Events

A Mathematics Dissertation Defense by Lulwah Al-Essa is Friday March 13, at 2 p.m. in Morton 322. Al-Essa’s presentation on “Modules over Infinite Dimensional Algebras” is directed by Dr. Sergio Lopez-Permouth. Abstract: Let A be an infinite dimensional K- algebra, where K is a field and let B be a […]

On Thursday, March 12, the Contemporary History Institute welcomes Dr. Michael A. Barnhart on “Japan’s Fateful Choices: Entering and Exiting the Pacific War, 1941-1945” at 4:30 p.m. in Baker 242. Barnhart is Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of History at Stony Brook University. His major works include Japan Prepares for […]

The Gawande Speaker Series and the Becoming Human Theme Present “Epic Fail?: Comparing Myths, Monsters, and Metaphors Across Cultures,” an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion with Dr. Shubha Pathak of American University, on Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m. in Ellis 111. This event is free and open to the public. Pathak […]

The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents Andriy Kovalskyy on “Modification of surface structure in chalcogenide glass thin films:  mechanisms and practical applications” on Thursday, March 12, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter Lecture Hall 245. Abstract: Chalcogenide glass thin films (ChGTF) have a number of applications (such as […]

Café Conversation presents Dr. Katherine Jellison on “Unelected Leaders: America’s First Ladies” on Wednesday, March 11, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Front Room. Betty Ford, Michelle Obama, and Hilary Clinton—first ladies, but also powerful women. These first ladies played an important role in the political system by representing the […]

The War and Peace theme is co-sponsoring an Africa & War and Peace Lecture Series with the African Studies Program and the Institute for the African Child. On Wednesday, March 11, between noon and 1 p.m. in Baker 231, Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History, discusses the broader historical […]

The Astrophysical Institute (ApI) presents Raffaella Margutti of  the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics presenting “Eruptions, disruptions and (repeated) explosions: massive stars at the end of their life and the role of central engines and sustained mass-loss” on Tuesday, March 11, at at 4:10 p.m. in Edwards Accelerator Lab, Roger W. […]