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Oct. 19 Physics and astronomy, Mark Cohen, UCLA Brain Mapping Center, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 409. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
Oct. 23 Biology, Stephen J. O'Brien, Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute, 4 p.m., Coker Life Sciences, Room 005.
Oct. 24 Provost's Office, Research forum designed to create campus networks that empower women to explore and conduct research. Sponsored by the Provost's Advisory Committee on Women's Issues. 8-11:30 a.m., Capstone House, Campus Room. For more information, contact Susan Cate, head of the Research Forum Committee, at 7-5551 or catesc@gwm.sc.edu.
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| Chris Kilmartin |
Oct. 24 Office for Sexual Health and Violence Prevention, "Crimes Against Nature," Christopher Kilmartin, author of one of the leading college texts in the area of men's studies. Being held in recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 8 p.m., Russell House Ballroom. Free.
Oct. 25 English, Fall Festival of Authors, le thi diem thuy, award-winning novelist and playwright, 6 p.m., Law School Auditorium. Free and open to the public. For more information, go to www.sc.edu/library/fallfestival.html.
Oct. 26 Physics and astronomy, "Playing Billiard with Microwaves--Quantum Manifestations of Classical Chaos," Achim Richter, Technische Universtaet Darmstadt, Institute of Nuclear Physics, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 409. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
Oct. 27 Computer science and engineering, CyberSecurity Symposium, day-long event held as part of National CyberSecurity Month, which is October. Morning session, "Education in Information Assurance and Security," for college faculty members and high school teachers, will focus on educational issues in computer security and information assurance. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Swearingen Engineering Center, Faculty Lounge. Afternoon session, "Security in Voting," for anyone interested in computer security and information assurance issues related to voting, with emphasis on electronic voting systems. Speakers include Douglas Jones, Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa; Shan Rose, chair, Make Democracy Work, Columbia Area League of Women Voters; and Paula Benson, senior staff counsel, S.C. Senate Judiciary Committee. 2-5 p.m., Swearingen Engineering Center, Amoco Hall. For more information, contact Caroline Eastman, computer science and engineering, at 7-8103.
Oct. 26 English, Fall Festival of Authors, Joe Queenan, humorist and cultural critic, 6 p.m., Law School Auditorium. Free and open to the public. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m. For more information, go to www.sc.edu/library/fallfestival.html.
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| Robert DeKeyser |
Oct. 27 Linguistics, "The Holy Grail of Implicit Language Learning," Robert DeKeyser, Department of Second Language Acquisition and Application, University of Maryland, 3:30 p.m., Gambrell Hall, Room 151.
Oct. 27 Chemistry and biochemistry, Dehua Pei, Ohio State University, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m. For more information, go to www.chem.sc.edu/seminars/fall2006.htm.
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| Dehua Pei |
Oct. 30 Biology, "Biogeographic history of the Gondwanan herpetofauna: Tests of hypotheses and analytical methods," Brice Noonan, Duke University, 4 p.m., Coker Life Sciences, Room 005.
Nov. 1 English, MFA Bistro Reading, readings of original fiction and poetry by students in USC's master of fine arts in creative writing degree program. Event held in conjunction with the Fall Festival of Authors. 6 p.m., Hush, 1004 Gervais Street. Tapas served. Free and open to the public.
Nov. 2 Physics and astronomy, Sergey Kulagin, Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 409. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
Nov. 2 English, Fall Festival of Authors, Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient, 6 p.m., Law School Auditorium. Free and open to the public. For more information, go to www.sc.edu/library/fallfestival.html.
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| Craig Hill |
Nov. 3 Chemistry and biochemistry, "Long-Sought Structures, Catalysts, and Multifunctional Nanomaterials Based on Inorganic Clusters," Craig Hill, Emory University, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
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