Thursday, 01 Oct 2015
Agronomy Seminar
Weather impacts on Iowa corn yields || Presenter: Dermot Hayes, Department of Economics, Iowa State University
Friday, 02 Oct 2015
NREM Seminar Series
Speaker is Muir Eaton, Drake University.
Monday, 05 Oct 2015
Entomology Seminar
Two professors from Yunnan Agricultural University (Yunnan Province, China) will deliver special presentations for the Iowa-SE Asia Biodiversity Conference.
Wednesday, 07 Oct 2015
Sustainable ag colloquium
"Temporal changes in soil fertility and the attempt to maintain land productivity under slash-and-burn cultivation," Takashi Inoue, Hokkiado University, Japan; and "How the Korea-US FTA has affected Korean agriculture," Yong-Kee Lee, Yeungnam University, South Korea.
Thursday, 08 Oct 2015
Agronomy Seminar
"Where is the good, the bad, and the boring variation in maize?" || Presenter: Edward Buckler, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, National Academy of Sciences member
Friday, 09 Oct 2015
NREM Seminar Series
"Heterogeneous Responses to Infection in Songbirds: Recent Findings and Future Directions," James Adelman, ISU natural resource ecology and management.
Saturday, 10 Oct 2015
Bacon Expo
Bacon Expo is a family-friendly event that brings people together, all for the love of bacon. While attendees snack on traditional bacon strips and unique bacon items, they can also enjoy live entertainment and learn about Iowa's pork industry from ISU student organizations, vendors within the industry and the Bacon Expo education committee.
Monday, 12 Oct 2015
Entomology Seminar
"Evolution of resistance to Bt corn by western corn rootworm: A tough management challenge," Ram Shrestha, ISU entomology.
Wednesday, 14 Oct 2015
Workshop: Careers in the Commercial Sector
Three representatives with diverse backgrounds (chemistry, engineering, agriculture) from the agricultural industry sector will present and answer questions. Event is open to all and especially helpful for graduate students and postdocs.
Thursday, 15 Oct 2015
Agronomy Seminar: Louise Fresco
"Hamburgers in Paradise: Food and Agriculture in the 21st century," Louise Fresco, president of Wageningen University, Netherlands, and distinguished speaker at the World Food Prize 2015. Reception precedes seminar at 11:30 a.m. in the Food Sciences courtyard.
Friday, 16 Oct 2015
NREM Seminar Series
Speaker is Linda Prokopy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Monday, 19 Oct 2015
Entomology Seminar
"Abortive infections provide new approaches to exploring virus-host interactions," Don Gammon, University of Massachusetts Medical School, RNA Therapeutics Institute, Worcester.
Wednesday, 21 Oct 2015
Sustainable ag colloquium
"North Central Regional SARE Program & Nature Road Farms (CSA)," Linda Naeve, sustainable agriculture research and education program state coordinator.
CALS Study Abroad Fair
Get a global education: Learn about the study abroad programs offered through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Talk with students who have been abroad and learn about upcoming travel opportunities. Can't make it to the fair, but still interested in hearing more about our programs? Stop in 0018 Curtiss Hall or contact the Ag Study Abroad office for more information.
Thursday, 22 Oct 2015
Agronomy Seminar
The Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Biofuel Sustainability || Presenter: Anthy Alexiades, Air Resources Engineer, California Air Resources Board
Friday, 23 Oct 2015
NREM Seminar Series
"What's It to You? The Importance of Subjectivity in Ecosystem Services, Payments for Conservation and Endangered Species Planning," Bridget Henning, Illinois Natural History Survey, Springfield.
Monday, 26 Oct 2015
Entomology Seminar
"Community composition of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Northern Bobwhite habitat," Kenneth Masloski, ISU entomology.
Tuesday, 27 Oct 2015
PhD Dissertation Seminar
Biochar properties and impact on soil CO2 and N2O emissions | Presenter: Rivka Fidel
Seminar: Forest Service in Transition
"Toward a Natural Forest: The Forest Service in Transition," Jim Furnish. A 1968 ISU alum, Furnish is a consulting forester in the Washington D.C. area. He served with the USDA Forest Service for 34 years. His book and seminar discuss the evolution of Forest Service management and policy from an environmental perspective.
Thursday, 29 Oct 2015
Agronomy Seminar
Systems and Synthetic Approaches to Adapting Crop Photosynthetic Productivity to Global Atmospheric Change || Presenter: Stephen Long, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois
Friday, 30 Oct 2015
NREM Seminar Series
Presentations by students in the Pre Society of American Foresters.