Monday, 17 Oct 2022
Monday Monologues series
"Honey Wine from Creek Waters," essays and poems by A'Ja Lyons, Iowa State MFA in Creative Writing and Environment candidate.
Norman Borlaug Lecture: Cynthia Rosenzweig
2022 Norman Borlaug Lecture: Cynthia Rosenzweig is the 2022 World Food Prize laureate for her seminal contributions to understanding and predicting the impacts of the interaction between climate and food systems. Through designing and leading rigorous, collaborative observational and modeling research, she provided the evidence used by thousands of decision-makers in more than 90 countries to both mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Tuesday, 18 Oct 2022
How a Female Fighter Pilot Overcame Her Fears and Self-Doubt
Michelle Curran, also known as MACE, led an impressive career as a Fighter Pilot during her 13 years in the United States Air Force. From 2019-2021, she flew as the only female pilot for the Air Force Thunderbirds and performed for millions across the country and internationally. Upon joining this high performing team, she rapidly discovered the best part was not the flying, but the opportunity to inspire others.
Thursday, 20 Oct 2022
Crop & Climate Adaptation in the Face of the Climate Crisis
Dr. Cary Fowler is the U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security. Dr. Fowler is perhaps best known as the ââ'¬Å"fatherââ'¬Â of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
WeRateDogs: Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, and Social Media Fame
WeRateDogs grew to 17 million followers by giving "better-than-perfect" scores to every pup they were sent. WeRateDogs creator Matt Nelson will share his story of turning a meme account into a powerful force for good. Learn how he came up with the idea, found his voice, built a community, and harnessed it to start giving back with the nonprofit foundation 15/10.