Calendar of Department Events A and S

Calendar of Department Events:

All events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.

Nov. 5 and 6	Public presentation "Commemorating 150 Years of the Origin of the Species," with Janet Browne, Aramont Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University, 6 p.m., Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Great Hall. Contact Kerry Magruder at kmagruder@ou.edu.
Nov. 5	Karcher Barton Lecture Series “Bacteria for Bioenergy: Hydrogen Gas Production” with Caroline Harwood, Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, 3:45 p.m., 108 Physical Sciences. For more information, contact Chemistry and Biochemistry at 325-4811.
	Lincoln Bicentennial Birthday Lecture, "Lincoln in the White House: An Intimate Familly Portrait," with Jean H. Baker, Goucher College, 7 p.m., Meacham Auditorium, OMU. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, OU President's Office, History, Communication, Carl Albert Center, African and African American Studies, Women's and Gender Studies and Human Relations. For more information, contact Ben Keppel at bkeppel@ou.edu.
	International Year of Astronomy lecture "The Age of the Milky Way, " with John Cowan, OU Dodge Physics and Astronomy, 7 p.m., Kerr Auditorium, SNOMNH. Telescope viewing following lecture, weather permitting. Sponsored by the Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy. For more information, contact Dick Henry at henry@nhn.ou.edu
	Brown bag FOCAS Lecture "Looking Back with Historian Jean Harvey Baker," noon, Hal of Fame Room, first floor of Gaylord Hall. Sponsored by Friends of the College of Arts and Sciences, Barbara B. and William G. Paul Enrichment Fund, James H. and JoAnn H. Holden Enrichment Fund and Phi Alpha Theta. For more information, contact (405) 325-6002.
Nov. 8	*Jewish Film Festival screening of Shiva - The Seven Days,* 7:15 p.m., Meacham Auditorium, OMU. Sponsored by the Schusterman/Josey Program in Judaic and Israel Studies and The Other Film Club. For more information, please call (405) 325-6508.
Nov. 9	Presidential Dream Course "Rethinking the Role of Literacy in Indigenous Language Maintenance and Renewal," with Mary Eunice Romero-Little, assistant professor, Division of Advanced Studies in Education Leadership, Policy and Curriculum, Arizona State University, 7 p.m., Robert S. Kerr Auditorium, SNOMNH. Presented by Mary Linn, associate professor of linguistic anthropology and associate curator of Native American languages. For more information, contact mslinn@ou.edu.
	Presentation "Leonardo Padura Fuentes: Squalor and Narrative Mimicry," with Dennis Seager, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, OSU, 4:30 p.m., 138-139 Kaufman Hall. Presented as part of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics' Faculty Lecture Series. For more information, contact Nancy LaGreca at lagreca@ou.edu
Nov. 11	Zoology Seminar Series "Selfish Genetic Elements," with Robert Trivers, professor of anthropology and leading evolutionary theorist at Rutgers University, 4:30 p.m., 123 George Lynn Cross Hall. Sponsored by the Department of Zoology. For more information, contact Bing Zhang at bing@ou.edu.
Nov. 12	Karcher Barton Lecture Series "Computational Design of Organocatalysts and Enzymes," with Kendall Houk, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 3:45 p.m., 108 Physical Sciences. For more information, contact Chemistry and Biochemistry at 325-4811.
	Public presentation "Deceit and Self-Deception," with Robert Trivers, professor of anthropology and leading evolutionary theorist at Rutgers University, 7 p.m., Kerr Auditorium, Sam Noble Museum. Presented by the Department of Zoology and the museum. For more information, contact Ingo Schlupp at schlupp@ou.edu.
Nov. 13	Philosophy Colloquium with Sandra Lapointe and Douglas Patterson, Kansas State University, 4 p.m., 607 Dale Hall Tower. For more information, contact Martin Montminy at (405) 325-6324.
Nov. 17	Public workshop by Barry Braverman, veteran cinematographer and digital media expert, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Studio D, Room 1140, Gaylord Hall. Sponsored by Panasonic and the Film and Video Program. For more information, call the program at (405) 325-3020.
Nov. 18	Zoology Seminar Series Genetic Dissection of Neural Circuits Underlying Behavior in Fruit Flies," with Benjamin White, National Institute of Health, 4:30 p.m., 123 George Lynn Cross Hall. For more information, contact the department at (405) 325-4821.
Nov. 19	Karcher Barton Lecture Series, "Thioaptamers and Proteomics for Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Immunomodulation" with David Gorenstein, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, 3:45 p.m., 108 Physical Sciences. For more information, contact Chemistry and Biochemistry at 325-4811.
