Thursday, 01 Mar 2018
Lecture: Physical Activity Promotion in Underserved Populations
Scherezade Mama is an assistant professor at Penn State University whose research focuses on physical activity and health promotion among underserved and vulnerable populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, women, low-income populations, and rural residents.
Friday, 02 Mar 2018
ISCORE Keynote: Susana Munoz
Susana Munoz is an assistant professor of higher education in the School of Education at Colorado State University and co-director of its Higher Education Leadership Program.
Wednesday, 07 Mar 2018
Panel discussion: Coding Design / Designing Code
Coding, long an activity relegated to the software engineer, has become a ubiquitous creative and transformative force. Join researchers, scientists and designers for a discussion on both how code is designed and how code is used as a design tool. Center for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities Symposium
Lecture: Why Leadership Equity and Diversity Matters
Iyabo Onipede works with corporate executives, academic professionals and social justice leaders to identify and develop leadership skills.
Thursday, 08 Mar 2018
Lecture: What's So Bad about Jesus?
Hector Avalos, a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Iowa State, will speak on the topic of his book The Bad Jesus: The Ethics of New Testament Ethics.
Tuesday, 20 Mar 2018
Documentary and discussion: Wasted, A Story of Food Waste
"Wasted! A Story of Food Waste." The documentary shows how influential chefs from around the world transform scraps of food into savory dishes. Following the movie, Lynn Pritchard, co-owner of Table 128 Bistro & Bar, will give a brief talk about how his restaurant handles food waste. The 2017-18 Helen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair Lecture Series.
Ronald Lecture in Environmental Conservation
"The Dead Zone: Will Shrimp and Corn Chowder Survive?" Nancy N. Rabalais is the Shell Oil Endowed Chair in Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University and a 2012 MacArthur Fellow. She leads Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium/Louisiana State University's annual survey of the Gulf hypoxic zone.
Thursday, 22 Mar 2018
Lecture: Science and Environmental Decision-making
Rosina Bierbaum is a professor and former dean at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment. She will discuss her research and career working at the interface of environmental science and policy.
Monday, 26 Mar 2018
Lecture: American Indian Symposium
Join a discussion exploring the benefits, possibilities and potential for Iowa State to engage strategically with its Native neighbors in research and collaboration.
Lecture: White Bread, Wheat Breeding and the Beauty of Place
Steve Jones is in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and Director of the Bread Lab at Washington State University. His research is directed towards improving wheat varieties (and other crops) for traditional and organic systems that incorporate diverse rotations and systems for small and midsized farms. Farmer participation and expertise is utilized and encouraged in research planning and decision making.
Lecture: #MeToo, Tarana Burke
Tarana Burke shares her personal story behind the "Me Too" movement and the viral #MeToo campaign that has emerged as a rallying cry for people who have experienced sexual assault or harassment.
Wednesday, 28 Mar 2018
Hilton Chair Lecture Series: Food Waste
Christine Moseley, founder of Full Harvest, the first business-to-business marketplace for ugly and surplus produce. She'll discuss the online marketplace connecting farms with food and beverage companies to buy and sell surplus and imperfect produce.
Lecture: Winona LaDuke
The 2018 Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture. Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe) is founder and Co-Director of Honor the Earth, a national advocacy group encouraging public support and funding for native environmental groups.