Brian Beaton, director of the Center for Expressive Technologies at California Polytechnic State University, will address the unique cybersecurity threats facing research communities as the featured speaker at the 2017 I.T. Littleton Seminar.

Dr. Marc Edwards, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, will present the first Gerald H. Elkan Distinguished Lecture in Science and Society entitled, “Truth Seeking by the Lights of Perverted Science: Exposing the Flint Water Disaster.” Presented by the Park Scholarships at NC State, with support from the NCSU Libraries and the College of Sciences.

Dr. Temple Grandin is a designer of livestock handling facilities and a professor of animal science at Colorado State University. Her talk, "Different Kinds of Minds Contribute to Society," is free and open to the public, but registration is required. This program is co-presented by the NC State Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior and the NCSU Libraries.

Don’t miss this annual audience favorite as NC State students screen their best short animated and experimental films -- all under 4 minutes long and ranging from lighthearted, to suspenseful to experimental. Students will be on hand to discuss their work. Co-presented by the NCSU Libraries, the Department of Communication, and the Art+Design Department.