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Lecture: Agricultural Phosphorus and Food-Energy-Water Security
Dr. Andrew Sharpley is an international authority on assessing, managing, and remediating the impacts of agricultural management on soil and water resources. His research investigates the cycling of phosphorus in soil-plant-water systems in relation to soil productivity and water quality and includes the management of animal manures, fertilizers, and crop residues.
The Nobel Laureates' Campaign to Support GMOs - Dr. Rich Roberts
Dr. Rich Robert is an English biochemist and molecular biology. He, along with Dr. Phillip Allen Sharp, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1993 for the discovery gene splicing. Today he is one of 129 Nobel Laureates contributing to a campaign to convince governments and the public to support the use of GMOs in order to increase food production, reduce dependency on insecticides, and end hunger in developing counties.
How to Be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi
Martin Luther King Jr Legacy Convocation Join us for our celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Legacy Convocation. This year the 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series Keynote will feature Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, the author of the best-selling books: How to Be an Antiracist and Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. Dr. Kendi's...
White Immunity: Working Through the Pedagogical Pitfalls of Privilege
Dr. Nolan Cabrera is a nationally-recognized expert in the areas of racism/antiracism on college campuses, whiteness, and ethnic studies. This presentation is Dr. Cabrera's development over White Privilege.
Legislative Wake-Up - Story County's Iowa Legislative Representatives
Students and faculty and staff are invited to meet with Ames and Story County's representatives in the Iowa Legislature. You will be able to ask questions about legislation being considered this session. This event is cosponsored by the Ames and Story County League of Women Voters and the Committee on Lectures.
Managing Risk in a More Uncertain World: What We Can Learn from Surfers, Studs, and Sexworkers - Allison Schrager
Allison Schrager is an economist, award-winning journalist at Quartz, and author of "An Economist Walks into a Brothel."