Lecture Notes
Feb. 15 - March 4, 2007
"Health Projections of American Muslims in the USA"
Feb. 15, noon, Indiana Memorial Union (IMU), Distinguished Alumni Room, Bloomington -- The address, presented by Leila Dabbagh, visiting lecturer in the Department of Applied Health Science, is part of a roundtable series sponsored by the Center for Minority Health in the Department of Applied Health Science. The series, titled "Eliminating Health Disparities: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Solving a Complex Problem," addresses local, state and national health issues. Participants are welcome to bring their lunches and questions. For more information, contact sgrande@indiana.edu or mdperry2@indiana.edu.
The Press in India: Trends and Perspectives
Feb. 19, 12:30 p.m., Ernie Pyle Hall Lounge, Bloomington -- Fulbright Senior Research Scholar from Southern Illinois University Professor Usha Rani Narayana, will speak about the Indian press. The press in India is free and independent as indicated in the Indian Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech and expression. The functioning of the press in India will be discussed under six different phases: Pre-independence, post independence, emergency period, post emergency, Babri Masjid period and post liberalization/privatization. For more information, visit http://journalism.indiana.edu/.
"Sigma-2 Receptor-Mediated Apoptosis in Human SK-N-SH Neuroblastoma Cells"
Feb. 19, 4 p.m., Psychological and Brian Sciences Building 101, Bloomington -- Wayne D. Bowen, Ph.D. professor of biology Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology & Biotechnology at Brown University, will present as a part of the Gill Speakers series. For more information, contact mtheodor@indiana.edu.
The Business of Fine Art
Feb. 19, 6 p.m., Basile Auditorium, 735 W. New York St., Indianapolis -- Halima Taha is recognized throughout the U.S. as a leading authority on collecting African American art and arts management. For more than 20 years, she has contributed to the field as an appraiser, art advisor, educator and lecturer. Taha will share the history, the reality and the facts you need to know about the art industry and the business of being an artist. For more information, visit http://www.herron.iupui.edu.
"Stop, Look & Listen: Twenty-Five Years of Investigating Young Children's Musical Responses"
Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m., Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington -- Wendy Sims, editor of the Journal of Research in Music Education, is the inaugural guest of the first Jean Sinor Memorial Lecture Series. The Jean Sinor Memorial Lecture Series is made possible by a generous endowed gift from IU Distinguished Professor Emeritus Denis Sinor, in memory of his wife, Professor Jean Sinor. For more information, visit http://music.indiana.edu/publicity/fanfare/2006/2006.09.08/sinor.shtml.
"What is the Work? Some Thoughts on Historical Performance"
Feb. 20, 5 p.m., Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington -- Guest lecturer Joshua Rifkin will present this topic with examples from Bach, Debussy, Sousa and others. For more information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/apps/prelude/new/.
"Can Hip-Hop Make the Transition from Cultural Movement to Political Power?"
Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m., Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington -- Union Board presents its Black History Month lecturer, Bakari Kitwana, co-founder of the first ever National Hip-Hop Political Convention. Kitwana has been acknowledged as an expert on hip-hop politics by the Los Angeles Times, CNN,
The O'Reilly Factor and other leading news outlets. For more information, contact ubpr@indiana.edu.
"Sedentary Living and Morbidity in America: The warrent for transforming public parks and recreation agencies"
Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Student Recreational Sports Center Auditorium, Bloomington -- David Compton, professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism at the College of Health at the University of Utah, will explore the critical link between recreation and public health when he delivers the 2007 Marian Godeke Miller Lecture. For more information, contact deckart@indiana.edu.
On-chip micromanipulation and assembly of particles by electric fields
Feb. 21, 4 p.m., Swain West 119, Bloomington -- As part of the Joseph and Sophia Konopinski Colloquia Series, Professor Orlin Velev, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, will discuss how dielectrophoresis, particle interaction with external AC fields, could be used to manipulate and assemble objects on any size scale. For more information, contact dbossev@indiana.edu.
'O courbes, méandre...': Montaigne and Epicurus
Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m., the IMU Dogwood Room, Bloomington -- Professor John O'Brien, University of London-Royal Holloway, will present a Horizons of Knowledge lecture, entitled: O courbes, méandre...': Montaigne and Epicurus. For more information, contact dof@indiana.edu.
America's Problem - the Internment of Japanese-Americans
Feb. 21, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Asian Culture Center, 807 E. Tenth St., Bloomington -- February 19th marks the anniversary of Presidential Executive Order 9066, which led to the Japanese-American internment during World War II. To commemorate this historical event, Charles and Mary Matsumoto of the Japanese-American Citizens League of Indianapolis will be discussing what was done to Japanese Americans during WWII and will show how attitudes toward that event have changed and are still changing. The program will include a showing of some of the segments of the film, Children of the Camps -- a documentary profiling six Japanese-Americans who were internees as children. For more information, contact acc@indiana.edu.
A Fresh Look at Abstinence in the Context of Sexuality Education
Feb. 22, 12 p.m.-2 p.m., the IMU Dogwood Room, Bloomington -- The Sexual Health Research Working Group presents Bill Taverner, MS, co-editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education. Taverner will speak about abstinence in sexuality education. For more information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~shrwg.
Student Success in College: Pipeline, Pathway or Puzzle?
Feb. 23, 3 p.m.-4 p.m., Wright Education Building 2140, Bloomington -- George D. Kuh, chancellor's professor and director of the Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University School of Education, will discuss how universities can improve the odds that students will achieve their educational objectives in college. For more information, visit http://education.indiana.edu/.
