Monday, 02 Apr 2012
MS Thesis Defense
"Where's the nitrogen? The timing and impacts of internal nitrogen cycling on switchgrass yield and biofuel quality." Danielle Wilson, MS, Crop Production & Physiology
Lecture: U.S. Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel
Steven VanRoekel is the second Chief Information Officer of the United States and an Iowa State alumnus. Prior to his position at the White House, he worked with USAID, as managing director of the Federal Communications Commission, and in the private sector at Microsoft Corporation. He earned his bachelor's degree in management of information systems. A reception will precede the lecture at 11:30 a.m.
PhD Defense
"Breeding for β-glucan content in elite North American oat (Avena sativa L.) using molecular markers." Franco Asoro, PhD, Plant Breeding
Wednesday, 04 Apr 2012
PhD Defense
"Genomic landscape of the soybean (Glycine max) genome." Jenna Woody, PhD, Genetics
PhD Defense
"Effects of environment and planting density on shoot architecture, flowering time, and ear set in IBM populations of maize." Sara J. Helland, PhD, Plant Breeding
"Spotlight on STEM Education"
CESMEE and SP@ISU will co-host a "Spotlight on STEM Education" event on April 4th located in the Howe Hall Atrium. SP@ISU will host a Campus Programs and Broader Impacts Resource Fair from 3-5 p.m. Presentation from 5-6 p.m.
Echoes and Conversations with Norie Sato
Join acclaimed public artist Norie Sato as she discusses the contexts, importance of site, and the site's function in her public art installations. Sato has completed two public art projects at Iowa State - "e+l+e+m+e+n+t+a+l" (2010-11) at Hach Hall and "One, Now, All" (2000) for the Palmer Building.
The West before Lewis and Clark: Three Lives
Elliott West, Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Arkansas, is a specialist in the social and environmental history of the American West. The Donald Benson Memorial Lecture in Literature, Science and the Arts.
Fort Belknap Reservation, After 25 Years
"Reconsidering Shared Symbols, Contested Meanings: Fort Belknap Reservation, After 25 Years," Loretta Fowler.
Thursday, 05 Apr 2012
Chemical & Biological Engineering Department
Graduate Seminar Series Speaker Greg Rorrer, Professor, School of Chemical & Biological Environmental Engineering, at Oregon State University
Computer Science Distinguished Lecture
"Scalable Optical Network Design," George Rouskas, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
Sex, Love and the Modern Family in American Culture: A Psychological Perspective
Doug Haldeman is a counseling psychologist whose work focuses on the LGBT community, including the harmful psychological effects of conversion therapy and societal homophobia. An active member of the American Psychological Association, Haldeman is recognized within his profession for helping mental health professionals and the general public better understand the cultural needs of LGBT people.
Beating Mindless Eating
Brian Wansink, author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think, is internationally recognized for his research on food psychology and its implications for consumer marketing, medicine and human nutrition.
Monday, 09 Apr 2012
Statistics Seminar
"David Blackwell (1919-2010): remarks on his life and work," William Sudderth, School of Statistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Osborn Club Lecture
"Seven Cognitive Concepts for Successful Sustainable Products," Erin MacDonald, ISU mechanical engineering. The lecture is open to the public.
A Decade in Pursuit of Kony: The Unorthodox Ways of Building a Movement
Bobby Bailey is cofounder of Invisible Children. He and two friends established the organization in 2005 after a life-changing trip to Africa, where they discovered the story of the children in Northern Uganda who were being abducted from their homes and forced to fight as child soldiers by the rebel group the Lords Resistance Army. World Affairs Series.
Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012
Discussion: Lean, finely textured beef
Gov. Terry Branstad will be among speakers addressing the latest beef issue in a program, titled "The Truth: Lean Finely Textured Beef." Other speakers are Jim Dickson, ISU animal science and meat science professor, and Nancy Degner of the Iowa Beef Industry Council. The program is organized by students in the animal science department and the ISU Block and Bridle Club.
