Tuesday, 01 Oct 2024
Seminar: Developmental programming of health and disease: the effects of extrinsic inputs on developmental hematopoiesis
Join the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Seminar to hear Dr. Anna Beaudin, associate professor from the University of Utah School of Medicine, discuss research into linking early life perturbation of the developing hematopoietic system with immune dysfunction as a driver of pathogenesis in various contexts.
Partisanship and Policy: A Complicated Relationship
Our government was designed to be “of the people, by the people, for the people.†That government is composed of elected officials almost exclusively representing one of two political parties, yet in Iowa, there are more registered “no party†voters than registered Republicans or Democrats. The political arena is a multi-faceted, ever-changing landscape, and increasingly, more Americans feel hopeless that their participation can...
Wednesday, 02 Oct 2024
Can Sustainable Agriculture Feed the World?
Consumers are increasingly demanding foods that are both healthy and produced in an environmentally sustainable ecosystem. At the same time, millions of people around the globe continue to face hunger and food insecurity. How can agriculture and food producers meet growing food demand in a world where they face resource and environmental constraints by leveraging innovative agricultural technologies and thinking outside the box? C S Liew...
Thursday, 03 Oct 2024
The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America
This lecture will be based on the eponymous book that pinpoints forces behind the rise of the “rural voterâ€â€"a new political identity that combines a deeply felt sense of place with an increasingly nationalized set of concerns. Combining a historical perspective with the largest-ever national survey of rural voters, Nicholas F. Jacobs and Daniel M. Shea uncover how this overwhelmingly crucial voting bloc emerged and how it has roiled...
Friday, 04 Oct 2024
A One on One with ESPN’s Clinton Yates
Join ESPN host Clinton Yates and Journalism and Mass Communication Professor Tony Moton for a conversation about how success in today's sports media market depends on versatility and a multitude of skill sets. Yates is a columnist, television commentator, and host for ESPN. In March 2024, Yates was named host of the ESPN Daily podcast. He joined ESPN in February 2016 as a member of the editorial team that launched Andscape, the Black...
Tuesday, 08 Oct 2024
Japan House Tea Ceremony Demonstration and Lecture
The Department of Graphic Design and the Department of Interior Design will co-host Kimiko Gunji, professor emeritus of Japan House at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Diana Liao, education and engagement specialist with Japan House, for a public lecture and tea ceremony demonstration in the College of Design atrium.
How to Prevent Election Subversion in 2024 and Beyond
Michael Waldman is president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. A nonpartisan law and policy institute that focuses on improving systems of democracy and justice, the Brennan Center is a leading national voice on voting rights, money in politics, criminal justice reform, and constitutional law. Waldman, a constitutional lawyer and writer who is an expert on the presidency and American democracy, has led the...
Fowl, Fish and Forest—Leadership Lessons from Great Conservationists
William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture Larry A. Nielsen, professor emeritus of natural resources at North Carolina State University, earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois, master’s degree at the University of Missouri and doctoral degree from Cornell University. He spent 40 years as a faculty member and administrator at Virginia Tech, Penn State and North Carolina State University before retiring in January...
Wednesday, 09 Oct 2024
Threat Investigations and Analysis: A Conversation About Diplomatic Security Careers
The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) leads worldwide security and law enforcement efforts to advance U.S. foreign policy and safeguard national security interests. Careers include special agents, security engineering officers, security technical specialists, and diplomatic couriers. Paul R Houston is a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Assistant Director of the DSS, Directorate of Threat...
Thursday, 10 Oct 2024
Free Fall Lecture: Sustainable Art Using Natural Materials
In this free lecture in partnership with the ISU Lecture Series, hear from several local artists that are using natural materials to create sustainable works of art.
Mass Extinctions of the Past and Future: Are We In a Mass Extinction Era?
Fall 2024 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Ryosuke Motani is a professor of geobiology and paleobiology and vice chair for undergraduate programs at the University of California Davis. He has studied fossils in tandem with leading-edge computational and chemical analysis techniques. His research has led to landmark discoveries, from using eye socket measurements to determine that some dinosaurs were nocturnal to revealing how land...
Sustainable Art Using Natural Materials
Hear from several local artists that are using natural materials to create sustainable works of art. Please note: This lecture will not be recorded.
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...
Tuesday, 22 Oct 2024
Seminar: The neurobiology of sickness
Join this Genetics, Development and Cell Biology seminar to hear Dr. Jessica Osterhout, University of Utah assistant professor of neurobiology, discuss research that developed a new model of how sickness symptoms are generated and how normal homeostatic circuits are altered during a state of acute sickness.
Daymond John's 5 Shark Points: Fundamentals for Success in Business and Life
An entrepreneur in every sense of the word, Daymond John has come a long way from taking out a $100,000 mortgage on his mother’s house and moving his business operation into its basement. John is CEO and Founder of FUBU, a much-celebrated global lifestyle brand, and a pioneer in the fashion industry with over $6 billion in product sales world-wide. Former President Barack Obama appointed Daymond John a Presidential Ambassador for Global...
Thursday, 24 Oct 2024
RESCHEDULED How to Grow (Almost) Anything: The Use and Future of Synthetic Biology
Synthetic Biology is an emerging field of research where researchers construct new biological systems and redesign existing biological systems. Synthetic biology can change the genetic material in viruses, bacteria, yeasts, plants, or animals to give them useful new characteristics. For example, integrating spider DNA makes a silkworm produce super strong, ultra-lightweight silk (per the Government Accountability Office). The technology...
Monday, 28 Oct 2024
2024 Norman Borlaug Lecture
2024 Norman Borlaug Lecture Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin and Dr. Cary Fowler will receive the 2024 World Food Prize for their extraordinary leadership in preserving and protecting the world’s heritage of crop biodiversity and mobilizing this critical resource to defend against threats to global food security. Over the last 50 years, their combined efforts as researchers, policy advisors, thought leaders and advocates have succeeded in engaging...
Tuesday, 29 Oct 2024
CANCELLED - Technology as Storytelling: How Engineering, Science, and Faith Play
Please note: due to illness, this lecture has been cancelled. When we do our science and technology, our stories interpret what we see and direct what we make. In turn, we tell our stories not only by word and voice, but also by what we theorize and create. What does it mean when Christian scholars suggest all academic disciplines --including engineering-- are in the storytelling business? Or that God's Spirit is behind all knowing,...
Multifunctional Hierarchical Materials: Taking Inspiration from Nature
Biological systems in nature have evolved over millions of years to adapt to environmental and ecological challenges. Nature seeks to leverage available materials with an emphasis on hierarchy and local control of microstructure to meet functional needs using the least amount of material. As such, biological systems incorporate intelligent, unique, and complex structural design concepts. Where general principles have been identified...
Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024
Journey to the Future: How an ISU Alum Leads Investment in Game-Changing Cancer Research
The future of cancer research is today. And this impacts all of us tomorrow. Iowa State University alum Shane Jacobson, CEO of the V Foundation for Cancer Research, will share insights on the work of the V Foundation for Cancer Research and how their distinctive approach to investing in game-changing research advances the field of cancer research. He will also share insights on his career journey, leadership principles, and lessons...