Wednesday, 12 Nov 2014
Lecture: Efforts to Reform State Cannabis Laws
"Overcoming Prohibition" - Dan Linn is the executive director of the Illinois chapter of NORML and was one of the leading voices for passing the Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act.
Thursday, 13 Nov 2014
Mary Louise Smith Chair for Women and Politics: Mara Liasson
"What Just Happened? The 2014 Elections and Beyond" - Mara Liasson is the national political correspondent for National Public Radio and a contributor to the FOX News Channel.
Friday, 14 Nov 2014
Statistics Seminar
"Using a geometric framework to understand and extend rare variant tests of association," Nathan Tintle, Department of Statistics, Dordt College, Siux Center, Iowa
Environmental Ethics: A Christian Perspective
Todd Daly, a graduate of Iowa State, is faculty at the Urbana Theological Seminary.
Friday Talk: Science Visualization, Efficacy and Collaboration
Kim Moss, assistant professor of biological/pre-medical illustration and integrated studio arts, will share her work toward developing a Science Visualization Center at Iowa State, including testing educational STEAM presentations and exploring synchronous online collaboration in science visualization education. Part of the Institute for Design Research and Outreach's Friday Talks series.
Sunday, 16 Nov 2014
Slam Poet Rudy Francisco
National Underground Poetry Slam Champion Rudy Francisco combines activism with poetry to enlighten his audience.
Monday, 17 Nov 2014
The Making of a Scientist
"An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist," Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and secularist and the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford. Bioethics Program Director Clark Wolf will moderate the discussion. National Affairs Series
Wednesday, 19 Nov 2014
CANCELED Lecture: Republic of Guinea's General Sekouba Konate
This talk is being rescheduled for a later date. "Democratic Transition in Republic of Guinea and the African Union's Role in Africa's Security"
Lecture: World AIDS Awareness Series
"Using Epidemiology to Develop an HIV/AIDS Strategy" - Gregorio Millett. Part of the World AIDS Awareness Series and the World Affairs Series.