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Monday, 04 Apr 2022

Writing and Media Center Speaker Series

Apr 04, 2022

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

0101 College of Design

free

Student Affairs Diversity Lectures

"Communicating with Empathy: Relationality and Creativity in Contemporary Learning," with panelists Jordan Brooks, Mani Mina and Lucia Suarez.

Seminar: Determining Effective Organic Poultry Litter Fertilization for Containerized Herbs

Apr 04, 2022

4:25 PM - 5:15 PM

118 Horticulture Hall

free

Research Lectures

Join this Department of Horticulture Graduate Seminar to hear ISU graduate student Jaden Gimondo discuss research into characterizing the growth, morphology and plant tissue nutrient concentrations of six different culinary herbs using organic turkey litter fertilizer applications in response to the recent commercial production adoption of containerized growing conditions.

Eating Tomorrow: The Battle for the Future of Food

Apr 04, 2022

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green

Dr. Timothy A. Wise is author of the recent book Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food. He is a senior advisor at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, where his work focuses on agribusiness, family farmers and the future of food, and a senior research fellow at Tufts Universityââ'¬â"¢s Global Development and Environment Institute.

Tuesday, 05 Apr 2022

Seminar: Scales of genetic variation in corals from clonal polyps to widespread reefs

Apr 05, 2022

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Virtually

free

Research Lectures

Join this session of the Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology Promising Scientist Research Series to hear Elora Lopez-Nandam, a Hope for Reefs postdoctoral fellow at California Academy of Sciences, discuss research into how studying somatic mutation rates and within-colony variation has yielded insights into DNA repair mechanisms that coral may employee.

Craft Feminism: Making as Resistance & Inquiry

Apr 05, 2022

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Zoom

free

University Museums Arts, performances Lectures

Melissa Hilliard Potter, interdisciplinary artist, writer, and curator, will discuss case studies from her personal experience.

Wednesday, 06 Apr 2022

Ramsey Lecture Series

Apr 06, 2022

12:00 PM

College of Vet Med and Zoom

free

College of Veterinary Medicine Lectures

"Brucella pathogenesis: From cell biology to Type IV effector functions," Jean Celli, Washington State University.

Goldtrap Lecture: Peter Boghossian

Apr 06, 2022

1:10 PM

Online

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

Author, philosopher and faculty member Peter Boghossian will discuss his book How to Have Impossible Conversations and provide practical techniques and tools that can be used when discussing controversial topics. His research draws on hostage negotiations, applied epistemology, and cult exits.

Impostor Syndrome: Coping Strategies for High Achievers

Apr 06, 2022

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Imposter Syndrome is defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. It disproportionately affected high-achievers and can cause anxiety and depression. Dr. Dawn Bratsch-Prince will explain how to recognize imposter syndrome, her own experiences with it, and how to overcome it. Bratsch-Prince is Associate Provost for Faculty and professor of Spanish at Iowa State University.

Selling the Past as Innovation in Africa's Green Revolution

Apr 06, 2022

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Live Green

Many farmers, scientists, and development experts advocate a shift from high-input, chemical-intensive agriculture to low-input ecological farming. They are supported by an impressive array of research documenting both the risks of continuing to follow our current practices and the potential benefits of a transition to more sustainable farming. Timothy A. Wise is a senior advisor at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

Thursday, 07 Apr 2022

Advancing the ADU: A West Coast Comparative Perspective - Shane Phillips

Apr 07, 2022

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

0005 Physics Hall

free

College of Design Lectures

Shane Phillips is an urban planner and policy expert who manages the UCLA Lewis Center Housing Initiative and teaches public policy as an adjunct instructor at USC. He will discuss what it took to make accessory dwelling units (ADUs) a reality in California, the regulatory barriers to their expansion, and how the lessons from West Coast cities could be applied to Iowa.