Jan. 24 Social Work, “The Effects of Stress, Mastery, and Maternal Depression on Parent-Child Interactions,” Antoinette Farmer, Rutgers University, noon–1 p.m., Thornwell, Room 105.

Jan. 28 Social Work, “African American Elders: Returning Home to the South,” Cheryl Waites, North Carolina State University, noon–1 p.m., Thornwell, Room 105.

Jan. 28 NanoCenter: “Chemical Approaches to Studying Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases,” Zhong-Yin Zhang, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Sciences Center, Room 006.

Jan. 31 Social Work, “African-American Males’ Civic Engagement: The Importance Faith, Trust and Friendship,” Lawrence Farmer, Rutgers University, noon–1 p.m., Thornwell, Room 105.

Jan. 31 School of the Environment, Riki Ott, USC alumnus and one of the founders of Alaska’s Copper River Watershed Project, will talk about reshaping our global energy future as described in her new book Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$. 7 p.m., Gambrell Hall auditorium, free and open to the public. Sponsored by the USC School of the Environment, the Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Science, and the SC Sustainable Universities Initiative.

Feb. 7 USC Research Consortium on Children and Families, “Poverty, Parenting, and Child Development: Scientific and Policy Issues,” J. Lawrence Aber, professor of applied psychology and public policy at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education and a nationally recognized expert in child development and social policy. 4 p.m., Harper College, Gressette Room.

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