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Sebastian Braun, director of American Indian Studies at Iowa State University and a researcher who studies the Bakken oil boom in North Dakota and its impact on native and non-native communities and the environment, will speak on Tuesday, Oct. 30.

Are nonmonogamous relationships solely private acts of individuals or something more, such as a social movement? To answer that question, Emma Kalkowski-Farrand ’19 and Anna Billy ’20 spent nearly three months searching through primary and secondary sources from the 1800s through today.

Burma native Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung, professor and chair of political science at University of Massachusetts, Lowell, will give a talk on Wednesday, Oct. 31, titled “MIND THE GAP: Responses to Genocide in Myanmar.”

At 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, parents may begin registering their children for the fall session of the free Ignite Program, which will take place on campus Saturday, Nov. 17, for youngsters from prekindergarten through fourth grade.

Chad Darby ’88 and Jennifer Kulik ’94 each receive $30,000 to build school greenhouse and start an intergenerational program.

MuseumsEtc is a curated collection of books for museum and gallery professionals.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, when featured guest artist Ian Clarke will join flutists and flute lovers for the festival in Bucksbaum Center for the Arts.

Students study controversial writers, critics, and activists during the 1960s through the 1980s who have been mostly or entirely erased from feminist history in this capstone course.

An opera talk about the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of the biblical epic, “Samson et Dalila,” will start at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, followed by a live stream of the opera at noon in the Harris Center Cinema.

Susan J. Ferguson, professor and chair of sociology, recently accepted a national honor from the American Sociological Association for her distinguished contributions to undergraduate sociology.

Dr. Michelle Scherer from Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Iowa
will present
"Cleaning up Groundwater with Fe Minerals: A Scientist's Journey."