Archive for February, 2014

Fire to iPhone Theme: The Technological Human

College of Arts & Sciences faculty are tackling the challenges of the 21st century by building interdisciplinary and team-taught courses around a new set of curricular themes. From Fire to iPhones, human beings have always engaged in developing new technologies to improve their work, quality of life and relationships with […]

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February 6, 2014 at 1:41 pmUncategorized

Science Café: Nanoscience: Playing Soccer with Atoms and Molecules, Feb. 5

Science Café:  Nanoscience: Playing Soccer with Atoms and Molecules, Feb. 5

Science Café presents Dr. Saw-Wai Hla on “Nanoscience: Playing Soccer with Atoms and Molecules” on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room. Hla, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, “kicks” around atoms and molecules every day.His research focuses on individual atoms and how we can manipulate […]

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February 5, 2014 at 11:03 pmEvents

INPP Seminar: Marrying ab initio calculations and Halo-EFT, Feb. 4

The Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics Spring Seminar series presents Xilin Zhang of Ohio University on “Marrying ab initio calculations and Halo-EFT: The case of Li7(n, gamma)Li8 and Be7(p, gamma)B8” on Tuesday, Feb. 4. (Host: NTG) Upcoming Events Seminars are held in the Edwards Accelerator Laboratory Conference Room on Tuesdays, at […]

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February 4, 2014 at 11:41 pmEvents

Flipped Out! The Flipped-Classroom Experience in General Physics

Flipped Out! The Flipped-Classroom Experience in General Physics

By Drs. Justin Frantz, Ken Hicks and David Ingram Physics & Astronomy What was it like before being flipped? Here’s some background: The course General Physics had been taught in a standard lecture-style format, with a primary audience of engineering students who are required to pass it to complete their […]

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February 4, 2014 at 11:44 amIn Class News

New: Students for Law, Justice and Culture

All students are invited to join the new student organization Students for Law, Justice and Culture. Next Meeting: Monday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. in the center space at Bentley Hall 001. “We are excited to reveal a new academic student organization: Students for Law, Justice & Culture. The club […]

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February 1, 2014 at 6:02 amAnnouncements