Thursday, 22 Sep 2016
Spatial Evaluation of Economic and Environmental Aspects of Biomass Supply to Biorefinery
Bhavna Sharma Iowa State University Agronomy Department
Lecture: Energy and Smart Cities: Participatory Models
Architect and urban planner Claudia Yamu will talk about ways that energy-related spatial models and simulations can help address rising energy consumption and global climate change. Part of the 2016-2017 Contemporary Issues in Planning and Design Lecture Series.
Polar Bears: An Arctic Icon in a Changing Climate
Andrew Derocher is a professor of biology at the University of Alberta whose research includes assessing the effects of climate change and toxic chemicals on polar bears. Paul L. Errington Lecture
Lecture: In the Heart of the Arab Spring
Iowa State students who participated in the Arab Spring in their own country will share their stories. World Affairs Series
Monday, 26 Sep 2016
Panel Discussion: Controversy and the U.S. Supreme Court
Dirk Deam, Political Science, and Clark Wolf, Philosophy, will discuss recent Supreme Court rulings.
Presidential Debate Watch Party
Join your Iowa State friends and colleagues to watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for 90 exciting minutes of political debate!
Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016
Lecture: Catholicism and Islam - Seeking Deeper Understanding
Speaker Anne Clifford is the Monsignor James A. Supple chair in Catholic Studies at Iowa State.
Chamberlin Lecture in Journalism
"Investigating the Corrupt while Protecting the Powerless" - Miles Moffeit is an investigative reporter with The Dallas Morning News, where he has worked for the past six years examining patient harm and fraud in hospitals across Texas and the nation.
Wednesday, 28 Sep 2016
Lecture: Equal Pay for Equal Work - Lilly Ledbetter
Part of the Campaign 2016 Series, providing the university and community with opportunities to question candidates or their surrogates before the November election.