Thursday, 08 Nov 2012
Brown Bag Lecture
"Building Beautiful Holiday Decor" presented by Brian Smith from Evert's Flowers Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
Masters Thesis Seminar
Nitrogen sources and sinks in Iowa soils: biogeochemical links between carbon inputs, nitrate leaching, and nitrous oxide emissions, David C. Mitchell
Computer science colloquia: Andy Miner
Andy Miner, associate professor of computer science, will discuss "Opportunities in Model Checking."
Agronomy Seminars
Jon Hempel
Learning to Think Like Scientists: Does Our Future Depend on It?
Suzanne Hendrich,University Professor and current president of the Faculty Senate, will engage the audience in a discussion about "thinking like a scientist" both in our daily lives and in solving some of our greatest global challenges, such as food security, poverty, and building community.
Our Black Year in America's Racially Divided Economy
In 2009 Maggie Anderson and her family pledged that they would patronize black-owned companies whenever possible, so she scoured the Chicago area for black-owned supermarkets, dry cleaners, gas stations, pharmacies, and clothing stores. "Our Black Year: One Family's Quest To Buy Black in America's Racially Divided Economy" is the story of their experiment in conscious consumerism. National Affairs Series.