Monday, 17 Sep 2012
Seminar: Electronic teaching
James Carey, professor of entomology at University of California, Davis, will cover a range of topics involving digital strategy in teaching, research and extension/outreach.
Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012
SusAg Colloquium
ââ'¬Å"Unsustainable Agriculture in History: The Role of Factor X," Jonathan Andelson, Rosenfield Professor of Social Science and director of the Center for Prairie Studies at Grinnell College
Planet Money LIVE
The charismatic team of National Public Radio's Adam Davidson and This American Life's Alex Blumberg explain money in human terms, delivering an informative and entertaining live stage show. It's a witty and humorous approach to some of the most complex economic issues of our times and their relevance in our lives. Greater Iowa Credit Union Business Lecture Series
Thursday, 20 Sep 2012
Department of Agronomy Seminar Committee
Practical Farmers of Iowa - Sarah Carlson Research and Policy Director
Computer science colloquia
"Four Challenges in Engineering of Feature-rich Software Systems," Thein Than Tun, The Open University, United Kingdom.
Agron 600 Plant Breeding Seminar
Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS), a review of the characteristics of a novel high-throughput technology for analysis of species with diverse and large genomes, Pedro Gonzalez- Portilla
Lecture: As a Woman in Science
Professor Beate Schmittmann joined Iowa State as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in April. Prior to that she was a member of the physics faculty at Virginia Tech, serving as the department chair since 2006. As a leader of Virginia Tech's ADVANCE program, she was instrumental in effecting policy and climate change for all faculty, and especially for women in science and engineering.
The Changing Role of Leaders in a Bullish Farmland Market
Jim Farrell is president and CEO of Farmers National Company, the nation's largest farm and ranch management company. Farrell, who grew up on an Iowa farm, is a graduate of Iowa State. The William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture
Friday, 21 Sep 2012
Lecture: Supply Risk Management
"A Holistic Approach to Supply Chain Risk Management: Exposing Vulnerabilities and Prioritizing Action," Tom Goldsby, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University. All are welcome to attend.
You Can Change the World - Bill Nye "The Science Guy"
Bill Nye combines his love of science with his are for comedy as Bill Nye the Science Guy. He is best known for making science entertaining and accessible for school-age children and adults as the host of a weekly Disney Channel series and guesting on Disney's Mickey Mouse Club and Late Night with David Letterman. Engineers' Week 2012.