March 6 Libraries, "William Rutherford: The Human Side of the Warrior," Mac Wyckoff, historian, National Park Service, 6-7:30 p.m., South Caroliniana Library, Reading Room. Reception to follow lecture. Sponsored by South Caroliniana Library and the University South Caroliniana Society. Free and open to the public, but anyone planning to attend must RSVP to Ann Troyer at troyera@gwm.sc.edu or 7-3131.

March 7 Chemistry and biochemistry, "Every Picture Tells a Story: Understanding Chemical Reactions from STM Images," Melissa Hines, Cornell University, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.

March 14 Chemistry and biochemistry, "Revolutionary Developments from Atomic to Extended Structural Imaging," John Thomas, University of Cambridge, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.

March 17 Caught in the Creative Act, lecture on Joyce Carol Oates' The Falls by Janette Turner Hospital, English professor, 5:45 p.m., Gambrell Hall Auditorium.

March 18 Retailing, Executive Lecture Series, Molly Britt, HRSM graduate, successful designer, entrepreneur, and founder of Mollyanna, 6 p.m., Public Health Research Center, Room 114.

March 19 Law, 2008 Johnson and Johnson Healthcare Lecture, AIDS will be the focus of lecture. David Ho, founding scientific director and CEO of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, will speak on the AIDS epidemic and the ethical dilemma of providing treatment locally and globally. Ho also was named TIME Magazine's Man of the year in 1996 and was the recipient of a Presidential Medal in 2001. 5 p.m., School of Law, Auditorium. CLE credit might be available. Event is free and open to the public. Parking is not provided. For more information, go to www.law.sc.edu/jandj.

March 19 English, Caught in the Creative Act, Joyce Carol Oates, 5:45 p.m., Belk Auditorium, BA Building.

March 20 Women's Studies, "Quare Fellas: Marginality and Masculinity in Contemporary Irish Literature," Ed Madden, associate professor, Department of English at Carolina, 3:30 p.m., Gambrell Hall, Room 151.

March 20-23 Comparative Literature, 10th-annual conference, "Plato and Platonisms: The Constitution of a Tradition." For more information, go to www.cas.sc.edu/DLLC/Geninfo/events.html.

March 24 English, Caught in the Creative Act, lecture on Peter Balakian's Black Dog of Fate and June Tree: New and Selected Poems, 5:45 p.m., Gambrell Hall Auditorium.

March 26 English, Caught in the Creative Act, Peter Balakian, 5:45 p.m., Gambrell Hall Auditorium.

March 27-29 French Literature, 36th-annual conference, "Translation in French and Francophone Literature and Film." For more information, go to www.cas.sc.edu/DLLC/Geninfo/events.html.

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