
Category: Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
February 2025

Faculty Lecture Series: Bob Rawle
Associate Professor of Chemistry Bob Rawle presents “The Molecular Biophysics of Viral Infection” as part of the spring 2025 Faculty Lecture Series. Lectures will begin at 4:15 p.m. and take place in the Lawrence Hall Auditorium (L-231). Enter via the main WCMA entrance or through the Art Department corridor. Students, faculty, staff, community members – all are welcome! Have you … Continue reading "Faculty Lecture Series: Bob Rawle"
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"Self-assembly models for crystal growth and phase transitions"
Please join Julia Dshemuchadse of Cornell during the joint physics and astronomy colloquium on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 2:35PM in TPL 205. Light refreshments will be offered immediately following the talk in Public Common Room.
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Matthew Aucoin - Class of 1960 Music Lecture
Matthew Aucoin is an American composer, conductor, and writer, and a 2018 MacArthur Fellow. He is a co-founder of the pathbreaking American Modern Opera Company (AMOC), and was the Los Angeles Opera’s Artist in Residence from 2016 to 2020. As a composer, Aucoin is committed to expanding the possibilities of opera as a genre. His own operas, which include Eurydice … Continue reading "Matthew Aucoin – Class of 1960 Music Lecture"
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Faculty Lecture Series: Ralph Morrison
Associate Professor of Mathematics Ralph Morrison presents “Bézout's Theorem, Algebraic and Tropical as part of the spring 2025 Faculty Lecture Series. Lectures will begin at 4:15 p.m. and take place in the Lawrence Hall Auditorium (L-231). Enter via the main WCMA entrance or through the Art Department corridor. Students, faculty, staff, community members – all are welcome! Two lines in … Continue reading "Faculty Lecture Series: Ralph Morrison"
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Faculty Lecture Series: Justin Shaddock
Associate Professor of Philosophy Justin Shaddock presents “Kant and the Problem of Happiness” as part of the spring 2025 Faculty Lecture Series. Lectures will begin at 4:15 p.m. and take place in the Lawrence Hall Auditorium (L-231). Enter via the main WCMA entrance or through the Art Department corridor. Students, faculty, staff, community members – all are welcome! In a … Continue reading "Faculty Lecture Series: Justin Shaddock"
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Faculty Lecture Series: Joel Lee
Associate Professor of Anthropology Joel Lee presents “On the Art of Caste Concealment” as part of the spring 2025 Faculty Lecture Series. Lectures will begin at 4:15 p.m. and take place in the Lawrence Hall Auditorium (L-231). Enter via the main WCMA entrance or through the Art Department corridor. Students, faculty, staff, community members – all are welcome! Caste structures … Continue reading "Faculty Lecture Series: Joel Lee"
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The Encyclopédie Unbound: Diderot, d'Alembert, and the Radical Vision of Knowledge
Widely regarded as one of the most remarkable works of the eighteenth century, Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert’s monumental Encyclopédie (1751–1772) remains a symbol of intellectual rebellion and freethinking. Banned twice by the king, placed on the papal index, and secretly printed in a clandestine warehouse, this 28-volume work reshaped Europe’s intellectual landscape. In this talk, Diderot biographer Andrew S. … Continue reading "The Encyclopédie Unbound: Diderot, d’Alembert, and the Radical Vision of Knowledge"
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Prof. Zachary Wallmark - Class of 1960 Music Lecture
Professor Zachary Wallmark of University of Oregon offers a Class of 1960 Lecture. Zachary Wallmark is a musicologist with an interest in popular music, timbre, and music cognition. Prior to his appointment at UO, Wallmark served on the music faculty at Southern Methodist University, where he also held a courtesy appointment in psychology. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses … Continue reading "Prof. Zachary Wallmark – Class of 1960 Music Lecture"
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Class of 1960 Scholar Lecture Michael Cox
Monday, May 5, Griffin 7: Class of 1960 Scholars Lecture by Professor Michael Cox, Professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth. Title TBD.
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Envi final thesis presentations
Join us to hear seniors writing honors theses in Environmental Studies as they share the exciting and compelling research they have conducted this year! Griffin 3
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