Archive for March, 2016

The Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (INPP) presents Alexander Volya, of Florida State University, presenting “Clustering phenomena in  nuclear structure and reactions,” on Tuesday, March. 29, at at 4 p.m. in Edwards Accelerator Lab, Roger W. Finlay Conference Room. Abstract: Using the atomic nucleus as a research laboratory we […]

The Common Experience Project on Sustainability Films presents Seeds of Time on March 30. The panel facilitator is Janice Brewer. Topics include agriculture, food, seeds, policy, climate disruption, and saving seeds. The Common Experience Project on Sustainability is an initiative developed by University College. Partners include the Voinovich School for Leadership and […]

Café Conversations presents Dr. Loren Lybarger on “Radical Islam’: What’s Religion Got to Do with It?” on Wednesday, March 30, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room. The rise of the Islamic State has once again reignited debate about whether Islam is compatible with modern political institutions founded […]

The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents Silvia Viola Kusminskiy of University of Erlangen-Nuremberg on “Adiabatic Reaction Forces in Mesoscopic Systems,” on Thursday, March 31, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Nanoelectromechanical systems are characterized by an intimate connection between electronic and mechanical degrees of freedom. Due […]

A new university-wide program titled “An Evening of Sweet Exchange” is Thursday, March 31, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Nelson Commons. Students attending the multicultural dessert social will experience a free opportunity to interact and bond over structured activities, international music, and a variety of desserts. The program is […]

Interested in attending law school after graduation? Attend a law school class without leaving Athens. Professor Dana Cole of the University of Akron School of Law joins the Center for Law, Justice & Culture on Thursday, March 31, from 5-6 p.m. in Bentley 110. The event is free and open […]

The Gawande Lecture Series presents Dr. Francis X. Clooney on “Faith and Doubt in the Bhagavad Gita” on Thursday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in Ellis 106. The lecture is centered on the cross-culturally applicable religious dimensions of Arjuna and Krishna’s famous battlefield dialogue from the Mahabharata. Clooney is Parkman Professor […]