Monday, 27 Apr 2009
Women's Studies demonstration
"Speak Out! Act Up! Teach In!" A demonstration by the Women's Studies program to address the importance of gender diversity on the Iowa State campus. There will be talks, activities, displays and a musical performance by Strong Like Bear. The event is free and open to the public.
Horticulture seminar
Learning Community research presentations, ISU horticulture undergraduates.
Lecture: Plant-Insect Interactions Symposium Keynote
"Plant-Insect Interactions," Edward (Ted) Farmer, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Part of the 2009 Loomis Lecture and the Office of Biotechnology 25th Anniversary Celebration.
Tuesday, 28 Apr 2009
Research presentations
Presentations by AESHM department faculty, including: "Will it Happen to Me? A Look at How Urban and non-Urban Consumers Perceive Identity Theft," Axton Bertz; "Foreign Direct Investment in Indian Retail: A Content Analytic Approach to Understanding Past Imperfections and Future Imperatives," Mansi Batra and Linda Niehm; and "An Entry Mode Decision Model for the Apparel Market," Yao Lu, Elena Karpova and Ann Marie Fiore.
Lecture: Gut feelings
"Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious," Gerd Gigerenzer, director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin. Reception precedes the lecture at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, 29 Apr 2009
GPSA Symposium: Sustainability
Fifth annual Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture research symposium. Keynote lecture, "Sustainability in the 21st Century: From Greening to Resilience," Fred Kirschenmann, Distinguished Fellow, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. A Q&A session and poster presentation will follow. Free and open to the public.
Thursday, 30 Apr 2009
Gilman Lecture
Hisashi Yamamoto, Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Professor, University of Chicago, is the guest speaker for the 32nd annual Gilman Lecture. Yamamoto will discuss "Asymmetric synthesis based on acid catalysis." All are invited to attend.