Iowa State Lectures Program

Join Seongyeob Kim for “Why Do Fans Buy Albums They Can’t Play?”

⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 2630 Memorial Union

Discover how fan-driven competition is shaping industries and why consumers are spending in surprising ways.

Earlier today, we dug into some serious plant magic at our Starting New Plants from Seeds & Cuttings Workshop with gardening expert Melinda Myers. 🌱✨ Students got hands-on with plant propagation, microgreens, and zinnia seeds — and left with new skills (and new plants!) to grow.

Huge thanks to Melinda for spending the week with us, to the Iowa State University Student Innovation Center for hosting, and to our incredible campus partners — Iowa State University Department of Horticulture, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Reiman Gardens, University Library, and Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government) — for making this workshop grow from an idea to reality.🌿💚

TONIGHT'S EVENT

🌿📖 Join poet and community organizer Matty Layne Glasgow for a reading and lecture on queering rigid categories of genre, science, and identity. Through lyric inquiry and imagination, this event invites connection, kinship, and joyful rethinking across difference.

📆 Thursday, Apr 23
⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 Cardinal Room, Memorial Room

Co-sponsored by Iowa State University Department of English and the Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government).

🌍 What does climate science really say, and what might be misunderstood?

Join us for “A Fresh Look at Anthropogenic Climate Change” with climatologist David R. Legates.

📅 Wednesday, April 29
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Sun Room, Memorial Union

This talk explores observed climate trends in the U.S., highlights areas of scientific agreement and debate, and explains what climate models actually project. Gain a clearer understanding of a complex and widely discussed topic.