Monday, 18 Sep 2017
Entomology Seminar
"BugGuide.net in an age of artificial intelligence," John VanDyk, ISU entomology.
Lecture: The History of Experimentation on Black Americans
"Medical Apartheid," Harriet Washington, a medical ethicist and author of the best-selling book Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present. She has been a fellow in ethics at the Harvard Medical School, a fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, and a senior research scholar at the National Center for Bioethics at Tuskegee University.
Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Chasing ice through space and time - reconstructing polar ice sheets through the Cenozoic using the marine sediment record" by Dr. Howie Scher, 2017 Ocean Discovery Lecturer, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
STEMpathy: Valued qualities of STEM professionals in the modern age
Dr. Wendy Wintersteen, endowed Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Mental Health Fair Keynote: Sara Benincasa
"Help! You Need Somebody!" Sara Benincasa is a comedian, mental health advocate and author of "Agorafabulous! Dispatches from My Bedroom."
Thursday, 21 Sep 2017
SEMINAR: State of Department
Kendall Lamkey, Chair of the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University.
Friday, 22 Sep 2017
Soil Erosion and Conservation in Northeast China
Contour tillage, earth bank and level bench terraces were used to slow overland surface water flow and increase water infiltration time. No-till, basin-till and zonal-till are also applied to control soil erosion. Using these measure, have had a positive soil conservation effect in Northeast China. This may provide valuable information to support soil erosion control for other similar Mollisol regions.
NREM Seminar
"Wood-Rich Rivers: A Scarce Resource," Ellen Wohl, geosciences, Colorado State University.
Saturday, 23 Sep 2017
Lecture: Frontiers of Ag Opportunity
"Are We Ready? The Frontiers of Ag Opportunity," Jay Lehr, science director at the Heartland Institute think tank.