Monday, 14 Oct 2013
International seminar
Featured speakers are Agus Pakpahan, chair of the Commission for the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms, who will present "Sustainability, Opportunities and Challenges in Indonesia." Adam Kighoma Malima, a Tanzanian politician and member of parliament since 2010, will speak about "The Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Agricultural Sector in Tanzania."
Statistics Seminar
"A workbench based approach for repeatable experiments in software", Shashi K. Gadia, Computer Science Department, Iowa State University, Ames
Scientific Discovery and the Fight to End Global Hunger
Marc Van Montagu, Mary-Dell Chilton and Robert T. Fraley are joint recipients of the 2013 World Food Prize for their research and achievements in agricultural biotechnology. Norman E. Borlaug Lecture
Tuesday, 15 Oct 2013
Agronomy Seminar
Plant Made Pharmaceuticals-Recombinant AMPs Against Skin Infections Dr. Michael Kleine, CEO of Planton GmbH, Kiel, Germany
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Simulating Impacts of Changes in Climate and Land Use on Water Sustainability and Crop Yields" by Dave Hyndman, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
How Migration Is Changing Our World
Economist Paul Collier is author of The Bottom Billion and an expert on developing markets and financial opportunities within the poorest countries. He is currently Advisor to the Strategy and Policy Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and advisor to the Africa Region of the World Bank. Part of the World Affairs Series: Development, Defense and Diplomacy.
Wednesday, 16 Oct 2013
What Is (Ab)Normal? How to Identify Mental Illness
Psychologist Robert Krueger will discuss the differences between normal and abnormal human behavior and how the two overlap. Disability Awareness Week.
Challenging Chinaphobia: Gender Differences
Kesho Scott is an associate professor of American Studies and sociology at Grinnell College and a diversity trainer with more than two decades of work leading programs to unlearn racism.
Thursday, 17 Oct 2013
ISU Retirees: Social and program
"News Junkie: A Journey from Small Town Nebraska to the Anchor Desk," Erin Kiernan, WHO-TV.
Open House and Reception for Mezvinsky Gift
An open house and reception to acknowledge the gift from former Congressman Edward Mezvinsky of his papers to the Iowa State University Library. The collection contains his Congressional and public service papers.
Feeding the World: Nutrition and Food Security
Ruth Oniang'o, a Kenyan with a Ph.D. in food science and nutrition, taught at the University of Nairobi, Kenyatta University and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She also is an adjunct professor at Tufts University. She is founder and leader of the Rural Outreach Programme, a Kenya-based non-governmental organization that supports resource-poor farmer groups.
Agronomy Departmental Seminar
Extension Weed Science: Opportunities, Impact, and Politics Dr. Michael Owen, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State
Discussion: Food, Land and Small Planet Producers
An evening with Frances Moore Lappé, Harriet Nakabaale and Kijoolu Kaliya, Oxfam America. This event is part of Iowa State's Food Day 2013 observance. A reception begins at 6 p.m.
Watergate Forty Years Later: What Lessons Have We Learned?
Former Iowa Congressman Edward Mezvinsky and New York Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman served on the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate hearings. They will participate in a discussion with Jonathan Yarowsky, who was General Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee. James McCormick, professor and chair of the Iowa State Political Science Department, will moderate.
Friday, 18 Oct 2013
Classical Kevlar: Reconstructing Ancient Greek Body Armor - Gregory S. Aldrete
History professor Gregory Aldrete leads the Linothorax Project, an ongoing effort to reconstruct and study a widely used a type of ancient body armor created by laminating together layers of linen.
In Pursuit of the Perfect Pig
Carl Blake has been researching and working for years to craft the most delicious pig in the country. Now, his Iowa Swabian Halls, raised on his fifteen-acre Rustik Rooster Farm, are winning culinary contests and attracting praise from chefs across the country. He will share how his life's work went from computer consulting to a passion for pig perfection. National Affairs Series on Innovation