HOTS Colloquium Series

2007-08

Fall 2007 Colloquium Speakers
in collaboration with ISU's Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Fall 2007 programming series - "The Book of Life in a Genomic Age"

September 27
Hamilton Cravens
2007 CEAH Distinguished Scholar
Department of History, Iowa State University
"Designing Humanity"

October 4
Priscilla Wald
Department of English, Duke University
"Clones, Chimeras, and Other Creatures of the Biotechnological
Revolution: Toward a Genomic Mythology"

November 8
Dialogue: "Eating Genes: Global Ethics and Equity Issues in Genetically
Modified Food and Sustainability"
Lisa Weasel
Department of Biology, Portland State University
"Roots of Resistance: Knowledge, Power, and the Global Politics
of Genetically Modified Food"
and Virginia Walbot
Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University
"Will Genetic Engineering in Agriculture Improve Our Lives?"

November 15
Lori Andrews (Chicago Kent College of Law), Troy Duster (New
York University), Jeff Murray (University of Iowa) and Karen-Sue Taussig
(University of Minnesota)
"Symposium: The Ethical, Philosophical & Legal Issues of Genomic Research"

2006-07 Series