STEM Education webinar
"Using Argument Based Inquiry for Learning Science and Math," Jay Staker, program director for Extension-Science, Engineering & Technology (E-Set). Email traciem@iastate.edu for directions on how to attend remotely or in person.
The Caucus Cup: ISU College Republicans v. ISU Democrats
The ISU Democrats will debate the College Republicans on an issue of the day for the chance at the Caucus Cup. This year's issue is whether individuals making over $200,000 should continue to receive tax breaks. The College Republicans will be led by Stephen Quist, and the ISU Democrats will be led by Abhishek Vemuri. Part of the Tenth-Anniversary First Amendment Day Celebration.
Thinking Indian: The Urgency of Native Stories in the New Century
Author, poet and short story writer Susan Power is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux. A Harvard-trained lawyer, she abandoned a career in law to pursue her interest in creative writing, earning an MFA from the Iowa Writer's Workshop. Her 1995 novel, The Grass Dancer, features a complex plot about four generations of Native Americans. The work received the 1995 PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Fiction. Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture.
Africa's Second Struggle for Independence: What's Modernity Got to Do with It?
Olúfémi TáÃÂwó is the director of the Global African Studies Program and a professor of philosophy at Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. He has held visiting appointments at institutions in the United States, Germany, South Korea and Jamaica. He is the author of Africa Must Be Modern: a Manifesto, How Colonialism Preempted Modernity in Africa, and Legal Naturalism: A Marxist Theory of Law.
Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012
CANCELED: Ramsey lecture series: "The Art of Soluble Cyclodextrin and Niemann-Pick Type C Disease"
Steven Walkley, DVM, Ph.D., Einstein College of Medicine, New York, will present "The Art of Soluble Cyclodextrin and Niemann-Pick Type C Disease." He will discuss Niemann-Pick type C, a fatal cholesterol-glycosphingolipid lysosomal storage disorder of children.
Re-booting America: News for a New Generation
Ken Paulson, former editor and senior vice president of USA Today, is the president and CEO of the First Amendment Center. He will discuss how a generational shift in news and information consumption - along with a digitally driven society - will reshape journalism, free expression and democracy. Part of the 10th-Anniversary First Amendment Day Celebration.
Egypt: One Year after the Revolution
Maged Refaat is the Consul General of Egypt, Chicago. He has been a diplomat with the Egyptian Foreign Ministry since 1988 and held positions in Belgium, Bahrain, Russia, and Nigeria as well as with the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations. World Affairs Series
Thursday, 12 Apr 2012
Chemical & Biological Engineering Department
Graduate Seminar Series Speaker James Katzer, Affiliate Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Iowa State University
Green Bag Lecture
Bring a "no-trash" lunch with you to this sustainable version of our Brown Bag Lectures. Enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
STEM Education Brown Bag Seminar
"Elementary Science Teaching: A Changing Landscape with Challenges & Opportunities," Joanne Olson, ISU science education. Faculty, staff and students are welcome. Please RSVP to srenfro@iastate.edu.
Informality: Spontaneous Process in Dwelling - The Lima Case
Precarious, spontaneous housing on the peripheries of Lima, Peru, demonstrates how the search for beauty occupies a fundamental place in residents' priorities, emerging even before the most basic comforts have been addressed. Cristina Dreifuss-Serrano will describe the informal process through which people build their own cities-one house at a time-to meet their needs, and how they strive to make their dwellings beautiful.
Debate: Is the Bible the Source of Absolute Moral Rules for Today?
Hector Avalos is a professor of religious studies at Iowa State. Keith Darrell is founder and an evangelist with the Whitefield Fellowship.
Is Religion Compatible with Science?
Dr. Sabeel Ahmed is the Director of the GainPeace Project, an outreach project of Islamic Circle of North America. GainPeace.com conducts outreach projects in Chicago and other cities across the United States to educate people about misconceptions regarding the teachings of Islam.