Tuesday, 22 Apr 2025
Earth Day Celebration
Celebrate Earth Day with ISU and the Ames community. Activities include a diversity of Earth-minded engagement and empowerment opportunities, refreshments, sustainability-minded giveaways, bike tune-ups, and music from KURE.
Earth Day Event: An Introduction to the Iowa Arboretum & Gardens Perennial and Shrub Trial Program
Visit the University Museums' Anderson Sculpture Garden on Earth Day with Fatima Najar (ISU Alum, B.S. in Forestry '22) to learn about the Iowa Arboretum & Gardens' new Perennial and Shrub Trial Program. Discover how plants are tested in Iowa's climate and evaluated for landscape quality to guide gardeners in choosing the best plants for success.
Generative AI for the Literature Review Process
Building on foundational principles, this Miller project identifies and models best practices for using GenAI in the literature review process in effective, efficient, and ethical ways.
Seminar: Designing STEM courses for impact
Join this Genetics, Development and Cell Biology seminar to hear Dr. Amanda Haage, University of North Dakota School of medicine and Health Sciences assistant professor in biomedical sciences and Kaess Endowed Professor in Anatomy and Cell Biology, discuss an in-depth case study that shows how a strong commitment to student learning guided the University of North Dakota to modernize their Anatomy and Physiology 200-level course.
Retirement reception: Dan Rice
Dan Rice, transfer relations and outreach advisor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is retiring May 2 after 35 years of service to the university.
Earth Day Event: Gardening in a Warmer World
Join David McKinney, Curator of Collections and Grounds at the Iowa Arboretum and Gardens, to explore future gardening trends, planting strategies for the future, and ways to create resilient landscapes in a changing climate. Registration required to receive Zoom link.
The Negro Artist Documentary Screening
Amidst the often-overlooked spaces of the Midwest lives a Black voice that demands to be heard. This documentary is a journey into the world of Caleb Rainey, a Black spoken word poet professionally known as The Negro Artist. Rainey's poetry is a profound exploration of race, identity, and the lived realities of systemic inequality. His stage name is inspired by the Langston Hughes essay "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain." Hughes...
A Conversation with the Filmmaker and Protagonist of "The Negro Artist"
Greenlee Visiting Professional Nik Heftman is the founder and CEO of The Seven Times, a full service video and event production company. The company was founded in 2022 with the goal of spotlighting Black entrepreneurs across the United States. That vision evolved into a weekly docuseries highlighting Black entrepreneurs, artists and other trailblazers who are making tangible, positive impacts in their communities. Heftman produced...
Concert: Tinsley Ellis
Don't miss Tinsley Ellis coming to the M-Shop on April 22!