Archive for February, 2015

By McKenzie Powell From Compass From his undeniable love for teaching to his intense desire to make the perfect bagel, Dr. Christopher France is nothing short of passionate. Through his demonstrated contributions toward education and the fields of health psychology and behavioral medicine, it is easy to see why France, […]

By Jessie Carter Assistant Director, Career & Leadership Development Center for the College of Arts & Sciences Employers will be on campus with full-time, internship, and co-op opportunities at the  Career and Internship Fair Feb. 17 and 18, and . The Career and Leadership Development Center is hosting four events to […]

The Mathematical Biology Seminar Seminar series presents speakers Ying Xin and Winfried Just on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 5:15 to 6:10 p.m. in Morton 326 . They will discuss “Studying disease transmission on networks, Part II.” Abstract: We will continue our presentation of teaching materials and directions of research for models […]

Café Conversations presents Dr. Chester Pach on “The Age of Reagan and Madonna” on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room. Madonna and President Reagan have little in common except for their influence on the 1980s. Pach, Associate Professor of History, discusses how these two […]

The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Colloquium series “Ecolunch” Feb. 11 presenter is Jasmine Croghan – Biological Sciences on “The functional flexibility of jaw muscles: exploring the effects of diet on the feeding apparatus of chelonians.“ All seminars are open to the public and meet in Irvine Hall Room 159 on […]

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture is hosting an open house for all interested students on Wednesday, Feb.11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the center, located on the bottom floor of Bentley Hall (Bentley 001). The open house is an opportunity for students to come see the center, […]

By Lori Price Biomimicry is a humanistic concept centered around looking to nature for inspiration in terms of both form and function, according to Dr. Justin Holub. It is applied in many different ways. It shows up in engineering as natural forms are incorporated into car, plane and train designs […]