Monday, 29 Oct 2012
Agriculture in the Anthropocene: Growing a Sustainable Human Ecology
Ecologist Erle Ellis agrees and studies how our use and transformation of the earth, including agriculture, is a primary driver of global changes in climate, biodiversity and biogeochemistry. Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture.
Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012
Faculty Author Book Talks
Julie Courtwright, assistant professor of history, and Radford Davis, associate professor of vet microbiology and preventive medicine, will speak about their latest published books. Courtwright will discuss "Prairie Fire: A Great Plains History," and Davis will talk about "Caring for Family Pets."
Human Rights, Social Media and the Kurds
Christian Sinclair is assistant director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona. He spent ten years living and working in the Middle East, including almost seven years in Syria. Technology, Globalization and Culture Series.
Wednesday, 31 Oct 2012
SusAg Colloquium
"Beyond "What to Eat?", A White Bread History of Food Justice" Aaron Bobrow-Strain
Thursday, 01 Nov 2012
Graduate research symposium and seminar
"A review of the 2012 drought: Lessons learned from a state climatologist's perspective," Dennis Todey, South Dakota State University. Research poster presentations and refreshments to follow in the second-floor Agronomy commons. Part of the Agronomy Graduate Club Research Symposium.
Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World
Robin Wright is a journalist and foreign policy analyst and editor of "The Iran Primer: Power, Politics and U.S. Policy." As a United States Institute for Peace Senior Fellow and a Wilson Center Distinguished Scholar, her projects explore new trends in the Islamic world that will be a major policy challenge for the United States and the West. World Affairs Series
Friday, 02 Nov 2012
World of Jenks
Andrew Jenks is an award-winning filmmaker best known for his MTV documentary series "World of Jenks." The show captures a range of voices and personal stories not usually covered by media. Often dubbed "the voice of his generation," Jenks is currently MTV News's correspondent for the 2012 presidential campaign. ISU After Dark.