Monday, 05 Feb 2018
Entomology Seminar
"Evolution of spiders on oceanic islands: The venture of few and gain of many," Rosemary Gillespie, University of California, Berkeley.
Wednesday, 07 Feb 2018
SEMINAR: "Current prospects for a natural rubber industry in the U.S."
Von Mark Cruz - Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Tuesday, 13 Feb 2018
Farewell reception: Darren Jarboe
Darren Jarboe, program manager at the Center for Crops Utilization Research, will be joining the faculty at the University of Maryland after 22 years of service to Iowa State University. This is a come-and-go reception.
Retirement reception
A reception will honor several research farm staff members who are retiring: Steve Goben, Kevin Maher and Nick Piekema from the McNay Research Farm, Chariton; and Dale Niedermann from the Ag Engineering/Agronomy Research Farm, Boone. A program will begin at 2:15 p.m.
Wednesday, 14 Feb 2018
Friday, 16 Feb 2018
Retirement reception: Mike Owen
University Professor of agronomy Mike Owen is retiring. A program will begin at 3:30 p.m.
Monday, 19 Feb 2018
Entomology Seminar
"Phytochemical synergists: the potential of plant oils to enhance diverse insecticides," Edmund Norris, Iowa State, Ph.D. defense.
Wednesday, 21 Feb 2018
SEMINAR:"DNA free genome editing of crop plants for global food security"
Ravi Banakar - ISU Wang Lab
Thursday, 22 Feb 2018
Entomology Seminar
"Floral traits mediating pathogen dynamics in pollinators," Lynn Adler, University of Massachusetts.
Monday, 26 Feb 2018
Workshop: Big Data for (Sm)all Farmers
The workshop is to inform farmers with small and medium sized operations about current and future big data research, resources and technologies, and to learn from these farmers about the resources and technologies that would be most useful to them.
Entomology Seminar
"Milkweed patch size effects on monarch butterfly oviposition within Iowa prairies and roadsides," Teresa Blader, Iowa State, M.S. defense.
Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018
Workshop: Big Data for (Sm)all Farmers
The workshop is to inform farmers with small and medium sized operations about current and future big data research, resources and technologies, and to learn from these farmers about the resources and technologies that would be most useful to them.
Retirement reception: Peggy Best
Peggy Best, administrative specialist in the Center for Crops Utilization Research, is retiring. A program will begin at 2:30 p.m.