Wednesday, 01 Feb 2012
Seminar: Cancer Systems Biology
Reinhard Laubenbacher, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, will lead a seminar on the application of mathematical models to problems in cancer systems biology (protein and gene networks involved in cancer studies), particularly identifying the role of iron metabolism in breast cancer. A reception will follow.
Thursday, 02 Feb 2012
Computer science colloquia: Pavan Aduri
Pavan Aduri, associate professor of computer science, presents "Complexity Theory and Graph Theory."
Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?
Tour, a correspondent for NBC, is the author of Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness, a look at what it means to be black today and how blackness has changed over the decades. In researching the book he interviewed more than one hundred prominent blacks, including Jesse Jackson, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Cornel West, Malcolm Gladwell, Soledad O'Brien, Kara Walker, and Paul Mooney. Tour has been a contributing editor at Rolling Stone...
Monday, 06 Feb 2012
Building the Golden Gate Bridge
Iowa State alumnus Paul Giroux has worked for Kiewit Corporation on a wide variety of civil engineering mega projects throughout the United States, including Baltimore's Fort McHenry Tunnel, several hydroelectric projects, Boston's Central Artery Tunnel and, most recently, the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Skyway. He received his BS in construction engineering from Iowa State in 1979.
Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012
Seminar: Computational Biomodeling and Systems Biology
Ali Berens, ISU BCB graduate student, will lead an analytical discussion on cancer systems biology.
Thursday, 09 Feb 2012
Brown Bag Lecture
Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
Monday, 13 Feb 2012
Seminar: Visualization Overview
Di Cook, ISU statistics, will talk about the applications, approaches and challenges of Imaging and Visualization.
Osborn Club Lecture
"Are failed banks worth acquiring? FDIC guarantees and acquirers' gains," Valentina Salotti, ISU finance. The lecture is open to the public.
Wednesday, 15 Feb 2012
Ramsey lecture series: "Tuberculosis and Diabetes: The Convergence of Two Epidemics"
Randall Basaraba, DVM, Ph.D., Colorado State University, will present "Tuberculosis and Diabetes: The Convergence of Two Epidemics." His research focuses on the pathogenesis of tuberculosis in several animal models, particularly the pathogenesis of lesion formation and necrosis.
Seminar: Sustainable Viticulture
"Sustainable Viticulture: Lessons from Bedell Cellars," Trent Preszler, CEO Bedell Wineries.
Archi-Chemical Reactions
Alessandro Cece, is a registered Italian architect and interior design instructor for the ISU College of Design Rome Program. He will talk about a limited theoretical tool set of reagents applied to selected projects as elements of a metaphorical chemical reaction.
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.
Confronting Family Violence and Sexual Assault: Community Responses
Ames Police Chief Chuck Cychosz will discuss community efforts and best practices for handling violence against women. Jerry Stewart, Director of Public Safety at Iowa State, and representatives from Youth and Shelter Services, ACCESS and the Story County Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) will participate in the discussion. Part of the Women & Gender Studies Program 35th Anniversary Celebration.
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.
Friday, 17 Feb 2012
Planetarium Show
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 show is suitable for all ages and will be followed by a star-gazing session (weather permitting). Free tickets for the show will be available at the door starting at 6:30 pm.
Monday, 20 Feb 2012
Lecture: Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman
Dan Shechtman, an Iowa State professor of materials science and engineering and research scientist for the Ames Laboratory, won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The honor was awarded for his discovery of quasicrystals, crystalline materials. He joined Iowa State and the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory in 2004. Reception to follow.
Tuesday, 21 Feb 2012
Assembled: Metal, Clay, Fiber, Wood & Mixed Media Student Exhibit Reception
Assembled is a juried exhibition showcasing mixed media and three dimensional artworks by Iowa State students. The show is open for any and all Iowa State students to enter. The drop off date for submissions is Sunday, February 5th from 12pm - 3pm. The reception will be held on Tuesday, February 21st at 7pm. There will be a showing of the documentary "Waste Land" following the reception.
Lecture: Living as an Ordinary Radical
Shane Claiborne is a founding partner of The Simple Way, a new monastic community in inner-city Philadelphia. He has become something of a revolutionary role model for those disillusioned with today's materialistic, "pop Christianity." He is the author of the several books, including The Irresistible Revolution, Jesus for President, and Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers. Msgr. James A. Supple Lecture Series.
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012
Seminar: Finding Industry Standards at ISU
What are industry standards and why do they matter? This seminar will provide basic information on how standards are created and "approved" by the main U.S. and International standards organizations: ANSI, ASTM, and ISO. Participants also will learn how to search and locate standards within the ISU Library. Preregistration is required on Access Plus (under Employee HRS Course Listings).
Workshop: Reference Searching
"Get X-Cited About Cited Reference Searching," with ISU librarians Jeff Kushkowski and Lorrie Pellack. This workshop will cover all disciplines but the presentation, hands-on practice, and discussions will focus on the subject areas suggested by the attendees. Registration is required through AccessPlus. All faculty, staff and grad students are welcome to attend.
The Formation of Energy in Architecture
Kiel Moe, a registered architect and an assistant professor of architectural technology at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, will address the formation of energy in contemporary architecture, using a design-build project in central Colorado as the primary case study. Part of the Architecture Advisory Council Lecture Series.
Thursday, 23 Feb 2012
Chemical & Biological Engineering Department
Intermetallic Alloy Development for Ultra high Temperature Applications by Mufit Akinc, Professor Materials Science & Engineering. Iowa State University
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
Freehand Sketching Workshop with Matthew Brehm
Open to all students and faculty regardless of prior experience or skill level, this workshop will offer instruction on fundamentals and advanced techniques for observational sketching. Seating is limited; RSVP to Jihyun Song, jsong@iastate.edu, by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17.
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
Poetry Reading: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil was born in Chicago to a Filipina mother and a father from South India. Her recently published book of poetry, Lucky Fish, moves from India to the Philippines to New York state to capture a rich life, richly lived. She teaches creative writing and environmental literature at the State University of New York-Fredonia. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness and 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