Schubertiad: An Evening of Schubert Scholarship
Feb. 23, 7 p.m., Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington -- The Jacobs School of Music presents: Schubertiad: An Evening of Schubert Scholarship by Invited Speakers. Distinguished speakers Robert Green, Kevin Korsyn, Robert Hatten and Susan Youens will present as part of the series Music and the Written Word. For more information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/apps/prelude/new/index.php?id=3715.
Paradigms in Text/Music Relations
Feb. 24, 2 p.m., Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington -- As part of a seriesMusic and the Written Word, distinguished speakers Massimo Ossi, Kyle Adams and Marianne Kielian-Gilbert will present. For more information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/apps/prelude/new/index.php?id=3720.
The Lied as Fragment: Text, Temporality and Tonal Palette
Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., Ford-Crawford Hall, Bloomington -- Deborah Stein, New England Conservatory, will present as part of the series Music and the Written Word. For more information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/apps/prelude/new/index.php?id=3717.
"On Sezen Aksu and Diva Citizenship in Turkey"
Feb. 26, 4 p.m., Student Building 150, Bloomington -- Martin Stokes, director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Associate Professor of Music, University of Chicago, will speak about his research into the life and work of Sezen Aksu, one of Turkey's biggest and most influential stars. For more information, contact tsa@indiana.edu.
"Dominant Trends in Ultra-Orthodox Responses to the Holocaust"
Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., the IMU Oak Room, Bloomington -- Professor Gershon Greenberg, American University, presents Dominant Trends in Ultra-Orthodox Responses to the Holocaust, as part of the Horizons of Knowledge Lecture Series. For more information, contact dof@indiana.edu.
61st Annual Indiana University Business Conference
Feb. 28, 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capital Ave., Indianapolis -- Presented by the IU Kelley School of Business, the conference will feature several speakers, including Alvin Toffler, the first futurist; Andrew N. Liveris, president, chief executive officer and chairman of the Dow Chemical Co.; Robert A. Malone, chairman and president of BP America; James E. Rogers, president and chief executive officer of Duke Energy; Phil Sharp, a former congressman and now president of Resources for the Future; and T.M. "Tim" Solso, chairman and chief executive officer of Cummins Inc. For more information, and to register, visit: http://kelley.iu.edu/busconf/.
Noon Talk: New Work
Feb. 28, 12:15 p.m.-1 p.m., the IU Art Museum, Bloomington -- Galo Moncayo, assistant professor of sculpture, will present this talk on his sculpture installation in conjunction with Bloomington's Arts Week 2007. For more information, visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu.
"Social-Cognitive Perspectives on Cigarette Smoking: A Developmental Context from Adolescence to Mid-life"
Feb. 28, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m., HPER 125, Bloomington -- The Tobacco Control and Wellness Research Working Group present Jim Sherman, professor of psychology. For more information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~tobwell/.
Physics/Astronomy Colloquium
Feb. 28, 4 p.m., Swain West 119, Bloomington -- Eric Wilcots, professor of astronomy at the University of Wisconsin, will present a colloquium on his research: studies of the structure and evolution of galaxies through 21 cm HI, optical, and infrared observations; extended gas around galaxies; distribution and kinematics of the interstellar medium in nearby galaxies; structure and evolution of classical HII regions. For more information, contact catyp@astro.indiana.edu.
"Creative Tensions Between Art and Life in the Poetry of A. Machado"
Feb. 28, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., the IMU Maple Room, Bloomington -- Professor Geoffrey Ribbans, Brown University, presents Creative Tensions Between Art and Life in the Poetry of A. Machado, as part of the Horizons of Knowledge Lecture Series. For more information, contact dof@indiana.edu.
Alexandra Robbins
Feb. 28, 7 p.m., the IMU Alumni Hall, Bloomington -- The School of Journalism Speaker Series presents New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Robbins. Robbins is a journalist who has written for a variety of publications, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan and Salon. For more information, visit http://www.journalism.indiana.edu.
"Sears Holdings Corporation: The $55 Billion Start-Up Company"
March 1, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., the IMU Whittenberger Auditorium, Bloomington -- Aylwin B. Lewis, chief executive officer and president of Sears Holdings Corporation, will focus on the challenges his firm faces as they integrate the 2005 merger of Kmart and Sears. Sears Holdings Corporation is now the nation's third largest retailer. This event is sponsored by the Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design and the Merchandising Education and Resource Center. For more information, http://www.indiana.edu/~amid/.
"Demons, The Sense of Sight, and Early Modern European Visual Culture"
March 1, 7 p.m., Jordan Hall A100, Bloomington -- Renaissance Studies, the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and the Department of Religious Studies present Professor Stuart Clark, author of Thinking With Demons: The Idea of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe. Clark is currently a professor of early modern culture and intellectual history at the University of Wales (Swansea).
Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics Speaker Series
March 2, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Wells Library, room 001, Bloomington
-- Jean-François Blanchette, Department of Information Studies, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies University of California, Los Angeles; presents: Beyond Cryogenics: Getting Serious about Digital Curation. For more information, visit http://rkcsi.indiana.edu.
"Running Head: Family Homelessness in Twenty American Cities"
March 1, noon, Indiana Memorial Union (IMU), Distinguished Alumni Room -- The address, presented by David Reingold, associate professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, is part of a roundtable series sponsored by the Center for Minority Health in the Department of Applied Health Science. The series, titled "Eliminating Health Disparities: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Solving a Complex Problem," addresses local, state and national health issues. Participants are welcome to bring their lunches and questions. For more information, contact sgrande@indiana.edu or mdperry2@indiana.edu.
"Navigating the Social Turn in Philosophy of Science"
March 2, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., Ballantine Hall 003, Bloomington -- Helen Longino, Stanford University, examines the differences between relativism and rationality and objectivity in philosophers. For more information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~hpscdept/.
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