Thursday, 10 Nov 2011
Agronomy Seminar
"Maximum Crop Yields," Thomas Sinclair.
Film and discussion: Let's Talk about Sex
The documentary Let's Talk About Sex explores how attitudes toward sex impact unplanned pregnancy and STDS in teens. It was produced in collaboration with Advocates for Youth, the leading nonprofit organization focused on issues relating to adolescent reproductive health. James Wagoner is the president and executive director of Advocates for Youth.
From Athlete to Adventure Writer
Lynne Cox, athlete and author of Swimming to Antarctica, Grayson, and South with the Sun, is known for her unique ability to perform open-water swims in frigid waters. Dr. Gabriella Miotto, is a practicing family physician and served as Lynne Cox's personal physician on several of her open-water swims. Part of the Women and Gender Studies 35th Anniversary Celebration.
Friday, 11 Nov 2011
Workshop: Healthy Intimate & Sexual Relationships
Tom Klaus is the director of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative at Advocates for Youth. He developed the Healthy Intimate and Sexual Relationships workshop in collaboration with Iowa State's Gender & Relationships on Campus student group and Teresa Downing, faculty in the Department of Sociology. It is designed for young adults and focuses specifically on sex and relationships in today's campus culture.
Monday, 14 Nov 2011
Statistics
"Spatial Scan Statistics with Overdispersion," Tongling Zhang, Department of Statistics, Purdue U, W. Lafayette, Indiana
BIM: Integrated Architecture
Ute Poerschke, a national expert in Building Information Modeling and environmentally conscious design, will discuss different understandings of BIM in education and professional practice as part of the fall-semester Architecture Advisory Council Lecture Series at Iowa State University. The event is free and open to the public.
The Health and Environmental Effects of Using Coal as Fuel
Dr. Maureen McCue is the Iowa Coordinator for Physicians for Social Responsibility and a lead author on the Iowa Coal Health Mapping Study. She is an adjunct professor of global health at the University of Iowa with a specialty in epidemiology. Live Green! Sustainability Series.
Christian Responses to Climate Change
Penny Greer is a minister and geologist. She earned a Master of Divinity from the Harvard Divinity School and has served as a church pastor for thirty years. Greer returned to school after a decade of ministry, driven by a concern about why the natural world was excluded from Western Christianity.
Osborn Club Lecture
"Deep Brain Stimulation using Magnetic Fields in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation," David Jiles, Distinguished Professor and chair, ISU electrical and computer engineering. The lecture is open to the public.
Who Owns Your Genes?
Chris Hansen, senior staff counsel for the national American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), was lead counsel in the ACLU's challenge of patents on two human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer. The 2009 lawsuit charged that the patents are illegal and restrict both scientific research and patients' access to medical care.
Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011
Behind the Scenes at Reiman Gardens
"Butterfly Lab"
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"The American Christian Fundamentalist Misunderstanding and Rejection of Evolution," Helen "Penny" Greer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Linking the Local and Global - Rekha Basu
Rekha Basu has been a columnist for the Des Moines Register since 1991, focusing on human rights, racial and gender issues and commenting on cultural trends. Born in India to United Nations parents, Basu grew up internationally. She has worked as a reporter, editorial writer and columnist at newspapers in Iowa, New York State and Florida. Basu's column appears three times a week on the Register's opinion pages and is syndicated by...
Works in Progress Series: Doug Johnston
Doug Johnston, professor and chair of the Departments of Community & Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture, will present "Political Economies of Landscape Change: Places of Integrative Power" as part of the Works in Progress Series, which features informal talks by faculty from the Colleges of Design and Liberal Arts & Sciences. This is the last WiPS presentation of fall semester.
Energizing America: Facts for Addressing Energy Policy
John Felmy is chief economist of the American Petroleum Institute, where he is responsible for economic, statistical and policy analysis. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in energy, economic and environmental analysis. He will be providing an economic analysis that includes oil shale and natural gas. Live Green! Sustainability Series.
Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011
The Tomorrow Plan: Building a More Sustainable Des Moines
Bethany Wilcoxon, project manager for the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, will provide an overview of the area's "Tomorrow Plan" to encourage regional collaboration on economic, social and environmental issues. Her presentation is sponsored by the Graduate Community and Regional Planning Club.
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Cuba Trip - Biodiversity in Agriculture. Presenter: Students from Cuba trip, Mary and Steve, Iowa State University
Thursday, 17 Nov 2011
Chemical and Biological Engineering Graduate Seminar Series
"Designing Adsorbent Materials for Capture of CO2 from Dilute Gases: Potential Technologies for Slowing Growth of the Atmospheric CO2 Concentration" Chris Jones, Gorgia Tech
Statistics Seminar
"Self-normalization for time series", Xiaofeng Shao, Department of Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Roundtable: Governor's Blueprint for Education
A roundtable discussion of the blueprint's implications for the Iowa State University teacher education preparation programs. Pamela White, dean of the College of Human Sciences, will facilitate the discussion.
Software engineering distinguished lecture
"Digital Archaology," Audris Mockus, Avaya Labs.
Agronomy Seminar
Evaluating Teaching, Dr. Ann Marie Vanderzanden Interim Director, CELT
Lecture: Suffering and the Existence of God
Sheikh Omar Baloch is the Scholar in Residence for Al-Furqaan Foundation. His knowledge of world religions allows him to engage in dialogue across many faiths. Born and raised in Chicago, Sheikh Omar studied Arabic Language and Minhaj ad Dawah at Al-Azhar University, Egypt. He also studied at Jamia Thul Ahlul Hadith, Pakistan, and Georgetown University. He is a student of Dr. Israr Ahmad and Abdur Razaq sahib.
Friday, 18 Nov 2011
Planetarium Show
"Life & Death in the Universe"
Monday, 28 Nov 2011
Horticulture Seminar
"Experiential Learning: The Theory and Practice," Mike Retallick, ISU agricultural education.
Statistics Seminar
"Prediction of Complex Traits Using Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces Regressions," Gustavo de los Campos, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011
Iowa and Onward: The Caucuses and the 2012 Election
Charlie Cook is considered one of the nation's leading authorities on American politics and U.S. elections. He is the editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report and a political analyst for NBC News and National Journal, where he writes a twice-weekly column. He has been an election night analyst for CNN and CBS News and is a frequent guest on NBC's Meet the Press. Inaugural Harkin Institute Lecture.
Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011
College of Veterinary Medicine: Ramsey Lecture
"Ecology and Evolution of West Nile Virus," Laura Kramer, State University of New York, Albany. A research poster session precedes the lecture at 11:15 a.m. in the west (fish tank) lobby.
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Urban Sustainable Agriculture. Presenter: Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, Rural Enterprise Center
Keep Friendship Alive: Partying Smart and Keeping Friends Safe
Erica Upshaw shares her unique approach to risk management for the party-centric social scene on college campuses. Upshaw does not preach alcohol abstinence but challenges students to openly question behavior they know to be reckless and potentially fatal. She provides information to help students make good decisions when using alcohol socially.