Monday, 07 Nov 2011
College of Veterinary Medicine: Ramsey Lecture
"Molecular Pathways Promoting T-cell Responses to Self-Antigens," Pamela Ohashi, University of Toronto. A research poster session precedes the lecture at 11:15 a.m. in the west (fish tank) lobby.
Open forum: LAS dean candidate
Douglas Epperson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Washington State University, Pullman. A reception follows the forum.
Statistics Seminar
"Bayesian Inference for Finite Population Quantiles from Unequal Probability Samples," Qixuan Chen, Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University, New York City, NY
Fleece Hats Mittens and Socks with Judith Lemish
Bring in your favorite fleece and learn to sew winter hats, mittens and socks.
Only a Theory? Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul
Winner of the 2011 Stephen Jay Gould Prize and a repeat guest on The Colbert Report, Brown University biology professor Kenneth R. Miller, is a passionate defender of evolution and the scientific method. He coauthored the widely used high-school textbook BIOLOGY and has written about the relationship between science and religion in Finding Darwin's God. National Affairs Series.