Speaker Schedule
Please mark your calendars for the inaugural season of the Dean’s Interdisciplinary Speaker Series.
This first three-year cycle of the series will consider the notion of Paradise in the Natural Sciences, the Social Sciences and the Humanities.
Save the Dates!
April 2
William Martin
Professor at the Institute of Molecular Evolution, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
William Martin’s Website
Talk and panel discussion: “Life out of Paradise: Where did we ultimately come from, and why do we want to know?”
When: April 2, 5-6:30
Where: Ustler Hall, Reception to follow
Panelists:
Marta Wayne, Department of Biology — Moderator
Will Hasty, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
Mary Watt, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
Bron Taylor, Department of Religion
Betty Smocovitis, Department of Biology and History
Marta Wayne, Department of Biology — Moderator
Will Hasty, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
Mary Watt, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
Bron Taylor, Department of Religion
Betty Smocovitis, Department of Biology and History
April 5
Dava Sobel
Author of Galileo’s Daughter, Longitude, and The Glass Universe
Dava Sobel’s Website
Talk and panel discussion: “The Glass Universe: An Astronomer’s Paradise”
When: April 5, 5-6:30
Where: Ustler Hall, Reception and book signing to follow
Panelists:
Marta Wayne, Department of Biology — Moderator
Fred Gregory, Department of History
Laura Blecha, Department of Physics
Alyssa Zucker, Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research
Marta Wayne, Department of Biology — Moderator
Fred Gregory, Department of History
Laura Blecha, Department of Physics
Alyssa Zucker, Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research