Thursday, 08 Sep 2016
A Career in the Small End of the Private Sector
Thomas Hoegemeyer: University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Hoegemeyer Hybrids, Inc
Lecture: Recovering Lost Gospels
"Recovering Lost Gospels: Ancient Christianities and Modern Faiths." Andre Gagne (Concordia University, Montreal, Canada) studies the history of biblical interpretation, the New Testament Gospels, and Gnosticism and the Nag Hammadi Library.
Lecture & Performance: On Race, Identity and Self Discovery
Michael Fosberg, who learned in his early thirties his father was African American, presents his autobiographical play Incognito, followed by a discussion about the meaning of race and identity.
Friday, 09 Sep 2016
Humane Modernism: The Architecture of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Ray Calabro, FAIA, a principal with the award-winning design firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ) in Seattle, Wash., will present the 2016 Charles E. "Chick" Herbert Lecture in Architecture. Calabro's talk, "Humane Modernism: The Architecture of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson," is part of Architecture Premiere 16, the annual celebration of the new academic year in the ISU Department of Architecture.
Planetarium Show: Backyard Astronomy
Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium and join us for an evening under the stars!
Monday, 12 Sep 2016
Lecture: Too Creative for Science?
Ahna Skop, an an associate professor in genetics at University of Wisconsin-Madison, is nationally known for using art to inform her scientific work on the mechanisms of cell division to understand human diseases, such as cancer and age-related disorders.
Lecture: How Capitalism Will Save Us
Steve Forbes is chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, whose flagship publication is the nationââ'¬â"¢s leading business magazine. Forbes, combined with Forbes Asia, Forbes Europe, and the companyââ'¬â"¢s licensee editions, reaches a worldwide audience of more than 5 million readers, and Forbes.com has become a destination site for senior business decision-makers and investors. Steve Forbes is the author or coauthor of several...
Tuesday, 13 Sep 2016
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Fluid Induced Earthquakes" by Dr. Shemin Ge, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Lecture: Mindfulness & Mental Health
Douglas Gentile, a research scientist and professor of psychology at Iowa State, discusses how the practice of mindfulness can help people become more resilient and manage stress. Mental Health Expo
Lecture: Laughing All the Way Up from Rock Bottom
Marti MacGibbon is a certified addiction treatment professional, human-trafficking survivor, and standup comic. Her memoir is "Never Give in to Fear: Laughing All the Way Up from Rock Bottom."
Wednesday, 14 Sep 2016
Philosophy Reinvented for Social Media: First as Tragedy, Then as Tweet
Eric Jarosinski is a former professor of German studies and founding editor of the hugely popular @NeinQuarterly. Part of the Technology, Globalization and Culture Series