:10 pm and last 20-30 minutes, thus allowing ample time for discussion and socializing.
Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers
Kwame Anthony Appiah, named one of Foreign Policy's Top 100 public intellectuals, is the Laurence S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. He is also the president of the PEN American Center, the world's oldest human rights organization. World Affairs Series and Technology, Globalization & Culture Series
Thursday, 03 Oct 2013
The CEOs of Leadership: Clarity, Example and Optimism
Ambassador Karen Hughes worked for more than thirty years in public administration, public policy and communications. She served as Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and as a strategic advisor on policy and communications to President George W. Bush. Mary Louise Smith Chair for Women and Politics
Iowa NSF EPSCoR energy policy seminar series
"Biobased Economy; Quo Vadis?" Andre Faaij, Copernicus Institute of Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Agronomy Seminar
Eavesdropping on Plants: What Do They Have to Say? Dr. Jack Schultz, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri
Friday, 04 Oct 2013
Dating in a Digital World: Nev Schulman of MTV's CATFISH
MTV's Catfish: The TV Show tackles the mystery and complexities of dating in a digital world. Series hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph track "catfish" - people who create a false identity or intentionally misrepresent themselves in online forums - as they follow the first-time, real-life encounters of young couples taking their online-only relationships to a new level, face-to-face. ISU After Dark
Sunday, 06 Oct 2013
Lecture: Ceramic Tradition/Contemporary Design
Assistant Curator Adrienne Gennett and Head of Integrated Studio Arts and ceramicist Ingrid Lilligren will discuss the objects and ideas behind the exhibition Ceramic Tradition/Contemporary Design. They will explore traditional ceramic techniques developed over thousands of years and how those techniques continue to be used by and inspire contemporary ceramicists working today.
Monday, 07 Oct 2013
Statistics Seminar
"Hyperparameter and Model Selection for Nonparametric Bayes Problems Via Radon-Nikodym Derivatives", Hani Doss, Department of Statistics, University of Florida, Gainesville
Tuesday, 08 Oct 2013
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Tracing Atmospheric Moisture Isotopically" by Lisa Kanner, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
United States and India: How Far Have We Come, What Lies Ahead?
Her Excellency Nirupama Rao has served as India's ambassador to the United States since September 2011. Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science
Wednesday, 09 Oct 2013
MAX MAXIM: The making of a monster
Lauren Crahan is the principal and John Hartmann the creative director of Freecell Architecture, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based design and fabrication studio. Part of the 2013-14 Architecture Advisory Council Lecture Series.
Entrepreneurs and Leadership in the Swine Industry
Dr. Howard Hill is president-elect of the National Pork Producers Council and a strategic council to Iowa Select Farms. He worked for more than 20 years at Iowa State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, where he was a leader in the eradication of pseudorabies (PRV). William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture
Thursday, 10 Oct 2013
Brown Bag Lecture
ââ'¬Å"Barn Quilts ââ'¬" Hanging a Clothesline of Quilts Across the Countrysideââ'¬Â presented by Barn Quilts of Washington County Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program.
Agronomy Departmental Seminar
Murky Waters: Farming and Policy for Water Quality in Iowa Craig Cox, Senior Vice-President, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environmental Working Group
Statistics Seminar
"Text Networks", David Banks, Department of Statistics, Duke University, Durham, NC
Innovative Solutions for Restoring Water Quality
Joe Whitworth is president of The Freshwater Trust where he and his team focus on cooperative, market-based solutions that benefit rivers, working lands and local communities. National Affairs Series
Friday, 11 Oct 2013
Chemistry seminar
"Tripodal Ligands in Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry: Functionalization of Carbon Dioxide, Approaches for Mercury Detoxification and the Formation of New Classes of Atranes," Ged Parkin, Columbia University, New York. The seminar is part of a celebration to honor University Professor John Verkade, who is retiring after 53 years at ISU.
Chemistry seminar
"Endohedral Functionalities in Hemicryptophane and Cavitand Hosts," Jean-Pierre Dutasta, Laboratory of Chemistry, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France. The seminar is part of a celebration to honor University Professor John Verkade, who is retiring after 53 years at ISU.
Planetarium Shows
Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium to learn more. The first show, starting at 6:30 pm will be 20 minutes and for kids. Shows at 7 pm and 7:30 pm and are suitable for all ages. Free tickets for the shows will be available at the door starting at 6:15 pm. Seating is limited.
Monday, 14 Oct 2013
International seminar
Featured speakers are Agus Pakpahan, chair of the Commission for the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms, who will present "Sustainability, Opportunities and Challenges in Indonesia." Adam Kighoma Malima, a Tanzanian politician and member of parliament since 2010, will speak about "The Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Agricultural Sector in Tanzania."
Statistics Seminar
"A workbench based approach for repeatable experiments in software", Shashi K. Gadia, Computer Science Department, Iowa State University, Ames
Scientific Discovery and the Fight to End Global Hunger
Marc Van Montagu, Mary-Dell Chilton and Robert T. Fraley are joint recipients of the 2013 World Food Prize for their research and achievements in agricultural biotechnology. Norman E. Borlaug Lecture
Tuesday, 15 Oct 2013
Agronomy Seminar
Plant Made Pharmaceuticals-Recombinant AMPs Against Skin Infections Dr. Michael Kleine, CEO of Planton GmbH, Kiel, Germany
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Simulating Impacts of Changes in Climate and Land Use on Water Sustainability and Crop Yields" by Dave Hyndman, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
How Migration Is Changing Our World
Economist Paul Collier is author of The Bottom Billion and an expert on developing markets and financial opportunities within the poorest countries. He is currently Advisor to the Strategy and Policy Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and advisor to the Africa Region of the World Bank. Part of the World Affairs Series: Development, Defense and Diplomacy.
Wednesday, 16 Oct 2013
What Is (Ab)Normal? How to Identify Mental Illness
Psychologist Robert Krueger will discuss the differences between normal and abnormal human behavior and how the two overlap. Disability Awareness Week.
Challenging Chinaphobia: Gender Differences
Kesho Scott is an associate professor of American Studies and sociology at Grinnell College and a diversity trainer with more than two decades of work leading programs to unlearn racism.