Monday, 30 Sep 2013
Statistics Seminar
"Functional Principal Component Analysis of Spatial-Temporal Point Processes with Applications in Disease Surveillance", Yehua Li, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames
Is Technology Gendered in Africa? A View from Namibia
Heike Winschiers-Theophilus is a professor in the Department of Software Engineering at the Polytechnic of Namibia.
The Strange Saga of Academic Freedom and the Law
Matthew W. Finkin is the author of For the Common Good: Principles of American Academic Freedom and the The Case for Tenure. He is on the faculty at the University of Illinois College of Law, where he is the Albert J. Harno and Edward W. Cleary Chair in Law, and director of the Program in Comparative Labor and Employment Law and Policy.
Tuesday, 01 Oct 2013
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Ancient Caves of Northern Illinois" Using Voids to Fill the Gaps" by Roy Plotnick, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.
The Second Vatican Council and Pope John XXIII's Commitment to Religious Unity
Anne Clifford, the Msgr. James Supple Chair in Catholic Studies at Iowa State, will discuss Pope John XXIII's life-experience, his decision to call the Second Vatican council, and the resulting commitment of the Roman Catholic Church to cultivate relationships not only with otherbut also with other religions, especially Judaism and Islam. Supple Lecture Series
Emerging Powers and the Responsibility to Protect
Ramesh Thakur, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, currently directs the Centre for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament at Australian National University.
Wednesday, 02 Oct 2013
Fulbright Lunch & Learn Seminar Series
"Cultural explorations," Anicia Peters, Computer Science, Namibia, Current grantee Bring your lunch and learn from Fulbright alumni and current Fulbright-sponsored grantees about a variety of Fulbright Programs. All seminars will start at 12:10 pm and last 20-30 minutes, thus allowing ample time for discussion and socializing.
Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers
Kwame Anthony Appiah, named one of Foreign Policy's Top 100 public intellectuals, is the Laurence S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. He is also the president of the PEN American Center, the world's oldest human rights organization. World Affairs Series and Technology, Globalization & Culture Series
Thursday, 03 Oct 2013
The CEOs of Leadership: Clarity, Example and Optimism
Ambassador Karen Hughes worked for more than thirty years in public administration, public policy and communications. She served as Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and as a strategic advisor on policy and communications to President George W. Bush. Mary Louise Smith Chair for Women and Politics
Iowa NSF EPSCoR energy policy seminar series
"Biobased Economy; Quo Vadis?" Andre Faaij, Copernicus Institute of Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Agronomy Seminar
Eavesdropping on Plants: What Do They Have to Say? Dr. Jack Schultz, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri
Friday, 04 Oct 2013
Dating in a Digital World: Nev Schulman of MTV's CATFISH
MTV's Catfish: The TV Show tackles the mystery and complexities of dating in a digital world. Series hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph track "catfish" - people who create a false identity or intentionally misrepresent themselves in online forums - as they follow the first-time, real-life encounters of young couples taking their online-only relationships to a new level, face-to-face. ISU After Dark