The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents David Lederman of West Virginia University on “Probing the Surface States of Topological Insulators,” on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract:  There has been much recent interest in a new class of materials called three-dimensional topological insulators, […]

The Geography Department Colloquium Series presents Dr. Harold Perkins on “Killing One Trout to Save Another: The Hegemonic Political Ecology of Aquatic Ecological Networks” on Friday, Feb. 12, from 3:05 to 4 p.m. in Clippinger 119. Perkins is Associate Professor in the Geography Department at Ohio University. He earned his doctorate […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Peter Palffy-Muhoray of Liquid Crystal Institute from Kent State University on “Short stories from the world of liquid crystals” on Friday, Feb. 12, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Liquid crystals, discovered some 125 years ago, are orientationally ordered soft materials. Although […]

Graduate students from English, Philosophy, and Education are hosting the first annual Graduate Student Pedagogy Conference, “Perfecting Pedagogical Practices,” on Friday, Feb. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Friends of the Library Room, Alden 319. The event is an interdepartmental effort to generate conversation among graduate instructors […]

Dr. Paul Patton discusses “Chenopodium Berlandieri: How a Prehistoric Appalachian Food May Hold Answers to Regional Food Insecurity” as part of the CE3 Brownbag Lunch Series on Feb. 12, at noon at The Ridges, Building 22, Room 221. The series is hosted by the Consortium for Energy, Economics & the Environment and the Environmental […]

War and Peace Theme & Making and Breaking the Law Theme present “Genocide and Justice in Rwanda: Lessons and Perspectives” on Monday, Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m. in Porter 104. The speaker is Hollie Nyseth Brehm, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio State University, and a fellow at the Mershon […]

Students for Law, Justice and Culture is hosting a film series in celebration of the centennial of the Easter Rising, a revolt by Irish revolutionaries that took place on Easter Week in Dublin, Ireland in 1916. This film screening is also a part of the Human Rights, Law and Justice in […]