Monday, 06 Nov 2017
Water Exhibit
Where there is water, there is life. Water's multiple states of matter feed us, clean us, transport us, entertain us, and sometimes trap and destroy us. Discussions in today's news about climate change, water quality and accessibility, natural disasters, and agriculture note the value and weight of water in our everyday lives. What makes water so powerful? How is water used similarly or differently around the world? When does water become divisiv
Three Minute Thesis competition
Graduate students have three minutes to explain their research in language understood by a non-specialist audience with the use of only one PowerPoint slide. All events are open to the public.
Ceremony: Gold Star Hall
Iowa State University will honor four veterans, all former students, who died in military combat. Provost Wickert will speak.
Detection and Characterization of Exo-Asteroid Belts
Dr. Kate Su, Steward Observatory
Lecture: Racial Equality and Catholic Teaching
Anne Clifford, the Msgr. James A. Supple Chair in Catholic Studies at Iowa State, will speak about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and work advocating for racial justice in light of recent developments in America and Catholic teachings on racism.