Monday, 03 Dec 2012
Panel: The Future of the Iowa Caucuses
Participants include Terry Nelson, a former staffer for Tim Pawlenty, who for a time managed John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, and JoDee Winterhof, former political director for Hillary Clinton's 2008 Iowa Caucus campaign. Both are Iowa natives. They will be joined by David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. Previously, Yepsen had a thirty-four-year...
Wednesday, 05 Dec 2012
SusAg Colloquium
Graduating student presentations
Agron 600 Plant Breeding Seminar
Hormonal Regulation of Apical Dominance in Corn, Michael Stein
A Forum for Students
Iowa State University President Steven Leath, Senior Vice President and Provost Jonathan Wickert and other administrators will answer questions from students.
Thursday, 06 Dec 2012
Seminar: Iowa NSF EPSCoR Energy Policy
"Energy Sustainability and the Roles of Bioenergy," Marc Rosen, University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
Interdisciplinary Roundtable: The Arts in the Public Sphere
Faculty members Debra Marquart (creative writing, English), Jane Cox (theater), Gregory Oaks (music) and Theresa Paschke (integrated studio arts) will dissect performance as a process from conception to its entrance into the public sphere.
Monday, 10 Dec 2012
Osborn Club Lecture
"Designing Energy Efficient Buildings: The low hanging fruit -- so hard to reach," Ulrike Passe, ISU architecture and director of the Center for Building Energy Research. The lecture portion of Osborn Club meetings is open to the public.
Thursday, 13 Dec 2012
Brown Bag Lecture
"Build it and They Will Come: Creating a Refuge in your Backyard" presented by Linda Thomas from Wild Birds Unlimited Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.