Thursday, 25 Apr 2013
A Hearing on Agricultural Trade with China: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission has a legislative mandate to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China, and to provide recommendations to Congress for legislative and administrative action.
Biomedical Science Seminar
"Physiology and pharmacology of prokineticins: A pair of versatile regulatory peptides" qun-Yong Zhou, University of California, Irvine; Pharmacology
Bioeconomy seminar
"Cellulosic Ethanol: Are We Finished with Forty Years of Being Five Years away from Commercialization?" Kathy Halvorsen, Michigan Technological University.
Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Seminar
"Complexity compounded: The evolution of phototransduction in stomatopods" Megan Porter, University of South Dakota
Biochemisty, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Seminar
"Broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1: In search of the Holy Grail" Michael Cho
Presentation: Writers, Take Risks or You're Dead Meat
Editor-in-chief Lars Pearson of the sci-fi book publisher Mad Norwegian Press will reveal why some submissions to his Hugo-award-winning press make the cut and others don't. Sponsored by The Writers' Guild of ISU; all are welcome.
Friday, 26 Apr 2013
Chemistry Seminar
"Advanced NMR studies of nano structured materials and signal enhancement" Hans Spiess, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Saturday, 27 Apr 2013
Lecture: Music advocacy
David Law, Iowa Alliance for Arts Education, will speak about how to promote music in your community, mobilize volunteer musicians and keep funding flowing to band programs. A Q&A session will follow the talk.