Thursday, 07 Oct 2010
Open forum: Jim Davis, IT Services
"IT: Riding the Waves ... or Fighting the Undertow?" Jim Davis, ISU vice president for information technology and chief information officer.
Ramsey Lecture Series, College of Veterinary Medicine
"A Time for Change: The Mutation Rate of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Active and Latent Disease," Sarah Fortune, M.D., Harvard School of Public Health. A research poster session and lunch begin at 11:15 a.m.
Candidate open forum: ISURF/OIPTT executive director
for Jacob Maczuga, associate vice president, Technology Transfer & Business Development, Tulane University, New Orleans.
Meeting: Professional & Scientific Council
P&S Council meetings are open to the public.
Computer science colloquia: Chris Wyman
Chris Wyman, associate professor of computer science, University of Iowa, will present "Interactive Illumination Using Multiresolution Image Space Sampling."
TIAA-CREF financial seminar
"How Am I Doing?" Living a hectic life makes saving for retirement and other financial goals quite challenging. Join us at our seminar to learn a few simple steps that can help put you on the right track to planning your future today. Please preregister, space limited.
Screenprinting with Dara Poorman
Learn an inexpensive way to create custom t-shirts. Meets Thursdays from 6 - 8pm for 4 weeks.
Film and discussion: "abUSed: The Postville Raid"
In his documentary "abUSed: The Postville Raid," Guatamalan-born filmmaker Luis Argueta weaves together the stories of individuals and families affected by the May 2008 immigration raid at the Agriprocessor meatpacking plant. Part of the Latino Heritage Month Celebration.
A New Vision for Iowa Food and Agriculture: What's For Breakfast? - Francis Thicke
Democratic candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Francis Thicke owns and operates an organic dairy near Fairfield. Prior to returning to full-time farming in 1992, he served as the National Program Leader for Soil Science for the USDA-Extension Service in Washington, DC. He has also served at the appointment of Iowa governors on the state Environmental Protection Commission. Part of the Iowa State University Campaign 2010 Series.
Chu-Fang Huang Piano Recital
Chinese pianist CHU-FANG HUANG burst onto the concert scene in 2005 as a finalist in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and First Prize winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, and she will be at Music Hall October 7th!
Performance: Brian Regan
Comedian Brian Reganhas been featured on David Letterman, Comedy Central and many other noted programs.