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Eating Disorders Simplified - Buck Runyan
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Buck Runyan is the executive director for Remuda Ranch at the Meadows eating disorders critical care units and in-patient, residential programs. His presentation is an overview of what eating disorders are and, more importantly, what they are NOT. It covers the components of addiction, personality and temperament and focuses on how to talk about eating disorders in a way that encourages healing and recovery. Runyan has more than 20 years of experience in the treatment of eating disorders. Prior to joining Remuda Ranch he had a private practice in Southern California treating clients with eating disorders, self-injurious behavior and bariatric surgery. Eating Disorder and Body Image Awareness Week

Millennials Empowering a Resilient Future - Short Films & Panel Discussion
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - "Painted Poison" and "Food Scarcity" are two student-driven platform films that explore the intersections between social, economic, and environmental sustainability. The film screenings (approximately 30 minutes) will be followed by a panel discussion focused on the many ways sustainability impacts all aspects of our lives. The discussion will be facilitated by The Green Umbrella student organization and feature initiative leaders Maria Rose Belding and Lakshmi Karuparthy. The University Symposium on Sustainability Live Green! Awards will be presented prior to this event. Help celebrate sustainability efforts and accomplishments on and off-campus! University Symposium on Sustainability

Seeds of a Sustainable Future - Colin Khoury
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Colin Khoury studies diversity in the crops people grow and eat worldwide, and the implications of change in this diversity on human health and environmental sustainability. He is particularly interested in the wild relatives of crops native to the United States. Khoury is a research scientist at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) headquartered in Cali, Colombia, and at the USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, Colorado. He previously worked at the Global Crop Diversity Trust in Rome, the organization that collaborated with the Norwegian government and Nordic Genebank to create the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. University Symposium on Sustainability Keynote. The Symposium on Sustainability will host a poster display and reception prior to the lecture, 7-8pm, in the South Ballroom. Help celebrate sustainability efforts and accomplishments on and off-campus!

Addiction and Art - Paul Cooley
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Paul Cooley is a fine artist based in New York City who recently had work acquired by Iowa State University Museum’s Art on Campus Collection. After battling drug addiction and homelessness from a young age, he found an avenue of self-expression through the art of graffiti. He decided at 21 years old to get sober, but he continued to pursue his passion in art, and now he has created a successful career for himself as an artist while preaching a message of positivity and hard work.

It's the Economy - Adam Davidson
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Adam Davidson, co-founder and host of NPR's "Planet Money" team, recently joined The New Yorker as a contributing writer for business, technology and economics. He previously wrote the "It's the Economy" column for The New York Times Magazine, helping readers make sense of the frustrating and murky waters of economics and finance. Davidson's talent for offering substantive economic reporting that is funny, engaging, and accessible to the non-expert has been recognized with many top awards, including a Peabody. Before joining Planet Money, he was the international business and economics correspondent for NPR and, prior to that, the Middle East correspondent for PRI’s Marketplace. Greater Iowa Credit Union Business Lecture Series

In the Shadow of Charleston: Reflections on Race, Racism and Racial Violence - Keisha Blain
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Keisha Blain is co-editor of The Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism and Racial Violence, a newly published overview of race relations, racial violence, and civil rights activism in the United States and other parts of the world. The collection was designed to provide both historical and contemporary contexts for the 2015 shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, that killed nine people. Blain is a visiting research scholar in the Department of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and is on the faculty at the University of Iowa, where she teaches in the Department of History. Her interdisciplinary work centers on 20th-century United States history, African American history, the modern African diaspora, and women’s and gender studies.

Engineering to Win! - Bisi Ezerioha
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Bisi Ezerioha is a race car driver, high-performance engineer, and CEO of his own company, Bisimoto Engineering. A chemical engineer by training, he was a pharmaceutical researcher for years before he applied his engineering skills to the pursuit of creating ridiculously fast cars. Ezerioha is credited with building the most powerful naturally aspirated, single-overhead-cam Honda engines in the world. His automotive creations have appeared in numerous video games and films, including Fast and Furious 7. Engineers' Week No podcast available for this event.

Redefining Global and National Security - Col. (Ret) Lawrence Wilkerson
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Col. (Ret) Lawrence Wilkerson was Secretary of State Colin Powell's chief of staff from 2002 to 2005. He was also associate director of the State Department's policy planning staff under the directorship of Ambassador Richard Haass. During his thirty-one years in the U.S. Army he served as Deputy Executive Officer to then-General Colin Powell when he commanded the U.S. Army Forces Command, and Special Assistant to General Powell when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is currently the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William & Mary. Part of the World Affairs Series

Strong Women and Men Live Well: Nutrition and Exercise for Optimal Health - Miriam Nelson
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Miriam Nelson, author of the bestselling book Strong Women Stay Young, will discuss what foods you should eat to stay young and healthy as well as what types and how much exercise improves health. Her talk focuses on the latest research in the field of muscle and bone health and includes guidelines and actionable steps for older women and men in particular. Nelson served as associate dean of Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life and professor of nutrition at its Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. At the Friedman School, she was the founding director of the John Hancock Research Center on Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention. She is currently the director of the Sustainability Institute and deputy chief Sustainability Officer at the University of New Hampshire. 2016-17 Helen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair Lecture Series - Move for Life: The Health Benefits of Exercise Across the Lifespan

Ramble: Walking and Visual Journaling - Mary Jones
6:00 PM – Kocimski Auditorium, 0101 College of Design - Mary Jones is a mixed-media artist, illustrator, and printmaker who explores the creative potential of physically engaging with one's environment. She will discuss how walking well-trodden paths is like remembering in layers, and how this process of remembering is similar to the layers in her prints. Jones’s research into areas of flânerie - aimless idle behavior - and mapping and topological exploration will appeal not only to artists but to students of philosophy, writing, and the natural sciences. Mary Jones is currently a professor of art and design at Grandview University in Des Moines. Following the presentation, audience members are invited to view and discuss a selection of the artist's prints. Mary Jones will lead a demonstration and workshop focused on photo-based intaglio printmaking February 15-17. More information, including specific times and details, is available below or on the Lectures Program website.