Speaker Archives:
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April, 2007: Earth Week at DePauw and
An Inconvenient Truth
by Al Gore
Movie showing: Monday, April 23, 2007 at 8:00 pm in Julian Auditorium
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Help us Plan for Darwin Days 2008: send prospective speaker names to scifellows@depauw.edu
Keith W. MIller: Do Computers Fall in Love? Thursday, Oct. 25th; 8pm; Julian 375 Presented by Blair O. and Teresa A. Rieth Lecture Fund and SRF;
March 22, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Julian Auditorium The GeoWall: Stereo Projection in the Science Classroom by Paul Morin Sponsored by Geosciences, GIS Center, Science Research Fellows (Blair O. and Teresa A. Rieth Lecture Fund) Percy L. Julian Celebration
E.O. WilsonWednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 Pulitzer Prize winning author ("On Human Nature" and "The Ants") For more info: Partially funded by Blair O. and Teresa A. Rieth Lecture Fund
Barbara SimonsComputerized Voting machines: Who is Counting YOUR Vote?
Sharon WeinbergerTuesday, October 10, 2006 4:00 pm Author: "Imaginary Weapons: A Journey through the Pentagon's Scientific Underworld" Ms. Weinberger, Editor-in-Chief of Defense Technology International and author of newly published book, Imaginary Weapons...; Sponsored by the Dept. of Physics, SRF and Blair O. and Teresa A. Rieth Lecture Fund
Dr. Wallace 'J.' NicholsMonday, October 2, 2006 "Ocean Revolution: Building a Coast and Ocean Ethic" J. Nichols (DPU,'89) is a senior research scientist at Ocean Conservancy, a research associate with California Academy of Sciences and spearheads ocean Revolution--mentoring the next generation of ocean conservation leaders. Event sponsored by Dept. of Biology, Science Research Fellows and the Blair O. and Teresa A. Rieth Lecture Fund ***** Tuesday, October 3 Noon Julian Auditorium Greencastle's Not So Far from the Ocean: Reflections of a DePauw Marine Biologist
Dr. Keith MillerEthics for Research Scientists: Whose Greater Good? Professor of Computer Science; University of Illinois; Springfield Friday, July 7 Julian Science and Math Center Auditorium
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Dr. Mark LingenThursday, October 27, 2006; "Tumor Angiogenesis: From Biology to Therapeutics" Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology, University of Chicago, (DPU '86)
Dr. Sean B. CarrollThe New Science of Evo Devo and the making of the Animal Kingdom: Endless Forms Most Beautiful Darwin Days at DePauw 2006 Keynote Speaker Celebrating the life and scientific contributions of Charles Darwin; weeklong events include educational materials and displays, movie night, invited lecturers, photo essays, birthday cake and more! Wednesday, February 15, 2006 7:00 pm; Olin Biol. Dept. Auditor. Sponsored by the Francis P. Hickman Memorial Lecture Series
Dr. Hermes YehDept. of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, (DPU, '76) Tangential Migration: What's GABA got to do with it?
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2004-05Dr. Marsha WoodburyUniversity of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana Thursday, July 7, 2005 Ethics in Research
Dr. Michael ShermerWednesday, April 6, 2005 "The Science of Good and Evil: Why People cheat, Gossip, Care, Share and Follow the Golden Rule"
"Why People Believe Weird Things: PseudoScience, Superstitition, and other Confusions of our Times"
*********** Dr. Virginia ValianThursday, March 4, 2005 Public Lecture: "Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women" Funded by the Blair O. and Teresa A. Rieth Lecture Fund
Friday, March 4, 2005 Deans and Administrators Lecture: "Using One's Power to Change One's Institution"
Faculty/Staff Lecture: "Addressing Gender Equality"
*********** Darwin Week Celebration Feb. 7-12, 2005Dr. Edward J. Larson"What's So Special About the Galapagos Islands?" "Darwinism and the Victorian Soul: A Lecture on the Interface of Science and Religion"
Darwin Days at DePauwCelebrating the Life of Charles Darwin Book Signing by Dr. Larson Film Series: PBS Evolution Series A Birthday Cake Celebration in Honor of Charles Darwin Darwin Day Essays available for FREE
********** Kay ConnellyAsst. Prof. of Computer Science, Indiana University Co-sponsored with Women in Science and Women in Computer Science Research interests include: ubiquitous computing, health informatics, security and privacy, usability studies and methodology. ********** Volcanologist series:
Dr. Tom VogelMichigan State University, Dept. of Geosciences 'How Volcanoes Work: from Melting to Eruption'
Dr. Bill RoseMichigan Technological University; Dept. of Geology and Mining Engineering and Sciences 'Ice in Volcanic Clouds: When and Where?' |