Monday, 14 Oct 2024
Agitating and Organizing 101
Sally Kohn is one of the leading progressive voices in America today. The author of The Opposite of Hate (April 2018, Algonquin), Sally is a former political commentator on CNN and Fox News. Sally is a member of the board of contributors at USA Today and a regular contributor to Afar Magazine, among many other outlets. She is also a highly sought-after media trainer and public speaking coach and her three TED Talks have been viewed...
Tuesday, 15 Oct 2024
Seminar: Immunity-regeneration balance during plant aging
Join this Genetics, Development and Cell Biology department seminar to hear Dr. Li Yang, associate professor in the University of Georgia Department of Plant Pathology, discuss research into the molecular mechanisms underlying the balance between innate immunity and regeneration during plant aging.
Panel Discussion: Environmental Design is a Social Service Issue
Four panelists will talk about how the design of spaces in which social programs are delivered influences individual and social outcomes. They will describe the best place they have ever delivered human services programming and what about that space was conducive to more successful participant outcomes. Part of the Trauma-Informed Design Symposium.
Criminalizing Difference in the Holocaust and Beyond: Jews, Roma, African Americans, and Latinx People
In order to subjugate or in some cases destroy racial, ethnic, and religious minorities, a state or governing body often criminalizes whole communities through the mobilization of legal and societal discrimination. This panel brings together experts on criminalization and state discrimination against European Jews, Roma communities and individuals, and Native Peoples of the U.S. and Canada that occurred during overlapping periods. As part...
Wednesday, 16 Oct 2024
How to Eat, Move, and Find Your Groove for Optimal Wellness
Are you looking for simple, positive ways to increase energy, optimize productivity, and boost your health and well-being? It's amazing what our bodies can do for us. Did you know that by adding quick and easy "wellness piggybacks" to your day can increase energy, boost your wellness, and foster a vibrant health span? Susie Kundrat, a registered dietitian nutritionist and author of "Eat Move Groove: Unlock the Simple Steps to Lifelong...
Keynote Lecture: How to Design Physical Environments that Promote Healing, Justice and Peace
Architect and activist Deanna Van Buren, co-founder of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces, will present the closing keynote lecture of the 2024 Trauma-Informed Design Symposium at Iowa State University. She will speak about the role interdisciplinary approaches to design with social workers, game designers, artists and others can play in healing and repair as they relate to supporting inner and outer peace.
Making Space for Peace
Architect Deanna Van Buren will speak about how interdisciplinary approaches to design with social workers, game designers, artists and more can play in healing and repair as it relates to supporting inner and outer peace. Her talk will cover research and its associative spatial applications for spaces for survivors of violence to artistic practices that support personal and interpersonal healing and transformation. Van Buren is the...
Thursday, 17 Oct 2024
Language Inequality and Fight for Free Speech in Haiti: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Websder Corneille is an adjunct lecturer of Haitian Creole Language and Haitian Studies at Indiana University Bloomington and the founder and director of the flagship Haitian Creole Language & Culture Program.Â
IPR's Politics Day on the Road
Join Ben Kieffer, host of IPR's "River to River" program, and a panel featuring Iowa State University students and political science professor Karen Kedrowski, as he takes the weekly talk show "Politics Day" on the road to Iowa State.
The Immigrant Survival Guide to Silicon Valley
Carlos Quezada will share his transformative journey from humble beginnings in Degollado, Jalisco, Mexico to a top Latino executive at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. His life's narrative is a powerful testament to the extraordinary outcomes that stem from curiosity, boldness, and authenticity. Carlos, now a father, technologist, mentor, and public speaker, intertwines his personal journey with a commitment to community...