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| Gerald A. Reynolds |
Nov. 15 Law, Gerald A. Reynolds, chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 4 p.m., School of Law Auditorium. Question-and-answer session will follow.
Nov. 15 Chemical engineering, Piotr Zelenay, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 3:30 p.m., Swearingen Engineering Center, Faculty Lounge.
Nov. 15 Linguistics, "The Peculiar Logic of Value," Ray Jackendoff, Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, 7 p.m., Law School Auditorium. Reception at 6:30 p.m., Law School lobby. Sponsored by the linguistics program at USC and co-sponsored by the USC College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Anthropology; Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; and Department of
Philosophy.
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| Trudier Harris |
Nov. 15 Institute for Southern Studies, Grace Jordan McFadden Lecture, "The Scary Mason-Dixon Line: African-American Writers and the South" Trudier Harris, J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of English at UNC Chapel Hill. 7 p.m., Inn at USC, 1619 Pendleton Street, Palmetto Room. Nov. 15-17 Sport and entertainment management, International Conference on Sports and Entertainment Business (ICSEB), speakers to include Richard Andersen, executive vice president, San Diego Padres; Bill Kraus, senior vice president of marketing, Under Armour Inc; and Danny Zausner, managing director, U.S. Tennis Association Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. For more information, go to ICSEB.com, call 7-4690, or e-mail uscsportbiz@gwm.sc.edu.
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| Ray Jackendoff |
Nov. 16 Linguistics, "The Semantics of English Noun-Noun Compounds," Ray Jackendoff, Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, 3:30 p.m., Gambrell Hall, Room 151. Sponsored by the USC Linguistics Program and co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Anthropology; Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; and Department of Philosophy.
Nov. 16 Chemistry and biochemistry, "Colorimetric Sensor Arrays: An Adventures in Molecular Recognition," Kenneth Suslick, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
Nov. 30 Chemistry and biochemistry, "Structural Basis for the Dynamic Regulation of Protein Lysine Methylation," Raymond Trievel, University of Michigan, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
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| William F. Fox |
Dec. 3 Moore School of Business, 27th-annual Economic Outlook Conference, economists will discuss the implications--from global to local--of next year's economic outlook. Keynote to be "Sound Tax Policy for a Competitive Economy," William F. Fox, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Tennessee. Program begins at 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., with complimentary breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $75 per person, including luncheon. Registration deadline is Nov. 26. For more information, go to www.mooreschool.
sc.edu.
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| Sharon Neal |
Dec. 6 Chemistry and biochemistry, "Multivariate Optical Spectroscopy of Novel Model Membranes," Sharon L. Neal, Department of Chemistry, University of Delaware. 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.
Dec. 7 Mathematics, Super Colloquium, "Hilbert's 18th Problem," Jeff Lagarias, professor of mathematics, University of Michigan. 3:30 p.m., LeConte College, Room 412. Potluck dinner reception will follow.
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| Jeff Lagarias |
Dec. 7 and 8 Mathematics, Palmetto Number Theory Series, fourth meeting, plenary speakers include Kathrin Bringmann, University of Minnesota; Dan Goldston, San Jose State University; Jeff Lagarias, University of Michigan; and Tom Tucker, University of Rochester. 12:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Dec. 8. LeConte College, Room 412.
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