Thursday, 17 Apr 2025
Behind the Scenes of Captain & Blue: A Science Comic About a Species in Decline
Science comics hold promise in leveraging new literacies to promote ecological stewardship. Learn how an educational anthropologist and an environmental sustainability expert collaborated with a team of naturalists on this science translation project to tell the story of the Blanding's Turtle, a species threatened in Iowa due to habitat loss. Grounded in the need for new approaches that appeal to new audiences in a new era, Captain & Blue...
Poetry Pop-Up with Sketch
In partnership with Iowa State's student publication, Sketch, join University Museums for a pop-up reading of student-penned poetry inspired by the Art on Campus Collection in the Anderson Sculpture Garden.
Paint Your Own Pottery: County Fair Week
Iowans will start gearing up for county fairs later in the summer, but why wait when we have show animals ready to paint? Find sheep, pigs, chickens, horses, and rabbits, as well as garden produce-themed bisque.
Softball vs. Kansas
Iowa State vs. Kansas. Schedule updates and weather delays are announced on the team social media accounts and the athletics website.
Garden Q&A with Horticulture Experts Aaron Steil and Jeff Iles
Gardening can be overwhelming, but Iowa State University Horticulture experts are here to help! You may know them from Iowa Public Radio's Garden Variety, but here is a chance to meet Aaron Steil and Jeff Iles in-person and tour the New Perennial Movement Sample Garden.
Cyclone Cinema: Mufasa: The Lion King
Cyclone Cinema is presented by the Student Union Board and showcases a variety of film genres, screening a different movie every weekend Thursday - Sunday during the semester. Sunday film screenings are in open caption format. All other screenings can be open caption as well, as long as the request is made to the staff prior to the movie starting.
ISU Theatre: Fixing Troilus & Cressida
Fixing Troilus & Cressida is an updated version of Shakespeare's play written in contemporary English - including the curse words. Troilus and Cressida is the love story hidden in the center of history's greatest war. Advisory: Contains adult language content.