The new Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series presents Dirt (2003) by American director Nancy Savoca, of Sicilian and Argentinian background, on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Admission is free. Dirt is the story of Dolores Del Rosario, who lives with her husband and […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Gail McLaughlin of North Carolina State University  on “Stellar Explosions and Element Synthesis” on Friday, Feb. 6, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: The astrophysical origin of many of the heaviest elements remains a mystery. About half of the elements with mass […]

The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents Terry Bigioni on “Molecular Silver Nanoparticles: chemical, optical and structural principles” on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter Lecture Hall 245. Abstract: Very small noble metal nanoparticles have molecular forms, i.e. they have definite molecular formulae and structures, which […]

The Between Love & Hate theme presents a talk by Dr. Therí A. Pickens on “The Practical Implications of New Body Politics” on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 5 p.m. in Baker Center 231. Pickens is an Assistant Professor of English at Bates College. In her public appearance at Ohio University, […]

The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Colloquium series “Ecolunch” Feb. 4 presenter is Rachael Olson – Biological Sciences, on “Functional morphology of the forelimb of the nine-banded armadillo.” All seminars are open to the public and meet in Irvine Hall Room 159 on Wednesdays from 11:50 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Spring […]

The Biological & Biomedical Sciences Research Seminar Series presents Dr. Adam Ford, Conservation Biology Candidate, on “Conserving Trophic Dynamics and Animal Movement in Human-Dominated Landscapes: Case Studies from Large Carnivores” on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 4 p.m. in Irvine 159. Ford is Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow and Conservation Biology Candidate […]

Science Café presents Dr. David Rosenthal on “Global Change & Agricultural Activity” on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room. David Rosenthal is Assistant Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, where he studies the response of photosynthesis to environmental change. How will this response affect […]