Thursday, 09 Apr 2015
MS Defense Seminar
Genetic and physiologic analyses of soybean grain yields in water limited environments Presenter: Dawn Gibson
Nanovaccine Initiative Seminar: Vlasta Klima Balloun Lecture
"Engineering Immune Responses in Vaccination and Tolerance Induction," Jeffrey Hubbell, Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago. Hubbell will discuss his research in immunological tolerance technology for preventing immunity to protein drugs that would otherwise elicit an immune response. A reception will precede the lecture (10:30 a.m., 2061 Sweeney Hall). Cosponsored with the chemical and biological engineering department.
MS Defense Seminar
Portable Canopy Chamber Measurements of Evapotranspiration in Corn, Soybean and Reconstructed Prairie Presenter: Chenyi Luo, Master of Science student, Soil Physics
Panel: Standing Out on Social Media
The Greenlee School Futures Forum will focus on the role of social media in the professional workplace. All members of the Iowa State community and general public will benefit from these professionals' insight on best social media practices. The forum will open with the presentation of the AEJMC's Equity and Diversity Award to the Greenlee School.
Lecture: Marshall Saunders, founder of Citizens' Climate Lobby
"Citizenship: The Solution to Global Warming" - Saunders is founder and president of the Citizens' Climate Lobby, a nonpartisan organization that educates and supports citizens to lobby their members of Congress, the media and their fellow citizens to address climate change.
Drawing Lessons: The Comics of Everyday Life
Alison Bechdel has a thirty-year career writing, drawing, and self-syndicating the comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For."