	Presentation "Jesus, Paul and Pagan Imposters: Narrative Imitation in Ancient Fiction," with Kyle Harper, Department of Classics and Letters, 4:30 p.m., 138-139 Kaufman Hall. Presented as part of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics' Faculty Lecture Series. For more information, contact Nancy LaGreca at lagreca@ou.edu
	Presidential Dream Course Presentation "Women's Global Activism, Women's Rights as Human Rights," with Charlotte Bunch, director of the Center for Women's Global Leadership, Douglas College, Rutgers University, professor of urban studies, 4:30 p.m., Beaird Lounge, OMU. Presented by Jill Irvine's Presidential Dream Course "Women and World Politics" , Women's and Gender Studies, sponsored by the Office of the President. For more information, contact Karin Jonsson, karin.jonsson-1@ou.edu.
Dec. 2	JuSt Lunch Brown-bag Lecture "Jews in Modern Iraq: A Window on Identity Nationalism, and State Formation,"with Ariel Ahram, OU School of International and Area Studies, noon, 109 Gittinger Hall. Presented by the Judaic Studies Program in the Department of History. For more information, contact Jan Rauh at jrauh@ou.edu.
	Zoology Seminar Series with Todd Palmer, University of Florida, 4:30 p.m., 123 George Lynn Cross Hall. For more information, contact the department at (405) 325-4821.
	Presidential Dream Course Presentation "Women's Rights in Afghanistan: Where do We Go from Here?" with Marina Nawabi, 7 p.m., Regents and Associates Rooms, OMU. Presented by Jill Irvine's Presidential Dream Course "Women and World Politics" , Women's and Gender Studies, sponsored by the Office of the President. For more information, contact Karin Jonsson, karin.jonsson-1@ou.edu.
	Presidential Dream Course Lecture, "Myaamiaataweenki: Speaking the Miami Language," with Daryl Baldwin, director of the Myaamia Project at Miami University, 7 p.m., Adams Hall 150. Presented by Mary Linn, associate professor of linguistic anthropology and associate curator of Native American languages. For more information, contact mslinn@ou.edu.
Dec. 3	Karcher Barton Lecture Series, “Chromosome Structure, Integrity and Evolution” with Douglas Koshland, Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution of Washington/Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 3:45 p.m., 108 Physical Sciences. For more information, contact Chemistry and Biochemistry at 325-4811.
	International Year of Astronomy lecture "The Dark Side of the Universe, " with Yun Wang, OU Dodge Physics and Astronomy, 7 p.m., Kerr Auditorium, SNOMNH. Telescope viewing following lecture, weather permitting. Sponsored by the Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy. For more information, contact Dick Henry at henry@nhn.ou.edu
Dec. 6	Jewish Film Festival screening of Waltz with Bashir, 5 p.m., Meacham Auditorium, OMU. Sponsored by the Schusterman/Josey Program in Judaic and Israel Studies, The Other Film Club and the Hillel Jewish Students' Association. For more information, please call (405) 325-6508.
Dec. 9	Zoology Seminar Series "Molecular and Neural Mechanisms of Monogamy: Toward Meeting Tinbergen's Challenge," with Alexander Ophir, OSU, 4:30 p.m., 123 George Lynn Cross Hall. For more information, contact the department at (405) 325-4821.
Feb. 4	Karcher Barton Lecture Series, "Abiological Self-Assembly: Predesigned Metallacycles and Metallacages via Coordination” with Peter Stang, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 3:45 p.m., 108 Physical Sciences. For more information, contact Chemistry and Biochemistry at 325-4811.
Feb. 11	Karcher Barton Lecture Series with Richard Eisenberg, Department of Chemistry,University of Rochester, 3:45 p.m., 108 Physical Sciences. For more information, contact Chemistry and Biochemistry at 325-4811.
March 5	Philosophy Colloquium with Sally Haslanger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4 p.m., 607 Dale Hall Tower. For more information, contact Martin Montminy at (405) 325-6324.
March 26	Philosophy Colloquium with Charles Mills, Northwestern University, 4 p.m., 607 Dale Hall Tower. For more information, contact Martin Montminy at (405) 325-6324.
Apr. 1	Karcher Barton Lecture Series “Microfluidics and Bioanalytical Chemistry” with Christopher Culbertson, Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, 3:45 p.m., 108 Physical Sciences. For more information, contact Chemistry and Biochemistry at 325-4811.
Apr. 15	Karcher Barton Lecture Series “High Throughput Screening Meets Materials Science: Screening for Sol-Gel Materials and Sol-Gel Materials for Screening” with John Brennan, Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, 3:45 p.m., 108 Physical Sciences. For more information, contact Chemistry and Biochemistry at 325-4811.
April 23	Philosophy Colloquium with John Martin Fisher, University of California Riverside, 4 p.m., 607 Dale Hall Tower. For more information, contact Martin Montminy at (405) 325-6324.
May 7	Philosophy Colloquium with Sarah Buss, University of Iowa, 4 p.m., 607 Dale Hall Tower. For more information, contact Martin Montminy at (405) 325-6324.