Wednesday, 22 Feb 2006
Domestication & Eco-Catastrophe
Panel: Roger Gipple (moderator), Agrestal Fund; Marc Edward, Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Lonnie Gamble, Co-founder of Abundance Ecovillage in Fairfield, Iowa; Richard Manning, author/environmental journalist. Part of the Second Annual Symposium on Wildness & Wilderness.
Truth and the Strangeness of Fiction: How a Memory Becomes a Narrative
Panel Members: Matthew Abbott (moderator), ISU Dept. of English, Alicia Hernandez, ISU Dept. of English; Jenny Maddox, ISU Dept. of English; Julia Sweet, ISU Dept. of English. Part of the Second Annual Symposium on Wildness & Wilderness
Feral Zones in Urban Landscapes
Panel: David Zimmerman (moderator), ISU Dept. of English; Mira Engler, ISU Dept. of Landscape Architecture; James Pease, ISU Dept. of Natural Resource Ecology & Management. This panel will explore the notion of wildness in the urban landscape: what it is, what it means, and what it is becoming. Part of the Second Annual Symposium on Wildness & Wilderness.
It's the End of the World as We Know It - How Do You Feel? - Adrian Sannier
Adrian Sannier has held positions in several technology firms, including Schlumberger Technologies; Applicon, where his team created the first line of CAD software for the Macintosh; Cimlinc; and EAI Interactive, where he served as Vice President and General Manager. In 2001, he was named Stanley Professor of Interdisciplinary Engineering at Iowa State University, during which time he was also Associate Director for the Virtual Reality Applications Center. Sannier became University Technology Officer at Arizona State University in 2005. Under a long-range technology plan in support of the New American University, he is currently identifying and applying new technologies to improve academic, administrative, and research environments. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture series.
Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization - Richard Manning
Richard Manning is a newspaper editor and investigative journalist based in Montana and southern Idaho whose articles have been widely published in leading publications around the world. He is the author of seven important books on environmental issues, including: Against the Grain: How Agriculture Hijacked Civilization; Food's Frontier; Inside Passage; One Round River: The Curse of Gold and the Fight for the Big Blackfoot; Grassland:...
The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs - Michael Ramage
Michael Ramage is retired Executive Vice President, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company. Previously Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Mobil Oil Corporation. He has broad experience in many aspects of the petroleum and chemical industries, and is Director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and a member of the National Academy of Engineering, serving on its council. This is part of the Sigma Xi Lecture series.
Thursday, 23 Feb 2006
At the Corner of Hip Hop and Feminism - Joan Morgan
Joan Morgan has written extensively about music and gender issues for Madison, Interview, MS, More, and Spin magazine, where she was contributing editor and columnist. Formerly the Executive Editor of Essence, she is the author of When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost. She was a staff writer at Vibe magazine for three years, and her work appears in numerous college texts, as well as books on feminism, music and African-American culture....
Saturday, 25 Feb 2006
Leadership and Social Responsibility - Angela Davis
Angela Davis is known internationally for her work to combat all forms of oppression. Her political activism began when she was a youngster in Birmingham, Alabama, and continued over the years in her work as a student, teacher, writer, scholar, and activist/organizer. In 1969 that she came to national attention after being removed from her teaching position in the Philosophy Department at UCLA as a result of her social activism and her...
Tuesday, 28 Feb 2006
The Thin Line - A Performance with Discussion
A performance dealing with eating disorders by Abigail Rose Solomon. A question and answer period will follow with a local treatment team as well as breakout discussion groups.
Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series - Jim Duderstadt
Jim Duderstadt, President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan. Jim Duderstadt received his baccalaureate in electrical engineering summa cum laude from Yale University in 1964 and his doctorate in engineering science and physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1967. Since joining the faculty of the University of Michigan in 1968, he has held several positions within the university, including Dean of the College of Engineering, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and President of the University of Michigan from 1988 to 1996. He has also served on the National Science Board, the Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee of the Department of Energy, and the Big Ten Athletic Conference. He is currently University Professor of Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan and directs the University's program in Science, Technology, and Public Policy. He also chairs several major national study commissions in areas such as federal science policy, higher education, information technology, and engineering research. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture series.
The Thin Line - A Performance with Discussion
A performance dealing with eating disorders by Abigail Rose Solomon. A question and answer period will follow with a local treatment team as well as breakout discussion groups.