Saturday, 01 Feb 2014
Workshop: K-12 Computational Thinking
K-12 students will learn about computational modeling and programming with Scratch -- a free, visual programming platform developed by MIT. Workshop participants also can develop a project for the April 19 Computational Thinking Competition. Online registration is required. Lunch is included, followed by an optional Scratch workshop (1-3 p.m.).
Monday, 03 Feb 2014
Freedom Riders: Documentary and Discussion
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders met with bitter racism and mob violence along the way, testing their belief in nonviolent activism. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.
Tuesday, 04 Feb 2014
Economic Restructuring and the Art of Adaptive Resilience
Margaret Cowell, assistant professor of urban affairs and planning at Virginia Tech, will discuss selected findings from her forthcoming book, "Dealing with Deindustrialization: Adaptive Resilience in Eight Midwestern Regions" (Routledge).
Wednesday, 05 Feb 2014
Fulbright Lunch & Learn Seminar Series
"It's Much More than Acclimating: Living and Studying as a Fulbrighter, from Indonesia to the United States," Agustina Veny Purnamasari, School of Education, Indonesia, Current grantee.
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
STRIPs on the Landscape Mr. Seth Watkins, Cattle Producer
Soil Science Seminar
"What Everyone Should Know about Soil Microbial Communities," Cindy Nakatsu, agronomy professor, Purdue University.
Products of Public Space: Steve Dryden, Renewable Power Markets Access
Steve Dryden, founder of Renewable Power Markets Access, De Soto, Iowa, will speak about his work as a wind developer and his view of where the wind energy market is going. RPMAccess has built more than 15 percent of the renewable wind generation in Iowa and several projects in adjacent states.
Pop Art in East Germany: Willy Wolff's Dialog with the West
Sigrid Hofer, professor of German literature and the arts at Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany, will give a slide lecture on "Pop Art in East Germany: Willy Wolff's Dialog with the West." Her presentation is cosponsored by the College of Design, Department of Integrated Studio Arts, Department of World Languages and Cultures and the international studies program.
Thursday, 06 Feb 2014
Computer Science Distinguished Lecture
"Relativistic Refactoring," Don Batory, University of Texas, Austin.
The Life Code: Changing Lives, Changing Business
Juan Enriquez is one of the world's leading authorities on the uses and benefits of genomic research and the impact of the life sciences. A co-founder of Synthetic Genomics, he is the author of "As the Future Catches You: How Genomics & Other Forces are Changing Your Life, Work, Health & Wealth."
Sunday, 09 Feb 2014
Panel: Women in Physics and Astronomy
"Women in Physics and Astronomy: Past, Present and Future," Meg Urry, Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Yale University and director of the Yale Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, will be joined by Iowa State faculty and administrators for a panel discussion and Q&A. Women in STEM Series.
Monday, 10 Feb 2014
Departmental Seminar
Matrix-free computations for Gaussian Markov random fields and related spatial processes", Debashis Mondal, Department of Statistics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Osborn Club Lecture
"The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report: Where We Are, Where We Are Heading," William Gutowski, ISU geological and atmospheric sciences.
Understanding Black Holes and Active Galaxies
Meg Urry is chair of the Physics Department at Yale University and director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics. She investigates the formation and evolution of the super-massive black holes that astrophysicists believe anchor each galaxy. Women in STEM Series.
Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014
How Women Lead and the Difference It Makes
Melissa Harris-Perry hosts a weekend MSNBC program and is a professor of political science at Tulane University, where she directs the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South.
Wednesday, 12 Feb 2014
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Current and Future Research on Indigenous Communities and Food Sovereignty Dr. Christina Hill, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Iowa State University
Gerontology Colloquium
"Life Long Links: Iowa's Aging and Disability Resource Center," Joseph Sample, director of the lifelong aging and disability resource center for the Iowa Department on Aging. Sample will speak on topics associated with Iowa's aging and disability resource center model that has expanded statewide during the past year.
Soil Science Seminar
Anion Exchange Capacity of Biochars; Characterization and Stability Michael Lawrinenko, Graduate Student, Iowa State
Statistics Seminar
"Big Data: The End of Sampling As We Know It?", Lily Wang, Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, Athens
Products of Public Space
Landscape architect Brian Clark, principal of Confluence Design, a comprehensive landscape architecture and planning firm with five offices across the Midwest, will speak about the firm's work in retail streetscapes and other urban public spaces.
Thursday, 13 Feb 2014
Lunch series: Women and Gender Studies
"The Art of Making Revolution," Connie Post, ISU English.
Evolution and Computation
John Mayfield is Emeritus Professor of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology at Iowa State and former associate dean of the Graduate College. His new book, The Engine of Complexity, Evolution as Computation, is an approach to understanding evolution based on information theory and computational science.
Friday, 14 Feb 2014
Research workshop
"Institutional Review Board (IRB): What All Researchers Need to Know," Kerry Agnitsch, interim director, Office for Responsible Research. Bring your lunch; cookies provided.
Multiple Ways to Love: A Valentine's Day Poetry Reading
Eduardo C. Corral won the 2011 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition for his first book of poetry, "Slow Lightning." His work is recognized for its exploration of Latino identity and gender and sexuality.
Monday, 17 Feb 2014
Architectural Sketching Demo/Workshop
Associate Professor Wen Qingwu of the Department of Design at Wuhan University School of Urban Design in Wuhan, China, will present this architectural sketching demonstration and workshop to accompany "The Highest Good is Like Water" exhibition, Feb. 12-21 in the ISU College of Design's Gallery 181. The exhibition and demo are free and open to the public.
Religious Freedom for All: Living Together with Our Deepest Differences
Os Guinness is an author and social critic who writes frequently about modern American culture. His new book, "The Global Public Square," champions the freedom of thought, conscience and religion as a way to negotiate differences in public life. Veritas Forum
Tuesday, 18 Feb 2014
Watercolor Demo/Workshop
Associate Professor Zhou Ziumei of the Department of Design at Wuhan University School of Urban Design in Wuhan, China, will present this watercolor demonstration and workshop to accompany "The Highest Good is Like Water" exhibition, Feb. 12-21 in the ISU College of Design's Gallery 181. The exhibition and demo are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, 19 Feb 2014
Chinese Ceramic Glaze-Painting Demo/Workshop
Professor Guan Jiaqing of the Department of Design at Wuhan University School of Urban Design in Wuhan, China, will present this ceramic-based glaze-painting demonstration and workshop to accompany "The Highest Good is Like Water" exhibition, Feb. 12-21 in the ISU College of Designs Gallery 181. The exhibition and demo are free and open to the public.
Ten Realities of Doing Business Globally
Greg Churchill is serving as Executive in Residence for the College of Business Feb. 17-19. He recently retired from Rockwell Collins as executive vice president for international business.
Discussion: Chinese Painting History and Techniques
Five distinguished artists and visiting scholars from Wuhan University in China's western Hubei Province will speak about their work and traditional Chinese painting techniques. They will discuss unique methods and styles of Chinese water color painting, sketch drawing, engraving, photography, ceramic tile painting, and how traditional cultural elements are incorporated into contemporary work.