Thursday, 16 Feb 2012
Caterpillar Club
"Body Building" - Parts of the body that make up individuals and group art activity
Who Owns Life? Research Liberty, Traditional Knowledge and Piracy
"Ethical Analysis of Objibway Objections to Wild Rice Research," Robert Streiffer, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Who Owns Life? Gene Patents in Law, Ethics and Policy
"Changing Tides or A Drop in the Bucket? Challenges to Plant Patenting in the U.S. and Abroad," Margo Bagley, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, specializing in patent law and intellectual property.
Stained Glass with Rod Simpson
Create a beautiful piece to capture the light through your windows. Learn how to cut, foil and solder glass using a pattern you choose or design.
Sustainable Farming and the Fine Wine Industry
Trent Preszler is Chief Executive Officer of Bedell Cellars, a winery on Long Island, N.Y., that pursues sustainability in all farming, winemaking, and business practices. He earned a BS degree in agriculture from Iowa State University and is now a Ph.D. candidate in viticulture at Cornell University. National Affairs Series.
Confronting Family Violence and Sexual Assault: Community Responses
Ames Police Chief Chuck Cychosz will discuss community efforts and best practices for handling violence against women. Jerry Stewart, Director of Public Safety at Iowa State, and representatives from Youth and Shelter Services, ACCESS and the Story County Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) will participate in the discussion. Part of the Women & Gender Studies Program 35th Anniversary Celebration.
Cyclone Cinema: A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, stoner buds Harold Lee and Kumar Patel cause a holiday fracas by inadvertently burning down Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree. There will also be a showing at 10pm.
The Case for Patenting New Plants
Edmund J. Sease is a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience litigating intellectual property cases. He argued before the United States Supreme Court in a precedent-setting case on the patent eligibility of genetically modified plants. Part of the "Who Owns Life?" Intellectual Property in Biotechnology and the Life Sciences Symposium.