Monday, 01 Nov 2021
Seminar: Effects of low stakes quizzing on student learning in plant identification courses
Join this in-person seminar to hear Iowa State University Grad student Sammie Lyle discuss an introductory research proposal to outline Master's research in horticulture education.
Seminar: Effects of smooth crabgrass and white clover populations on athletic field safety
Join this in-person seminar to hear Iowa State University Grad student Thomas Donelan discuss the research plan to determine what the population threshold of smooth crabgrass and white clover is to limit the risks associated with controlling each species and ensuring turf quality of an athletic field.
Seminar: Quantifying growth and development of spring radishes under controlled environments
Join this in-person seminar to hear Iowa State University Grad student Ryan Niepagen discuss research into the feasibility or and rationale for growing spring radishes under controlled environments at a commercial scale using traditional hydroponic methods.
Tuesday, 09 Nov 2021
Seminar: Genetic conflicts and seed development
Join us to hear Dr. Mary Gehring, Associate Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discuss her latest results on the divergent roles for maternal and paternal RNA Pol IV during seed development and the basis for dosge sensitivity in Arabidopsis endosperm.
Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021
Finding Funding Using Campus Resources
ISU provides excellent resources to assist faculty with the search for research funding. In this hands-on training you will learn how to strategically use websites and proprietary databases to identify and connect with funding opportunities and to set up saved searches, shared opportunities, and receive funding alert emails.
Thursday, 11 Nov 2021
Working with Subrecipients and Advanced Budgets
This session will discuss practical ways to work with subrecipients and collaborators during the proposal preparation and submission process, as well as dive deeper into budget templates and special circumstances for budgets.
Friday, 12 Nov 2021
Seminar: Distributed beamforming with autonomous UGVs
Join us at this Electrical and Computer Engineering Distinguished Lecture series to hear Dr. Brian M. Sadler, US Army Senior Scientist for Intelligent Systems at the Army Research Laboratory, discuss recent advances in distributed beamforming among small, low-power autonomous unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to achieve longer range connectivity to a client.
Seminar: The functions and signaling mechanisms of FERONIA receptor kinase in plant growth and stress responses.
Join this Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Seminar to hear Dr. Michelle (Hongqing) Guo, adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology at Iowa State University, discuss her research into understanding how plants respond to their environment.
Monday, 15 Nov 2021
Seminar: Education After COVID: Opportunities and Adventures
Hear from Dr. Cynthia M. Furse, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Utah, about the changes to education and learning as a result of the COVID pandemic.
Tuesday, 16 Nov 2021
Seminar: No Country for old flies: The role of p38 MAPK in aging
Join us for this Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Seminar to hear Dr. Alysia Vrailas-Mortimer, associate professor of aging and physiology at Illinois State University, discuss her research studying the relationship between protein aggregation, aging and oxidative stress.
Thursday, 18 Nov 2021
Post-Award Actions 201
Take a deeper dive into post-award actions with a focus on requests for Secondary Award Lines and a review of the rebudget process. This will be an interactive conversation where you can get answers to questions and advice on how to handle unique situations with specific sponsors. You'll leave with useful tools and resources to be more efficient in day-to-day work.
Monday, 29 Nov 2021
Seminar: Quantifying the effects of nitrogen form, fertilizer type, and fertilizer concentration on North American herbaceous perennials.
Join this Horticulture Graduate Seminar to hear Boston Swan, graduate student in the Department of Horticulture at Iowa State University, discuss research into optimized fertilizer concentration and nitrogen forms for six tall grass prairie species and six woodland spring ephemerals.