Dr. Atalia Omer speaks on Thursday, April 6, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Bentley 306 on “Intersectional Social Justice Activism: Jewish-American Palestine Solidarity and the Transformation of American Judaism.” There will be an drop-in in the Center for Law, Justice and Culture lounge from 3 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 6. This […]

The Gawande Speaker Series presents “Is Yoga Hindu? A talk on the development of modern yoga”—a lecture by Andrew J. Nicholson on Friday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in Ellis 111. Nicholson joined the State University of New York at Stony Brook faculty in 2006. He holds degrees in Religious […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents John Crocker from Institute for Medicine and Engineering, Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, University of Pennsylvania on DNA Colloids:  Crystals, Transformations, Building Blocks and Beyond on Friday, April 7, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: DNA is a versatile tool for directing the equilibrium […]

The Economics Seminar series presents Dr. Zhigang Feng discussing “Funding Employer-based Insurance: Regressive Taxation and Premium Exclusions” on April 7 at 3 p.m. in Bentley Annex 302. Feng  is Assistant Professor of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Abstract: In the United States, employer-based health […]

The George Washington Forum on American Ideas, Politics and Institutions hosts an international conference on Freedom of Speech, 1550–1850 on Friday–Saturday, April 7–8. The conference brings together leading scholars of politics, religion and ideas to discuss the early history of free speech. The conference will be held in the Multicultural Center (Baker […]

The Psychology Colloquium series presents Dr. Ruchika Prakash on “Positive Neuropsychology: Lessons from a Decade of Empirical Investigation on Improving Cognitive Health” on Friday, April 7, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter 102. Prakash is Associate Professor at Ohio State University. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical/Community Psychology from the University […]

The Ohio University-Ohio State University Ring Theory Seminar presents a double feature on Friday, April 7, from 4:30 to 6:15 p.m. in Columbus. The first speaker is Asiyeh Rafieipour from the University of Kashan (Kashan, Iran) discussing “On MDS and Near-MDS Codes” from 4:30-5:15 p.m. in Cockins Hall 240, OSU-Columbus. […]