Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020
Carillon Concert: Let Freedom Ring
A carillon concert in honor of Dr. King. Tin-Shi Tam, carillonneur. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.
Open forum: Scholarly journals license renewal
The University Library is in license renewal negotiations with the Elsevier, the world's largest publisher of scholarly journals. Iowa State's current agreement with Elsevier expired at the end of 2019, but negotiations will continue in good faith into 2020 with no immediate impact on access.
Lecture: Arts Letters & Numbers, Living Still Life
David Gersten, director of interdisciplinary learning at the Cooper Union and founding director of the Arts Letters & Numbers nonprofit arts and education organization, will speak about his work. He is leading the OPN Masterclass for architecture students Jan. 13-17.
Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020
Lecture: The Nobel Laureates' Campaign to Support GMOs
Dr. Richard Roberts is an English biochemist and molecular biologist. He, along with Dr. Phillip Allen Sharp, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1993 for the discovery of gene splicing. Today he is one of 129 Nobel Laureates contributing to a campaign to convince governments and the public to support the use of GMOs in order to increase food production, reduce dependency on insecticides, and end hunger in developing countries.
Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020
Seminar series: Water Research Past, Present and Future
"Looking in the Rearview Mirror: Some Thoughts on the Future of Nutrient Management in Iowa," Pete Nowak, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin. The series is presented by the Iowa Nutrient Research Center.
Defense Coloration Triggers in Feather Lice
Dr. Dale Clayton, a professor of biology from the University of Utah, will be speaking about the coloration defense triggers of feather lice. This talk will include discussion of host and parasite coevolution and adaptation. Dr. Clayton has a master's degree in entomology from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Chicago.
Lecture: Rights for ALL at the Caucuses, ACLU
Ari Fleisig is a National Organizing Specialist for the state of Iowa with the ACLU currently working on the Rights for All campaign to share the national conversation of the 2020 presidential race around voting rights, ending mass incarceration, immigrants' rights, and reproductive rights.