Monday, 13 Oct 2014
Statistics Seminar
"Probabilistic Error-correction using Markov Inference in Error Reads", Karin Dorman, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames
In the Footsteps of Norman Borlaug: The Golden Years of Wheat Production
Plant scientist Sanjaya Rajaram was named the 2014 World Food Prize Laureate. The Norman Borlaug Lecture.
Wednesday, 15 Oct 2014
Research workshop: Submitting a competitive grant proposal
Uschi Niethammer, program officer for the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), will make a presentation about this German government- and EU-funded agency and explain its culture, the wide variety of RFPs, review process and suggestions on how to submit a successful grant proposal to DAAD.
Thursday, 16 Oct 2014
The Strategies of a Successful Transposable Element
Part of the Women in STEM series. Susan Wessler is President's Chair and Distinguished Professor of Genetics, University of California, Riverside. A reception will precede the lecture at 3:30 p.m. in the MU Sun Room.
Nanovaccine Initiative Seminar
"Sialic Acids as Determinants of Self," James Paulson, acting President and CEO of The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. Paulson researches the roles of glycan binding proteins in the modulation of immune cell signaling, and the receptor specificity of influenza viruses. A reception precedes his seminar at 3:45 pm.
The Battle between Church and State
Dan Barker is co-president of the nationally known advocacy organization Freedom From Religion Foundation. He is author of many books articles, including Maybe Yes, Maybe no: A Guide For Young Skeptics, Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist, and Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists. He is a former preacher of both Quaker and Assembly of God congregations.
The LGBT Athletes and Moments That Changed the Sports World Forever
Cyd Zeigler is one of the world's leading experts on LGBT sports issues, a cofounder of Outsports.com, and coauthor of The Outsports Revolution: Truth & Myth in the World of Gay Sports. Part of Coming Out Week.
Friday, 17 Oct 2014
Setting the Table for a Hotter, Flatter, More Crowded Earth
"Setting the Table for a Hotter, Flatter, More Crowded Earth," Sonny Ramaswamy, USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture. A listening session will follow the lecture.
Take It to the Farmer
Indian agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan is often recognized as the father of the Green Revolution in India.