Monday, 30 Mar 2009
Horticulture seminar
"Photoprotection Mechanisms in Overwintering Rhododendrons," Xiang Wang, ISU horticulture graduate student.
Lecture: Darwinian evolution and Catholic theology
"Does Darwinian Evolution Challenge Catholic Theology of the Human Person?" Anne Clifford, ISU philosophy and religious studies.
Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009
Computer science colloquium
Xiang-Yang Li, associate professor of the department of computer science, Illinois Institute of Technology, presents "Online Spectrum Scheduling in Wireless Networks."
Lecture: Tolerance
"Tolerance: Vice or Virtue?" Otto Selles, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich. An overview of how the concept of tolerance developed in the West, particularly during the Enlightenment, and the place of tolerance in contemporary society, both globally and locally.
President's Lecture in Chemistry: Dudley Herschbach
"The Impossible Takes a Little Longer: Reflections on Teaching Science as a Liberal Art," Dudley Herschbach is the Frank B. Baird Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard and recipient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry. His research on the crossed molecular beam technique is one of the most important advances within the field of reaction dynamics and has allowed scientists to better understand how chemical reactions take place.
Wednesday, 01 Apr 2009
Forum: Obama's First 100 Days
"President Obama's First 100 Days," political commentator Arnie Arnesen and Steffen Schmidt, ISU political science.
Lecture: "Damned Lies and Statistics"
"Damned Lies and Statistics," Joel Best, University of Delaware, Newark. An accessible and humorous overview and critique of the way statistics are used and misused in media and public discourse.
Thursday, 02 Apr 2009
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Liquid Transportation Fuel Options" by L. K. Doraiswamy Lecturer James Katzer, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering.
Lecture: Make IT Matter
"Make IT Matter: We Can Be Clever and Make a Difference," Gregory Abowd, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Keynote speech for the Emerging Technologies Conference.
Sustainability forum
Members of the ISU community will share what their units are doing in the area of sustainability. Guest speakers include Sarah Passonneau (library's sustainability task force), Matthew Wynn Sivils (English), Darryl Knight, Department of Residence; and Merry Rankin, sustainability programs. A reception follows. Hosted by the ISU Council on Sustainability.
Saturday, 04 Apr 2009
Research presentations
Oral research presentations by AESHM department faculty, including: "Re-examination of Herzberg's Two-factor Theory of Motivation in the Korean Army Foodservice Operation," Sungmin Hyun and Haemoon Oh; and "The Role of Sewing in Women's Lives," Jean Parsons and Sara Marcketti.