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Tuesday, 13 Nov 2018

Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences

Nov 13, 2018

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

2050 Agronomy

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Communicating climate information - lessons from the FRACTAL experience" by Dr. Chris Lennard, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Lecture: Science Inspired Design

Nov 13, 2018

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

2432 Food Sciences Building

free

College of Design Lectures

Forrest Meggars, assistant professor of architecture at Princeton University and head of Princeton's CHAOS (Cooling and Heating for Architecturally Optimized Systems) lab, will talk about optimization of building systems and minimization of the chaos generated by the heat transfer process.

Documentary & Discussion: Maineland

Nov 13, 2018

6:30 PM

South Ballroom, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

MAINELAND follows two affluent and cosmopolitan teenagers from China as they settle into a boarding school in blue-collar rural Maine. They are part of the enormous wave of Chinese "parachute students" enrolling in U.S. private schools. A discussion with the director, Miao Wang, will immediately follow the 90-minute film.

Wednesday, 14 Nov 2018

How a Center of Innovation Can Impact the University and Community

Nov 14, 2018

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design

free

College of Design Lectures

Allen D. Kunkel is associate vice president for economic development and director of the Jordan Valley Innovation Center at Missouri State University, where he is responsible for guiding the center in its mission of supporting businesses concentrating on advanced technology, biotechnology, life sciences and nanotechnology research and development.

The Precipitous Decline of Cairo, Illinois: Enamels and Photography

Nov 14, 2018

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design

free

College of Design Lectures

Enamel artist Sarah Perkins will give a short slide lecture about her personal work, which is primarily enameled bowls and containers, and photographer Gwen Walstrand will present her projects, which include narrative approaches to landscape and typological portraits of adolescents. The two will also discuss their collaborative exhibition highlighting the decline of Cairo, Illinois, on display at the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames.

Thursday, 15 Nov 2018

Lecture: Iowa State and The Great War

Nov 15, 2018

7:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of World War I, Douglas Biggs, a native of Ames and a graduate of Iowa State University, will discuss the impact of The Great War for Iowa State and its returning veterans.

Documentary & Discussion: Talking Black in America

Nov 15, 2018

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

The film "Talking Black in America" showcases the history and symbolic role of language in the lives of African Americans and highlights its tremendous impact on the speech and culture of the United States. It addresses the persistent misinformation about African American speech and situates it as an integral part of the historical and cultural legacy of all Americans.