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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.

Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion - Francisco J. Ayala
8:00 PM – Sun Room/South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Francisco J. Ayala, an evolutionary biologist and geneticist at the University of California, Irvine, was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a winner of the National Medal of Science. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books, including, most recently, Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion and Darwin and Intelligent Design. He was a chief witness in the creationist trials in Arkansas in 1981 that prevented religion from being taught as science in the classroom. Also: A Conversation with Francisco Ayala: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 12 noon, Sun Room, Memorial Union Darwin Bicenntenial Celebration Committee reception and poster session for faculty and student research in evolutionary biology will precede the talk at 7:00 p.m. in the South Ballroom. Part of the National Affairs Series and the Darwin Bicentennial Celebration.

A Conversation with Francisco Ayala
12:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Francisco J. Ayala, an evolutionary biologist and geneticist at the University of California, Irvine, was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a winner of the National Medal of Science. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books, including, most recently, Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion and Darwin and Intelligent Design. He was a chief witness in the creationist trials in Arkansas in 1981 that prevented religion from being taught as science in the classroom. Darwin Bicenntenial Celebration Committee reception and poster session for faculty and student research in evolutionary biology will precede his evening lecture at 7:00 p.m. in the South Ballroom. 8 p.m. Lecture in the Sun Room: Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion. Part of the National Affairs Series and the Darwin Bicentennial Celebration.

Darwin Made Me Do It: Secular vs. Religious Ethics - D.J. Grothe
7:00 PM – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - D.J. Grothe is Vice President & Director of Outreach Programs for the Center for Inquiry, a think tank that advances science, reason and secular values in public affairs. He is also associate editor of Free Inquiry magazine, and has lectured widely on topics at the intersection of education, secularism and science at universities such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and dozens of others. Questions to be addressed include: Can people be good without being religious? What does Darwin's theory of evolution tell us about morality? Can a secular ethics – based firmly in the sciences – hold the answers to the world's greatest problems?

Enhancing Creativity through Lucid Dreaming - Robert Waggoner
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Robert Waggoner is the author of the newly published Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self. He will discuss lucid dreaming, the ability to become consciously aware in the dream state, and how lucid dreamers are using this ability to enhance their creativity. He will explain how to become consciously aware in dreams, maintain your awareness, understand the principles of dream reality and actively engage the dream environment. A graduate of Drake University, Waggoner is the president-elect of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and the coeditor of the online journal The Lucid Dream Exchange, the only ongoing publication devoted specifically to this phenomenon.

Darwin and Me: A Panel Discussion
7:00 PM – Cardinal Room, Memorial Union - On Charles Darwin's 200th birthday, our panel will discuss how Darwin's work has affected their religious beliefs. Panel members include Iowa State professors and graduate students from both the sciences and humanities and a variety of faiths. We will then invite the audience to join the discussion with the goal of encouraging mutual understanding between scientists and non-scientists and among people of different faiths. We also hope to challenge the idea that evolution contradicts religion. Enjoy free birthday cake and primordial punch.

The World Is Neither Flat nor Round: The Power of Research Paradigms - Gloria Ladson-Billings
6:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Gloria Ladson-Billings will highlight the experiences and challenges of scholars of color who approach education from diverse and alternative perspectives. She is the author of Beyond the Big House: African American Educators on Teacher Education and the Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education and a professor of curriculum and instruction and educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She helped develop Teach for Diversity, a graduate program for teachers who want to teach in diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic settings. She also authored The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children, which profiles eight outstanding teachers who differ in personal style but approach teaching in a way that affirms cultural identity. The 2009 Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair in Human Sciences. 7:30 p.m. reception following the lecture in the Multicultural Student Center, Memorial Union.

Nanochemistry: A Fantastic Voyage - Victor Lin
7:30 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Victor Lin is an Iowa State University professor of chemistry, director of the ISU Center for Catalysis, and a program director for the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. He is leading a team of Iowa State researchers using nanotechnology to re-engineer how biodiesel may be refined more cheaply and environmentally friendly through high-tech thermochemical and catalytic technologies. He is also exploring how nanotechnology can improve the conversion of hydrogen fuel cell technology as an alternative for the cars of tomorrow and how to safely deliver cancer-fighting drugs to targeted areas using a "gate" trigger release. His work has attracted funding from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture, and the Grow Iowa Values Fund. Lin holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. The Spring 2009 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Lecture.