Monday, 23 Jan 2012
Statistics Seminar
"Generalized Functional Linear Models with Semiparametric Single-Index Interactions," Yehua Li, Department of Statistics,University of Georgia, Athens
New Deal Ruins: The Dismantling of Public Housing in the U.S.
Over the past 20 years, nearly a quarter-million public housing units have been demolished in cities across the United States. Some are rebuilt as part of mixed-income, mixed-finance developments, but most are permanently lost. Edward G. Goetz, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Urban and Regional Planning, will describe the scope and nature of the effort and implications for public-housing residents and inner-city neighborhoods.
Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012
Lecture: Ugandan Children of War
Photographer Mary Chind and Dr. Neil Mandsager will discuss their visit to Uganda with ChildVoice International. The organization works to rehabilitate children traumatized by war, including former child soldiers, children orphaned by war, and those left destitute by rebel activity. The talk accompanies the Mary Chind's photography exhibit, Silent No More: Ugandan Children of War.
Uganda: ChildVoice International
Photographer Mary Chind and Dr. Neil Mandsager will discuss their visit to Uganda with ChildVoice International. The organization works to rehabilitate children traumatized by war, including former child soldiers, children orphaned by war and those left destitute by rebel activity.
Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012
Statistics Seminar
"Sparse Matrix Graphical Models," Cheng Yong Tang, Department of Statistics & Applied Provbability, National University of Singapore
Thursday, 26 Jan 2012
Someone Had to Make Them: Why Not Me?
Esther Shimazu is a ceramic artist from Honolulu, Hawaii, who is best known for stoneware sculptures of bald, nude, chunky Asian women constructed with hand-building techniques. While often playful in appearance, the work also explores deeper issues of race, gender and beauty.
Artist Lecture: Recomposing the Grant Wood Murals
"Working Over Wood." Jennifer Drinkwater discusses her recent project to reinterpret and recompose the original nine panels designed by Grant Wood for the Parks Library mural "When Tillage Begins, Other Arts Follow."
Documentary and discussion: Black American Gothic
"Black American Gothic" is a documentary film about urban migration from Chicago to Iowa City. Independent filmmaker Carla Wilson tells the story through the experience of Iowa City residents, old and new, and looks specifically at how changing demographics in the community have affected low-income housing, public schools, and law enforcement. A discussion will follow the 50-min film. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Series.
Saturday, 28 Jan 2012
Leadership on the Big Screen
Delatorro L. McNeal is a bestselling author, career coach, entrepreneur and a finalist for Business Journal's Young Minority Business Person of the Year. His books include "Caught between a Dream and a Job: How to Leave the 9-to-5 Behind and Step into the Life You've Always Wanted." Iowa State Leadership Experience (ISLE) Conference Keynote.