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Faculty Lecture to Discuss Biological Benefits of Parasites
Are parasites all that bad? The second Faculty Lecture Series talk of the semester will take a peek at the positive role parasites can play. The event is hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. “Deadly Parasites: Key Players in the Web of Life” Faculty Lecture Series |…
Faculty Presentation to Include Talk, Film about African Fashion Designers
As part of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Lecture Series, Chetachi Egwu, Ph.D., assistant professor in the college, and Cathleen Dean, adjunct professor in the college, will present “Runway Afrique: The Power of African Images in the Fashion Industry”. The talk and film screening will take place…
Next Faculty Lecture to Argue Why Progressives Need Realist Theory of Truth, Jan. 19
The Winter 2012 Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Lecture Series will open with a talk by Darren Hibbs, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. Hibbs will discuss “Why Progressives Need a (Minimally) Realist Theory of Truth,” from noon to 1:00 p.m., in the…
Society’s long-standing fascination with vampires has prompted Jim Doan, Ph.D., professor in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, to research the subject from a literary, mythical, and historical perspective. On Nov. 3, he presented a paper at Vampires: Myths of the Past and the Future, an international conference at…
Faculty Lecture to Discuss Identity in the Digital Era, Mar. 31
As part of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Lecture Series, Jason Piccone, Ph.D., assistant professor in the college, will present “Edward Sampson’s Celebrating the Other in the Era of Technology-Bound Identity.” This talk will take place on Mar. 31 from 12 – 1 p.m. in the Parker…
Next Faculty Lecture Discusses Humans’ Biochemical Uniqueness, Mar. 15
As part of the Faculty Lecture Series, Edward O. Keith, Ph.D., associate professor in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, will present “Each Human Being Is a Biochemically Unique Individual.” The talk will take place on Mar. 15 from 12 – 1 p.m., in the Parker Building, room 240….
Researching Identity through Genetics: Results from Student Projects, Dec. 2
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will close its Faculty Lecture Series for fall 2010 with a presentation by Emily Schmitt, Ph.D., associate professor, and Jim Doan, Ph.D., professor in the college. The event, titled “Exploring Identity through Genetic and Genealogical Research,” will take place on Dec. 2 from…