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Setting the Table: Systems, Sustainability, and Policy - Angie Tagtow
7:00 PM – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Angie Tagtow is a registered and licensed dietitian with more than 25 years of experience in public health and food policy. She was Executive Director of the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion during the Obama administration and co-led the development and launch of the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans with the US Department of Health and Human Services. Angie Tagtow will discuss the balance between nutrition and sustainability, including the role of policy and the importance of educating eaters, health professionals, and policymakers on cultivating and participating in sustainable food systems that promote good health, vibrant communities, and environmental stewardship. Tagtow earned an MS in Family and Consumer Sciences Education from Iowa State University and lives on a reconstructed tallgrass prairie in northeast Polk County. The 2019 Shivvers Memorial Lecture

**TO BE RESCHEDULED** The Evolving Identity of the Latino - Alfredo Mirandé
6:00 PM РHach Hall Atrium - This event is being rescheduled due to a flight cancelation. New date to be announced soon! Alfredo Mirand̩ is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside, and a scholar of Chicano sociology, masculinity, the relationship among law, race, class, and gender. His talk is being hosted by Lazos, a group of Hispanic/Latino men in leadership positions at Iowa State who are actively engaging Latinx students and mentoring them in their college experience and beyond. Alfredo Mirand̩, who was born in Mexico City and raised in Chicago, earned graduate degrees in sociology from the University of Nebraska and a JD from Stanford University. He was a National Research Council Fellow in ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley; a Rockefeller Fellow in sociology at Stanford University; and is the author of nine books, including Hombres y Machos: Masculinity and Latino Culture.

Rapid Global Warming and Human Violence - Craig Anderson
7:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Rapid global warming is already having devastating economic, political, and social consequences worldwide. In this presentation, Iowa State Distinguished Professor of psychology Craig Anderson will outline three very different ways global warming increases the risk of human violence: the direct effect of heat-induced irritability on aggression and violence; known pre-and post-natal risk factors for creating violence-prone adults; and the effects of ecological disasters on migration and the consequent political instability, intergroup violence, and war. Anderson will also discuss implications for action on climate change and on preparing for the challenges of eco-migration. Sigma Xi Lecture Series

Student Life at Iowa State: 1869-90 - Douglas Biggs
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Iowa Agricultural College, as Iowa State University was designated upon its establishment in 1858, began formally admitting students in 1869. Land-grant colleges and their ideals of making higher education accessible to all and providing instruction in liberal and practical subjects were still much more theory than tradition in 1869. Historian Douglas Biggs, a native of Ames and a graduate of Iowa State University, will discuss student life at Iowa State during it first two decades. He’ll share stories about the challenges students faced living in relative isolation, issues over the requirement for manual labor, and the fight over the colonizing of fraternities and sororities on campus.

Designing Secure Fleets of Drones: Possibilities, Challenges, and Limitations - Borzoo Bonakdarpour
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, are expected to play a significant role in future technologies, especially when programmed in teams. Drone fleets could aid with surveillance and data collection for crops or wildlife, search and rescue missions, border security, deliveries, and more, but they also present challenges and vulnerabilities. Iowa State assistant professor of computer science Borzoo Bonakdarpour will discuss his work designing programmed drone fleets that are efficient enough for large-scale projects but also safe, secure, and adaptable. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Lecture Series

Active Mic: Mental Health through Hip Hop - Kai Roberts
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Kai Roberts was a student at Carnegie Mellon University when he began experiencing extreme anxiety and panic disorder. He discovered healing power in writing and created a series of hip hop lyrics to illustrate what he was feeling. Roberts recorded his “Carnegie Café” album in 2013, which quickly became a resource for students dealing with mental health disorders and a key element in his own recovery. Kai Roberts is currently the assistant director of admissions at Carnegie Mellow and a professional speaker with Active Minds, a nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for students.

We Rise: Building a Movement that Restores the Planet - Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
8:15 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Xiuhtezcatl (‘Shu-Tez-Caht) Martinez is an 18-year-old indigenous climate activist, hip-hop artist, and a voice on the front lines of a global youth-led environmental movement. He has addressed the UN General Assembly, taken on local issues such as eliminating pesticides from parks, and is a lead plaintiff in a youth-led lawsuit against the U.S. government for their inaction on climate change. Martinez is Youth Director of the Earth Guardians, a tribe of young activists, artists, and musicians inspiring global change. He published his first book, We Rise, in 2017 and recently performed at MTV Music Week in association with the EMAs. National Affairs Series: Building a Better Democracy Celebrating 10 Years of the Live Green! Initiative

Canada-US Relations: Still Friends, Partners, and Allies? - Colin Robertson
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson is now vice president and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and hosts its regular Global Exchange podcast. He will speak about the U.S.-Canadian relationship beyond the Beltway and offer some perspectives on how it can continue to mutually benefit both nations even with the Trump administration's focus on "America First" policies in trade, climate and security. During his foreign service career Robertson served in the Canadian Embassy in Washington, Consul General in Los Angeles, and at the UN and Consulate General in New York. He was a member of the teams that negotiated the Canada-US FTA and then the NAFTA. World Affairs Series: The U.S. Role Abroad

Crime Solving with Genetic Genealogy - CeCe Moore
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - The 2018 arrest of the Golden State serial killer in California made international headlines in part because police teamed up with genealogists to use familial DNA to track him down. This new method of sleuthing raises questions about how it’s done, ethics and privacy, and the reliability of genetic and DNA tests. CeCe Moore is an investigative genetic genealogist and media consultant. She has worked as the genetic genealogist for the PBS Television documentary series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. since 2013. She is the founder of The DNA Detectives and recently joined forces with Parabon Nanolabs to lead their new Genetic Genealogy Services for law enforcement unit. National Affairs Series: Building a Better Democracy

The Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child Survivor - Inge Auerbacher
6:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Inge Auerbacher shares her story as a Holocaust survivor who spent 3 years as a young child in Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. Auerbacher was born in Kippenheim, Germany, survived Kristallnacht, and was deported with her parents in 1942 to Terezin, where out of 15,000 children only about 1 percent survived. Miraculously, she and both of her parents survived and immigrated to the United States after the war. Inge Auerbacher speaks frequently about her experience and has shared her story in the books I Am a Star-Child of the Holocaust and Beyond the Yellow Star to America. She was a featured speaker at the United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony last month. My hope, wish, and prayer, is for every child to live in peace without hunger and prejudice. The antidote to hatred is education, no more genocides, no more anti-Semitism. --Inge Auerbacher