Calendar of Department Events A and S

Calendar of Department Events:

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

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
	Public forum on Health Care Reform, with panelists Brian Karnes, executive director of Health for Friends; David Kendrick, Kaiser Chair of Community Medicine at OU School of Community Medicine; Jason Sanders, McKinsey and Company; and Sarah Tracy, director of OU Medical Humanities Program. Reception at 3 p.m., presentation at 4 p.m., Scholars Room, OMU. Presented in celebration of Phi Beta Kappa's Founders' Day. For more information, contact Kyle Harper at kyleharper@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.