Monday, 21 Oct 2013
Statistics Seminar
"A Design for Spatial Finite Populations Based on the Within Sample Distance R", Roberto Benedetti, Department of Economics, G. d'Annunzio University, Pescara, Italy
Tuesday, 22 Oct 2013
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Watershed scale geochemistry: Connecting weathering, landscape, and climate" by Kathryn Szramek, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America
Wenonah Hauter is the executive director of Food & Water Watch. Her book Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America is an investigation into the economics and politics behind our current food systems and how corporate consolidation affects farmers and consumers.
Wednesday, 23 Oct 2013
P.H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture
Susannah Drake, principal of award-winning design firm dlandstudio in Brooklyn, N.Y., will present the 2013 P.H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture.
Jane Jacobs and Rachel Carson: How They Changed Our World
Robert Fishman is an expert in the areas of urban history and urban policy and planning. He will discuss the impact of Jane Jacobs and Rachel Carson, two women who revolutionized the fields of urbanism and environmentalism as well as changed the way we think about sustainability.
Thursday, 24 Oct 2013
Agronomy Departmental Seminar
Reducing N Exports from Cropping Lands Draining Into the Great Barrier Reef, Austrailia Dr. Peter Thorburn, Agricultural Systems Programs, Ecosystem Sciences CSIRO Australia
Illuminating Perception
The sculptures by Mac Adams play elaborate games with shadow and light. His art challenges our visual literacy as the presence of light among seemingly unrelated objects generates another layer to the visual message. Hear directly from the artist about the art in the current exhibition Illuminating Perception: Explorations of Light and Shadow by Mac Adams.
Hindsight: Twenty Years of Brand, Print and Packaging Design by Michael Braley
Iowa State University College of Design alumnus Michael Braley (BFA 1993 Graphic Design), creative director at Shatterbox in Lexington, Ky., will present this look at his 20 years of brand, print and packaging design experience.
The Science of Speed: Faster, Stronger and Safer
Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, author of The Physics of NASCAR, knows you can't win races without getting the math and science right. Her work has been featured in everything from TIME Magazine to the New York Times to Sporting News magazine. She is currently the director of the West Virginia Nano Initiative and Professor of Physics at West Virginia University. Sigma Xi Series & Women in STEM Series
Friday, 25 Oct 2013
How Artists-Teachers Create an Exceptional Learning Environment
Gerard Morris, a faculty member in the University of Puget Sound School of Music, discusses how the success of any teaching style or pedagogical process is directly linked to the artist-teacher in front of the room.