Feb. 7 Biological sciences, "Biogeography and climate in the NE Atlantic: Processes driving temporal changes on intertidal rocky species," Fernando Lima, member of Wethey Lab in USC Department of Biological Sciences, 3:30 p.m., Coker Life Science Building, Room 104.
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Feb. 7 Carolina Productions, "My father's dream, my mission," Martin Luther King III, 8 p.m., Koger Center. Free for Carolina students, faculty, and staff. Tickets available at the Russell House Information Desk.
Feb. 8 Nursing, Mary Ann Parsons Lectureship, "Nursing: Innovations in Leadership, Research, and Practice," keynote speaker will be Ret. Brig. General Bill Bester; closing session will include Pat Hickey, a professor in the USC College of Nursing. Event presented by the Alphi Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau and the USC Center for Nursing Leadership. Columbia Conference Center. For more information, go to www.sc.edu/nursing/
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map08broch.pdf. To register online, go to www.sc.edu/nursing.
Feb. 8 Chemistry and biochemistry, Paul Barbara, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and director of the Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology, University of Texas, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
Feb. 11-April 7 Industrial Mathematics Institute, Research Seminar on High Dimensional Problems, one-hour seminars will include international experts on aspects of analysis and understanding of high dimension problems. Organized by Wolfgang Dahmen, international director of research for the Industrial Mathematics Institute at USC. Seminars will be held on Monday and Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in LeConte College, Room 312 or 3:30 p.m. in LeConte College, Room 310. Information on each talk will be announced in advance online at www.math.sc.edu/~IMI. For more information, call 7-7183.
Feb. 12 Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, "The Global War on Terrorism and the Bangladeshi Community in the U.S.: In Search of an Islamic Identity or Not?," Abul Kalam Azad, senior research fellow from the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. 3 p.m., Gambrell Hall, Room 430.
Feb. 13 Center for Teaching Excellence, Faculty Forum on Teaching: Student Feedback, forum will explore ideas and methods for gathering and interpreting student opinions on teaching effectiveness. Noon-1 p.m., Thomas Cooper Library, Level 5, Room 511.
Feb. 13 Biological sciences, "Salt marsh plants, sediments, and sea level: Are they in equilibrium?," Jim Morris, professor of biology and marine sciences at Carolina and director of the Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, 4 p.m., Coker Life Science Building, Room 403.
Feb. 13 Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, "Neoliberalism, Islam, and Gender: Neoliberal Muslim Subjects and Veiling Fashions in Instanbul," Banu Gokariksel, assistant professor of geography at UNC Chapel Hill. Part of the six-lecture series "East and West in the Turkish Nation: Contemporary Issues in Turkey." Co-sponsored with the Islamic World Studies and the European Studies programs. 3-4:30 p.m., Gambrell Hall, Room 429.
Feb. 15 Philosophy, "Pegs, Boards, and Relativistic Perdurance," Yuri Balashov, University of Georgia, 3:30 p.m., Business Administration Building, Room 363.
Feb. 15 Chemistry and biochemistry, "Self-Assembly Processes for Constructing Unconventional Organic, Organometallic, and Inorganic Electronic Circuitry," Tobin Marks, professor of chemistry and professor of materials science and engineering, Northwestern University, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
Feb. 18 Biological sciences, "The Environmental Genomics Core Facility at USC," Joe Jones, director of genomics and bioinformatics at USC's Environmental Genomics Core Facility, 4 p.m., Coker Life Science Building, Room 005.
Feb. 19 Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management, The Thomas H. Regan Executive Sport Lecture, George Pyne, president of IMG Sports and Entertainment, 7 p.m., School of Law Auditorium. Free and open to the public.
Feb. 20 Southern Studies, reading, book signing, and reception with John Holman, a professor at Georgia State University and author of 1998 novel Luminous Mysteries. Second in a series of six public appearances this spring by contemporary Southern novelists. Sponsored by the USC Institute for Southern Studies and the Friends of the Richland County Public Library. 6 p.m., Richland County Public Library, downtown Columbia. Free and open to the public.
Feb. 22 Center for Teaching Excellence, Power Lunch for New Tenure-Track Faculty, for regional faculty only. "The Balancing Act: Teaching and Research in Tenure and Promotion," Christine Curtis, vice provost for faculty development. Noon, Thomas Cooper Library, Level 5, Room 511. Lunch is provided. Due to limited seating, reservations are required. To RSVP, complete the online registration form at www.sc.edu/cte/power by Feb. 15.
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