Archive for November, 2015

The War & Peace theme presents Jim Lommasson on “Life after War: Photography and Oral Histories of Coming Home” on Monday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in Tupper 204. Lommasson’s Exit Wounds exhibition is open to visit at the Multicultural Center Gallery at Baker Center between Nov. 2-10.  A reception […]

The Mathematical Biology Seminar series presents Xue Gong on “Robustness of binding heteroclinic networks—a model in sequential memory” on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 5:10 pm to 6:10 p.m. in Morton 131. (Note new location.) Abstract: Most of human cognitive activities like talking face-to-face, singing, making decisions are based on the […]

Knowing the Future goes to the movies with the “What Does the Future Hold?” film series, featuring Contact on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema with Prof. Daniel Phillips. Robert Zemeckis / 150 min. / PG Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster), an astrophysicist researching the presence […]

The Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (INPP) presents Mark A. Caprio, of the University of Notre Dame, presenting “Ab initio Emergence of Rotation in Light Nuclei,” on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at at 4 p.m. in Edwards Accelerator Lab, Roger W. Finlay Conference Room. Abstract:  A fundamental goal in nuclear […]

The Food Matters student organization is hosting another granola-making workshop on Wednesday Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. The students held a workshop last fall and, due to its great success, decided to hit the oats once again. The workshop is led by Dr. Art Trese, Associate Professor of Environmental & […]

The Contemporary History Institute welcomes Dr. Dean J. Kotlowski discussing “Reconsidering FDR’s Decision to Run for a Third Term” on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 242. He will explore the mystery behind FDR’s decision to run in 1940 and the president’s political skill in gaining a third […]

The Gawande Lecture Series present Professor Stephanie Jamison (UCLA) on “Adulterous Woman to Be Eaten by Dogs: Women and Law in Ancient India” on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Ellis 214. The series is co-sponsored by Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Center for Law, Justice, & […]