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Sigma Xi Series - The Promises and Pitfalls of the Genetics Revolution - Paul Billings
8:00 PM – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Paul Billings is an expert in clinical genetics, the genetics of common diseases and the impact of genetic technology on society. He has served as the deputy network director and chief medical officer of the Heart of Texas Veterans Heart Care System, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and Stanford University, and as a member of the Joint NIH/DOE Task Force on Genetic Information and Insurance. He was also a technical advisor to the NIH/FDA Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee. He received his M.D. and doctorate in immunology from Harvard University.

Guns, Germs and Steel: How the Modern World Came to Be - Jared Diamond
8:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium - Jared Diamond, professor of physiology at the UCLA School of Medicine, is a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation genius grant, and author of the Pulitzer Prize winning Guns, Germs, and Steel. He also wrote The Third Chimpanzee and has published over 200 articles in Discover, Natural History, Nature, and Geo magazines. He began his scientific career in physiology and expanded into evolutionary biology and biogeography. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He was awarded Japan's Cosmos Prize in 1998, the National Medal of Science in 1999, and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in 2001. (A videotaped showing of his presentation is also scheduled for Tuesday, October 2, 12 noon, Oak Room, Memorial Union.) Paul Errington Memorial Lecture.

After September 11: Where Do We Go From Here?
12:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Students, faculty and staff will continue discussion of the tragedy in New York City and Washington. Panel members: Mary Sawyer, Religious Studies; Tracey Owens Patton, Greenlee School of Jounalism and Mass Communication; Riad Mahayni, Chair of Community and Regional Planning; Faiza Derbel, graduate student from Tunisia; Fern Kupfer, English, will moderate. Open mike for audience participation. Sponsored by the Student Union Board and the Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB)

Insect Horror Film Festival
6:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - This celebration of insect life includes activities for all ages: hissing cockroaches, giant millipedes, a butterfly tent, a honey bee display, insect displays, an insect tasting event with cricket brownies and maggot chrispies, and a screening of "James and the Giant Peach." Doors open at 6 p.m. and film starts at 7:30 p.m. James and the Giant Peach (1996) Rated PG, runs 79 minutes A spider, ladybug and centipede join James for an adventure in a giant peach Sponsored by the Entomology Club, Student Union Board and Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB)

After September 11:Where Do We Go From Here?
12:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Students, faculty and staff will discuss the tragedy in New York City and Washington. Participants include Terry Mason, director of Student Counseling Services; Dennis Peterson, International Education Services; Jim McCormick, chair of the Political Science Department; Matt Denner, campus activist and vice president of the ISU chapter of the ACLU, and John Donaghy, lay minister with St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Student Center. Michael Bell, Sociology, will moderate Sponsored by the Student Union Board and the Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB)

Comedy Comedy Comedy - Jake Johannsen
8:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium, ISU Center - Jake Johannsen has performed on Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show, Politically Incorrect, Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and HBO, and in comedy clubs across the country. Before going on to fame and fortune, Jake Johannsen was a student at Iowa State University. Free Admission

Resolving the Food Fight: A Consumer Perspective on Agricultural Biotechnology - Gregory Jaffe
7:30 PM – 171-179 Scheman Building, Iowa State Center - Gregory Jaffe is Co-director of the Biotechnology Project at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). He first worked as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice's Environmental and Natural Resources Division, before joining the CSPI. He earned a B.A. in biology from Wesleyan University and a law degree from Harvard University.

Dealing with Difference in "THE REAL WORLD" - Julie Stoffer
8:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium - Julie Stoffer appeared on MTV's Real World New Orleans. Julie grew up in a conservative Wisconsin town and attended Brigham Young University. Julie is a committed Mormon who introduced her religious beliefs and values to the world on "Real World." Justin Deabler appeared on MTV's Real World Hawaii. He graduated from Harvard Law, and is a politically active gay man involved in such social issues as HIV/AIDS education. Justin and Julie will talk about the experience of being labeled by society, and how they learned to appreciate people with different values and opinions. They will also be showing clips from the show. Thursday, August 30 8 p.m.

Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - David Sedaris, humorist and best-selling author, made his National Public Radio debut with "Santaland Diaries," a widely funny monologue recounting his strange-but-true experiences being a green-tight clad elf at a Macy's store holiday display. Seders' sardonic humor and incisive social critique have sine made him one of NPR's most popular and humorous commentators. His current books, Me Talk Pretty One Day, was an instant New York Times bestseller. His other bestsellers include Naked and Barrel Fever. He also is a frequent contributor to Esquire and The New Yorker. Collaborating under the name, "The Talent Family," his and his sister, Amy, have written several plays that have been produced in New York City. Seders also taught writing at the Art Institute of Chicago for two years.

Fatherhood - Ross D. Parke
8:15 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Part of the National Affairs Series