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9th Annual Three-Minute Thesis Final Competition

Nov 07, 2024

Nov 07, 2024, 6:00 PM

South Ballroom, Memorial Union

Lecture Series Lectures

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) celebrates research being conducted by current ISU graduate students. Developed by the University of Queensland, the competition is an opportunity for students to describe their research, in three minutes, in a relatable and relevant way to a non-specialist audience.Â

UFOs and UAPs: The Latest Tech to Detect What’s in Our Skies

Nov 07, 2024

Nov 07, 2024, 7:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

Lecture Series Lectures

UFOs and UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) have captured the world’s imagination for decades. Renewed attention came in 2021 when the U.S. Intelligence community released its first public UFO report. Despite stating that there is no credible evidence for alien-originating craft, the U.S. government admitted there are objects unknown to us in the atmosphereâ€"foreign government spy balloons, unregistered drones, and other earth-based...

UFOs and UAPs: The Latest Tech to Detect What’s in Our Skies

Nov 07, 2024

Nov 07, 2024, 7:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

Lecture Series Lectures

UFOs and UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) have captured the world’s imagination for decades. Renewed attention came in 2021 when the U.S. Intelligence community released its first public UFO report. Despite stating that there is no credible evidence for alien-originating craft, the U.S. government admitted there are objects unknown to us in the atmosphereâ€"foreign government spy balloons, unregistered drones, and other earth-based...

No Fashion Without Disability: Embracing Disability as Knowledge and Access as an Aesthetic

Nov 11, 2024

Nov 11, 2024, 6:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

There has been a rise in clothing and accessories designed for disabled people under the moniker of adaptive fashion. Accompanied by increased representations of disabled models in fashion media and the introduction of disabled mannequins in fashion exhibitions, adaptive fashion is often celebrated as evidence of the industry's commitment to diversity. However, my lecture challenges this assumed inclusivity strategy. I propose a new...

Under the Influence... of Stress

Nov 12, 2024

Nov 12, 2024, 6:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

Lecture Series Lectures

As Bill Daniels Professor of Business Ethics and Legal Studies at the University of Denver, Corey Ciocchetti is one of the University’s most popular and highest-rated professors. Corey joined DU after graduating with a law degree from Duke University School of Law, a master's degree in Religious Studies, and two bachelor's degrees in Finance and Economicsâ€"summa cum laudeâ€"from the University of Denver. Corey is a talented speaker...

Gold Star Hall Ceremony

Nov 13, 2024

Nov 13, 2024, 4:15 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

Lecture Series Lectures

Gold Star Hall is the "memorial" in the Memorial Union. In World War I, when a family had a son or daughter in the service, they displayed a card with a simple blue star in their window. When life was lost, the card with the blue star was changed to one with a gold star - hence the name Gold Star Hall. The blue/gold star tradition continues, with military families still displaying these symbols. When the Memorial Union opened in 1928,...