Friday, 05 Sep 2014
NREM Graduate Seminar
"The role of environmental contamination in CWD transmission and spread," Tracy Nichols, Colorado National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins.
Thursday, 11 Sep 2014
Fundraiser: Melon Mania
Student clubs and faculty members are joining forces to create Melon Mania, a fundraiser for schools in the Kamuli District of Uganda.The event features numerous melon activities (i.e., melon bowling, melon plinko, melon sculptures, etc). Surplus melons grown by Iowa State will be for sale. Money raised from the sale of the melons will help support students in the Kamuli District. Melon Mania is open to the public.
Friday, 12 Sep 2014
Errington Lecture: NREM Graduate Seminar
"Twenty Years of Yellowstone Wolves: Reintroduction to Recovery," Doug Smith, National Park Service, Montana.
Friday, 19 Sep 2014
NREM Graduate Seminar
"Urban Ecosystems: Residential Yards and Homeowner Decisions -- Social Drivers of Plant Biodiversity and Nutrient Fluxes," Kristen Nelson, University of Minnesota, St. Paul.
Saturday, 20 Sep 2014
Retirement reception: Lee Kilmer
Professor of animal science Lee Kilmer is retiring.
Monday, 22 Sep 2014
Entomology Seminar
"Modification of the Bt toxin Cry4Aa for improved toxin processing in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum," Michael Rausch MSc defense.
Friday, 26 Sep 2014
NREM Graduate Seminar
"Long-term effects of overabundance of white-tailed deer on forest communities and interactions with invasive plants," Mike Jenkins, Purdue University, West Lafayette.
Monday, 29 Sep 2014
Entomology Seminar
"Surviving Antarctica: An Insect Perspective," David Denlinger, NAS, Ohio State University, evolution, ecology and organismal biology department.