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Presentation by Mark Schwab, UNI wrestling coach
The athletic department is pleased to announce that Mark Schwab, associate head wrestling coach at UNI, will give a presentation on the Orange Carpet on Jan 17th.
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Loyalty and Morality workshop
Many social movements, especially those representing disadvantaged communities, call on us to recognize universal values or rights. Additionally, morality requires us to treat people equally.
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Plasmonic Nanomaterials for Disease Diagnostics
In this presentation on Dec. 6th, the architecture, stability, and surface chemistry of solution-phase gold and silver nanoparticles will be correlated to nanoparticle function for improved disease treatment strategies
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MBA program Lunch and Learn
Please join us Dec. 5th for a Lunch and Learn with Jodi Schafer, director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid with the Tippie School of Management at The University of Iowa.
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Alum to speak on diversity and leadership
Eddie Moore Jr. ’89 will speak in King Chapel on Thursday, Sept. 1 about “21st Century Leadership and Diversity: Are We Ready?”
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“The Star Thrower’s Quest: The Challenge of Reconciliation on the World Stage”
Ian McIntosh, presidential scholar in the department of sociology and anthropology, will give a public lecture. “The Star Thrower,” the famous short story by anthropologist Loren Eiseley from his book “The Unexpected Universe,” has informed
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“Asian-ness” in Iowa: A Conversation about Identity
A facilitated discussion on the issue of identity (dismantling stereotypes and myths, assimilation, straddling both fences, etc.).
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HAIG lecture
Michael Berube, Paterno Family Professor in Literature at Pennsylvania State University, will give a talk on May 12th “Life as Jamie Knows It.”
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More than Rainman: The Many Faces of Autism
April is autism awareness month. In order to raise awareness, the Cornell College branch of Active Minds will sponsor an interactive presentation on April 26th.
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Readings by Distinguished Visiting Writers
Anne Sanow and Wendy Call will read from their work and take questions from the audience this April 14th.
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Taming the Energy of Stars
John Sarff ’82, professor of physics at University of Wisconsin, will present a lecture on fusion energy on April 12th.
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Emission Spectroscopy of Shocked Polymers and Dyes
Katie Brown ’06 a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign will lecture April 8th. Her research involves the use of time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy to characterize the behavior of dye molecules
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SIG lecture: Crop Improvement One Gene At a Time and Its Value in Biotechnology
Genome sequencing and other technologies are enabling scientists to acquire enormous data on plant traits, but there is still a need for understanding basic biology and gene function.
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HAIG lecture: Essential Element in Liberal Education
Learning takes place in a space that involves a built and natural environment. Taken together, these two elements help to create a distinctive total college experience.
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Academic and Social Life on a Japanese College Campus
Professor Go of Kyoto Seika University (Japan) and Yumi Matson will talk on March 3rd about academic and social life on a Japanese campus, and will make comparisons to North American college life.