Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011
Genetically Engineered Foods: The Naked Truth
Gregory Jaffe is the Director of the Biotechnology Project at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), an advocacy and educational organization that focuses on nutrition and health, food safety, and sound science. CSPI was instrumental in pushing through the federal law to set standards for nutrition and health claims on food labels and create the "Nutrition Facts" label. National Affairs Series and Live Green!...
Works in Progress Series: Christina Gish Hill
Christian Gish Hill, assistant professor of anthropology (American Indian Studies), will present "Embodying Reconciliation: American Indian Women as Political Actors on the Northern Plains" as part of the Works in Progress Series, which features informal talks by faculty from the Colleges of Design and Liberal Arts & Sciences.
Good Debt, Bad Debt: Give Me a Little Credit
Maxine Sweet is vice president of Experian North America's Public Education organization and leads Experian's consumer education, community involvement and corporate responsibility teams. She represents Experian in such national education programs as the JumpStart Coalition for Financial Literacy and LifeSmarts, both of which have the goal of reaching students with critical knowledge and empowering them to live credit smart.
Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011
Forum: Governor's STEM Advisory Council
The input of STEM education practitioners to the Governor's STEM Advisory Council is vital to its mission. Jeff Weld, executive director of both IMSEP and the Governor's STEM Advisory Council, will facilitate the forum, where details as to structure, initiatives and input will be shared. RSVP to 4-0423 or traciem@iastate.edu.
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Land Tenure system in Iowa. Presenter: Ed Cox, Drake University
Thursday, 03 Nov 2011
Chemical and Biological Engineering Graduate Seminar Series
"The Theory of Hydrophobicity: Some Recent Developments on a Venerable Subject" Pablo Debenedetti, Princeton
Town Hall Meeting on Economic Policy - Presidential Candidate Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann is the first Republican woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota. She is an advocate for tax reform, an opponent of wasteful government spending, and a strong proponent of adherence to the Constitution. Prior to serving in the U.S. Congress, she was elected to the Minnesota State Senate in 2000. Part of the Iowa State University Presidential Caucus Series.
Agronomy Seminar
Agronomy Graduate Club Research Symposium
The End Becomes the Beginning: Astronaut Clayton Anderson
Astronaut and Iowa State alum Clayton Anderson will share his experiences with NASA's Space Shuttle Program. A veteran of two space flights, Anderson has logged 167 days in space and completed 5 months aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2007. He performed three spacewalks during his time onboard the ISS and recently completed three additional spacewalks as an STS-131 crew member aboard Discovery in 2010. He has logged more...
Science Cafe
ISU economics professor and CARD director Bruce Babcock will present an informal talk, "Black Gold: Why Iowa Land Prices have Doubled in Value," followed by questions, answers and discussion. The evening begins with a social gathering at 6:30 p.m.; all are welcome.
EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want
Frances Moore Lapp is the author of seventeen books including the three-million copy Diet for a Small Planet. Her new book, EcoMind, argues that the way we look at today's environmental challenges robs us of power and prevents us from positive action. From global hunger to the environmental crisis, we have the resources we need to make a difference, but what Lapp calls our "thought traps" hold us back. She is the cofounder...
Friday, 04 Nov 2011
Making Your Career in Feature Film Visual Effects
Garman Herigstad has worked in the feature film and broadcast advertising industry for the past 25 years, most recently as the senior technical director on "The Green Lantern" for Sony Pictures Imageworks. He will talk about making feature film effects and how students can prepare themselves for this kind of career.
Friday Night Music with Edgardo Rivera and Son de Trova
Edgardo Rivera, accompanied by Son de Trova, will perform and discuss the history and cultural significance of one of Puerto Rico's most traditional musical genres. Son de Trova is certified by the Puerto Rican Culture Institute as one of the official groups that disseminates Puerto Rican autochthonous music. They will also be performing Saturday, November 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Collegiate United Methodist Church Lower Level and at...
Saturday, 05 Nov 2011
An Evening with Edgardo Rivera and Son de Trova
Edgardo Rivera, accompanied by Son de Trova, will perform and discuss the history and cultural significance of one of Puerto Rico's most traditional musical genres. Son de Trova is certified by the Puerto Rican Culture Institute as one of the official groups that disseminates Puerto Rican autochthonous music. In 1997, Rivera was named champion of the prestigious Bacardi Fair, and in 2009 he was chosen to participate in "Prefiero Ser...
