Monday, 26 Mar 2012
Lecture
"Material Development and Trend Analysis in Footwear," presented by global material and packaging specialists from the footwear firm Payless ShoeSource. The university community is invited.
Lecture: Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement
Anne Clifford is the Msgr. James Supple Chair of Catholic Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Iowa State. She will discuss the work of environmentalist, women's rights activist and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai.
Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012
Laser Swords and Sandals: Star Wars and Rome
The Star Wars saga has been a cultural phenomenon for over thirty years, and assistant professor of ancient history Ralph Covino is a true aficionado. His talkdiscusses the influence of so-called sword-and-sandals films like "Ben Hur" and "Spartacus" on the Star Wars series.
Lecture: American Foreign Policy after Iraq and Afghanistan
Former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton directs the Center on Congress, a non-partisan educational institution he established in 1999. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1999 and for more than forty years has been an important voice on international relations and American national security. The 2011 Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science.
Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012
Ramsey lecture series: "H3N8 Canine Influenza Virus Epidemiology"
Cynda Crawford, DVM, Ph.D., University of Florida, will present "H3N8 Canine Influenza Virus Epidemiology." Crawford led the team that first identified the divergence of the H3N8 canine virus from the equine virus.
Richard F. Hansen Lecture in Architecture: Ursula Emery McClure
Ursula Emery McClure, FAAR, AIA, LEED AP, will present "Against Specialization," the Richard F. Hansen Lecture in Architecture, part of the Architecture Advisory Council Lecture Series at Iowa State University. With Michael A. McClure, Emery McClure is a founding partner of emerymcclure architecture, llc, Lafayette, La. She also is an associate professor in the School of Architecture at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
Symphony of the Soil: Film and Discussion with Deborah Koons Garcia
"Symphony of the Soil" is a multi-film project that explores the world of soil, including how it is formed, its life cycle, human uses and misuses in agriculture, and soil's role in addressing global environmental problems.
Lecture: Gender, Culture and Politics at the Chicago World's Fair
Among the most popular attractions at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair was the Woman's Building, an exhibit hall filled with the products of women's labor, including a library of more than 8,000 volumes of writing by women. Wayne Wiegand will discuss his new co-authored publication, Right Here I See My Own Books, which situates the Woman's Building Library in its historical context.
Thursday, 29 Mar 2012
Botanical Illustration Demonstration with Smithsonian Institution's Alice Tangerini
Alice Tangerini, staff illustrator for the botany department at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of History, will speak and do an artwork demonstration. Hosted by the Biological/Pre-medical Illustration Club.
Seminar: Comparative Genomics
Arun Sethuraman, ISU BCB graduate student, will lead an analytical discussion on applications of next generation sequencing to phylogenetics and population genomics.
The Future of African & African American Studies in Iowa - James Randall
James H. Randall taught for more than thirty years in English and African American Studies at Coe College. His courses have included African American, African, and Caribbean literature and African American history. He has also taught African American literature courses at the University of Iowa and worked with the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids.
Friday, 30 Mar 2012
Workshop: Interdepartmental genetics
"Genetic and Genomic Analyses of Maize Leaf Development," Michael Scanlon, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.