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.