Thursday, 20 Oct 2011
Computer science colloquia: Shashi K. Gadia
Shashi K. Gadia, associate professor of computer science, will present "A Workbench for Multi-database Usage, Implementation, Lightweight Benchmarking and Repeatable Experiments."
Errington Lecture: Feeding the World, Sustaining the Planet
"Feeding the World, Sustaining the Planet," Jonathan Foley, University of Minnesota. The 2011 Errington Lecture.
Feeding the World, Sustaining the Planet
Jonathan Foley is the director of the Institute on the Environment at the University of the Minnesota, where his work focuses on complex global environmental systems and their interactions with human societies. The 2011 Paul L. Errington Lecture.
The Iowa Bounce: How Political Coverage Shapes the Race
Panel participants include Jeff Zeleny, New York Times; John McCormick, Bloomberg; Kathie Obradovich, Des Moines Register; Dianne Bystrom, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics; and, via Skype, Chuck Todd, Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News. Bill Monroe, former director of the Iowa Newspaper Association, will moderate.