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Defining Global Security - Michael Intriligator
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Michael Intriligator is professor of economics at the Univeristy of California, Los Angeles, where he is also professor of Political Science, director of the Center for International and Strategic Affairs and Director of the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences. His books include Mathematical Optimization and Economic Theory. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Iowa Budget Mess: Where did it come from and Where is it going? - A Panel Discussion
7:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Dennis Prouty is Director of the Legislative Fiscal Bureau; Charles Whiteman is Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for Economics Research at the University of Iowa; Richard Phillips is with the Iowa Taxpayers Association, and Dennis Starleaf, chair of the Economics Department will moderate. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Values and Technology - Kristin Shrader- Frechette
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Kristin Shrader-Frechette is graduate research professor of philosophy at the University of South Florida and author of several books including Nuclear Power and Public Policy, Risk Analysis and Scientific Method, and Ethics and Economic Methodology. From the University Lectures Program archive.

African Unity and the African Identity Question - Imani Na Umoja
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Imani Na Umoja is professor of English at Kwame Nkrumah National High School in Guinea Bissau on the west coast of Africa. He received his juris doctorate from Southern University School of Law in Baton Rouge before moving to Africa. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Spotted Owl Conservation: Biology and Politics - E. Charles Meslow
7:30 PM – Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building - E. Charles Meslow is professor of Wildlife Ecology at Oregon State University and leader of the Oregon Cooperation Wildlife Research with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Role of Muslims in the USA - Mohammed F. Fahmy
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Mohammed Fahmy is Imam and director of the Adult Education Program at the Islamic Community Center in Waterloo. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Is Clean Water a Thing of the Past? - Charlotte Robinson
7:00 PM – Brunnier Gallery, Scheman Building - Charlotte Robinson is an artist and environmental activist. An exhibition of her work, "Undercurrents," is on display at the Brunnier from August 15 through September 29. From the University Lectures program archive.

The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus - Dinest D'Souza
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dinesh D'Souza is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus. He was a domestic policy analyst in the Reagan White House and editor of The Dartmouth Review. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Attica Prison Riot: A Story In Repression - Michael Dentsel
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Michael Deutsch is the lawyer for the Attica Brothers Legal Defense. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Insect Horror Film Festival -
All Day – Memorial Union - "Phase IV," "Damnation Alley" and a series of Atom Ant cartoons will be shown as a part of a conference examining the role of insects in popular culture. Also included are panel discussions, cartoons, an insect petting zoo, and an Insects as Food tasting event. From the University Lectures Program archive.