Sunday, 06 Nov 2011
Inside the Artist's Studio with Mark Chidister
Mark Chidister, associate professor in Art and Design, will provide a first-hand account of a furniture maker's journey through the worlds of design and technique, and will give the audience a unique look into the life and creative process of a maker.
Monday, 07 Nov 2011
College of Veterinary Medicine: Ramsey Lecture
"Molecular Pathways Promoting T-cell Responses to Self-Antigens," Pamela Ohashi, University of Toronto. A research poster session precedes the lecture at 11:15 a.m. in the west (fish tank) lobby.
Statistics Seminar
"Bayesian Inference for Finite Population Quantiles from Unequal Probability Samples," Qixuan Chen, Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University, New York City, NY
Only a Theory? Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul
Winner of the 2011 Stephen Jay Gould Prize and a repeat guest on The Colbert Report, Brown University biology professor Kenneth R. Miller, is a passionate defender of evolution and the scientific method. He coauthored the widely used high-school textbook BIOLOGY and has written about the relationship between science and religion in Finding Darwin's God. National Affairs Series.
Tuesday, 08 Nov 2011
Civility in a Troubled Economy
Jim Leach is the ninth chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Prior to being nominated by President Obama for the post, Leach was a professor at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and interim director of the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Cenozoic climate change and body size trends in deep-sea Ostracodes," Gene Hunt, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C., Paleontological Society Distinguished Lecturer.
Floral Design Series
"Table Centerpieces." Learn how to create a centerpiece that will upstage the Thanksgiving turkey!
Panel: Farm to Fork
The Farm to Fork discussion will have panelists from around the local food system; ranging from producers, purchasers, retail, ISU Dining and consumers, as well as researchers and extension staff who help bridge the gap. The discussion will reveal different aspects of the food system and what goes into decision-making and 'behind-the-scenes' activities for those involved in food systems.
The Women's Room
Alex Warner was recently appointed project historian for the Women's Leather History Project at the Leather Archives and Museum in Chicago and is curator of the project's first museum exhibit, "A Room of Her Own." Her research focused on the intersections of the politics of feminism and sexual liberation. Adult content.
Jeans, Genes, and Genomes: Exploring the Mysteries of Cotton
Jonathan Wendel is professor and chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology at Iowa State. His research focuses on how flowering plant genomes and phenotypes diversify. Cotton provides a model framework for exploring the origin of form and diversity in nature, human domestication, and the evolutionary consequences of genome doubling. LAS Dean's Lecture Series.
Wednesday, 09 Nov 2011
Author reading: Michael Martone
Michael Martone, longtime friend of Iowa State's English Department and its Creative Writing program, will read from his latest book, "Four for a Quarter."
Film: Piled Higher & Deeper: The PhD Movie
The PhD Movie, a film adaptation of the popular online comic strip PILED HIGHER & DEEPER by Jorge Cham, introduces audiences to the unique and funny culture of academia. Filmed on location at the California Institute of Technology, it follows four graduate students as they struggle to find balance between research, teaching and their personal lives.
Understanding the Fossil Record of Evolution: From Darwin to Today
Gene Hunt is a distinguished lecturer with the Paleontological Society. His research focuses on how short-term ecological and evolutionary changes translate into the long-term patterns that paleontologists can see in the fossil record. Hunt is the curator of Ostracoda at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History.
Thursday, 10 Nov 2011
Brown Bag Lecture
"Funny Bugs! The silly side of illustrating bugs." by Tim Read, insect cartoonist 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.
Visible Competency: Shaping Capital through Public Space in Latin America
Rachel Berney, an assistant professor of landscape architecture, urban design and planning at the University of Southern California, will highlight the efforts of two South American cities to reinvent themselves through public space in this presentation cosponsored by the College of Design and Department of Community & Regional Planning. Free and open to the public.
Healing and the Imagination
An interactive presentation led by Dr. Gabriella Miottto, a family physician, humanitarian, activist and poet. Dr. Miotto focuses on community and integrative medicine and uses poetry, art and dance therapies with her patients and trauma victims. She has worked with refugees in both Kosovo and Guatemala and is currently on staff at the Children's Clinic in Long Beach, California.