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Gender and Race after the 2008 Campaign - Mary Frances Berry
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Mary Frances Berry is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of seven books, including The Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice: Episodes of Racism and Sexism in the Courts from 1865 to the Present; Black Resistance, White Law: A History of Constitutional Racism in America; Why ERA Failed: Politics, Women's Rights, and the Amending Process of the Constitution; Long Memory: The Black Experience in America, with John Blassingame; and Military Necessity and Civil Rights Policy: Black Citizenship and the Constitution, 1861-1868. She was previously a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, serving as chair from 1993 to 2004. She also served as the Assistant Secretary for Education in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; as provost of the University of Maryland and chancellor of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Part of the National Affairs Series: How Will America Change?

Savanna Chimpanzees and Our Understanding of Human Evolution - Jill Pruetz
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Jill Pruetz is a primatologist studying the behavior of nonhuman primates, such as chimpanzees, spider monkeys, howling monkeys, and tamarins. She is especially interested in the influence of ecology on the feeding, ranging, and social behaviors of primates and early humans. She has conducted fieldwork in such countries as Peru, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Kenya and was named a National Geographic Emerging Explorer for 2008. Her current work with the Fongoli chimpanzees in southeastern Senegal has been featured in National Geographic magazine and in the PBS Nova documentary "Ape Genius." Pruetz has been involved in teaching and conservation in the neotropics as cofounder of the nonprofit organization DANTA (Costa Rica), and she recently founded Neighbor Ape, a nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of chimpanzees in Senegal. She is an associate professor of anthropology at Iowa State, specializing in biological anthropology. A reception and display of student research will precede the lecture at 7:00 p.m. in the South Ballroom. The Spring 2009 Presidential University Lecture.

Why Don't We Have Sustainable Agriculture Now? - Richard Levins
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Richard Levins, professor emeritus of applied economics at the University of Minnesota, will discuss the roles research, policy, and market power must play if we are to move forward. His book Willard Cochrane and the American Family Farm, a story of farm policy and family farming in the twentieth century, won the American Agricultural Economics Association Quality of Communication Award. He is also the author of Market Power for Farmers: What It Is, How to Get It, How to Use It. Levins writes regularly for trade publications, including Hoard's Dairyman and Successful Farming and has been a guest on CNN's In the Money program. Before joining the University of Minnesota in 1988, he served on the faculty of the University of Maryland and the University of Florida. The 2009 Shivvers Memorial Lecture.

Sustainable Industry in a Changing Society - John Carberry
8:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - John Carberry recently retired as Director of Environmental Technology for the DuPont Company. At DuPont, he was responsible for analysis and recommendations for technical programs and product development for DuPont based on environmental issues. From 1989, he led that technology function in a transition to increasingly emphasize waste prevention, product stewardship and sustainability while maintaining excellence in treatment and remediation. Mr. Carberry presently consults (Carberry EnviroTech) on product and process strategies for dealing with the environmental issues of energy, renewable energy, sustainability, and nanomaterials. He is also an adjunct professor at both Cornell University and the University of Delaware. Mr. Carberry is a founding member of the Green Power Market Development Group. He has served on several National Academy Committees, and currently serves on the National Academy Committee on Strategic Advice to the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Academy’s Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability. He holds a B.ChE. and an M.E. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, an MBA from the University of Delaware, is a Fellow of the AIChE and is a Registered Professional Engineer (Chemical). Sigma Xi Spring Lecture

Nonrenewable Energy Alternatives and Their Economics - Natalie Rolph
7:00 PM – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall - Natalie Rolph, chief economist for Black & Veatch Enterprise Management Solutions, has over thirty years of experience in the electric power industry. She established Black & Veatch’s regional electric market forecasting practice and is responsible for emission allowance modeling and allowance price forecasting. Rolph also oversees the development of economic models to support chilled water, steam, and electric master planning for large users such as cities, industrial complexes, water and wastewater districts, and universities. Her experience includes preparation of the socioeconomic and cost/benefit portions of some of the first environmental impact statements produced in the United States. The discussion will be moderated by Pat Boddy, Department of Natural Resources Deputy Director. Part of the Engineering Thematic Year on Energy and Sustainability.

From Capitol Hill Politics to the Tyra Banks Show: My Life as a Blogger, Web Writer and Sketch Comedian - Carrie Seim
7:00 PM – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - Carrie Seim writes the humorous dating column "Single and Fierce" for The Tyra Banks Show and regularly contributes political satire to JibJab.com and relationship satire to BettyConfidential.com. She is a member of the sketch comedy group The Deviants and recently performed her original show Midwestern Wisdom at the prestigious Comedy Central Stage. Seim is an alum of the Groundlings Theatre, where she teaches improv. She has written about Capitol Hill politics, immigration policy reform, saltwater crocodiles and Paris Hilton's panties for Newsday, New York Post, National Geographic Television and The Tyra Banks Show - not necessarily in that order. Her comedic essay "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace" was recently published in Mortified: Love is a Battlefield. Seim has an undergraduate degree in journalism from Iowa State, a masters in journalism from Northwestern, and is an alum of Iowa State's Grandma Mojo. She will close with a brief performance. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Climate Change: Using Traditional Indigenous Knowledge to Save the Planet - Daniel Wildcat
7:00 PM – Kocimski Auditorium, College of Design - Daniel Wildcat is a professor at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and an accomplished scholar who writes on indigenous knowledge, technology, environment, and education. He is also co-director of the Haskell Environmental Research Studies Center, which he founded with colleagues from the Center for Hazardous Substance Research at Kansas State University. A Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma, Dr. Wildcat is the coauthor, with Vine Deloria, Jr., of Power and Place: Indian Education in America (Fulcrum, 2001), and coeditor, with Steve Pavlik, of Destroying Dogma: Vine Deloria, Jr., and His Influence on American Society (Fulcrum, 2006). Known for his commitment to environmental defense and cultural diversity, Dr. Wildcat has been honored by the Kansas City organization The Future Is Now with the Heart Peace Award. His newest book, Red Alert! Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge, will be released later this year. Part of the College of Design's 30th anniversary celebration

Let's Talk About Men's Bodies - and Women's Too! Men and Eating Disorders - Leigh Cohn
7:30 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Leigh Cohn, author of Making Weight: Healing Men’s Conflicts with Food, Weight & Shape, uses a multimedia presentation to discuss the objectification of men and women and the resulting problems of eating disorders, poor body image, concerns over sexuality, and low self-esteem. It is estimated that 80% of women have dieted, and Cohn explains why an equal number of men want to lose weight or put on pounds of muscle. Leigh Cohn is the publisher of Gürze Books, a company that specializes in eating disorders education. His publications include Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery and Self-Esteem Tools for Recovery, both of which he coauthored with his wife, Lindsey Hall. He has also coedited clinical books, including Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders and Self Harm and Eating Disorders. Part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

The Landscape of Agriculture Today and Tomorrow - Michael Boehlje
7:30 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Michael Boehlje is a Distinguished Professor with the Department of Agricultural Economics and the Center for Food and Agricultural Business at Purdue University, and an Iowa State alum. He has devoted his career to helping farm and agribusiness managers as well as policymakers understand the pragmatic, economic and financial consequences of their decisions. He will be addressing the importance of strategic planning for long-term viability and success.The 2009 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Distinguished Lecture.

A Day of Remembrance at Iowa State - Grace Amemiya and Phil Tajitsu Nash
1:30 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Remembering the signing of the Executive Order 9066 and the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Grace Amemiya is an Ames resident who will talk about her personal experiences as a former internee. Phil Nash is a civil rights attorney and Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of Maryland who worked on the reparations movement.