Lectures at the University of South Carolina

Lectures Feb. 21-March 7

Feb. 22 Chemistry and biochemistry, David Bergbreiter, chemistry professor, Texas A&M University, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.

Feb. 26 Center for Teaching Excellence, "Seminar on Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasting," Lara Lomicka Anderson and Lara Ducate, faculty members in the USC Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, 2 p.m.-3:15 p.m., Business Administration Building, Studio Room, Room 204. For more information, go to www.sc.edu/cte/laras.

Feb. 28-29 Women's Studies, 21st-annual Women's Studies Conference, "Representing Bodies; Disability, Difference, and Identity." Keynote speaker will be Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, professor of Women's Studies at Emory University. BA Building, Daniel Management Center. For more information, go to www.cas.sc.edu/wost/program/
EVENTS/annualconference.html.

Feb. 29 Law, "The Roberts Court and Equal Protection: Gender, Race, and Class," symposium to address recent Supreme Court decisions regarding equal protection and possible areas for new litigation. 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m., School of Law, Auditorium. Approved for 5.75 hours of CLE credit, including one hour of ethics CLE credit. Registration fee is $45. For more information, go to the S.C. Law Review Web site at
www.sclawreview.org/symposium/index.php.

Feb. 29 Linguistics, "African American Vernacular English and the Black/White Achievement Gap in American Schools," John R. Rickford, linguistics faculty member at Stanford University, director of the program in African and African American Studies, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Chair. 3 p.m., Gambrell Hall, Room 153.

Feb. 29 Chemistry and biochemistry, Raymond Trievel, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.

March 5 Women's Studies," Students Creating New Knowledge," Women's Studies Graduate Student Panel, 3:30 p.m., Gambrell Hall, Room 250.

March 5 Southern Studies, reading, book signing, and reception with John Kessel, science fiction and fantasy writer. Third 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.

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