Thursday, 16 Sep 2010
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Approaches for Resolving Fluorescence Excited States from Single Cytometric Events," Jessica Houston, New Mexico State University.
Fund-raiser: Root beer floats
Proceeds go to Pages of Promise, a project that ships textbooks to libraries and universities in Africa. The fund-raiser is a project of the Acacia fraternity.
Teenager at Alcatraz
"Teenager at Alcatraz: The Clarence Carnes Story." Carnes, an Oklahoma Choctaw, was the youngest man ever sent to The Rock, and was a key player in the historic Battle of Alcatraz, when armed prisoners seized control. Native American storyteller Tim Tingle recounts Carnes's story based on several hours of recorded interviews with an elderly prison inmate who accompanied Carnes on his Oklahoma crime spree.
An Engineering Approach to Treatments for Cancer and Infectious Diseases
"An Engineering Approach to Treatments for Cancer and Infectious Diseases," Chih-Ming Ho, director of the Center for Cell Control, an NIH Nanomedicine Roadmap Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research offers an engineering approach to determining optimal drug cocktails for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Electrical and Computer Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series.
SAC presents: Fresh Fotos Exhibit Reception
During the fall 2009, 10 freshmen were given digital cameras to document their first year at Iowa State. Five images from each student will be exhibited depicting class, residence halls, friends, athletic events, changing season and ISU's scenic campus. The reception will celebrate last year's participant as well as be the kick off for the new group of freshmen continuing this tradition.
Global Souls: Citizens in the Future Tense
"Global Souls: Citizens in the Future Tense," Pico Iyer. One of our most respected observers of our changing world, Iyer is the author of nine books about cultures converging. Part of the World Affairs Series.