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| January
24, Thursday Refreshments: 4:15pm, Park 227 Talk: 4:30pm, Park 229 |
Computational
Scientist Search Talk: Mark Changizi Duke University Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences "Why We See Geometrical Illusions" |
Details: Peter Brodfuehrer |
| January 28, Monday Tea at 4 - Park 355, Math Lounge Talk at 4:15 - Park 338 |
Keck Search Math Talk: Kristopher
Tapp SUNY at Stony Brook "Finiteness Theorems in Geometry" |
Details: Al Albano |
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January 29, Tuesday |
Brown Bag Discussion: Ann Herzig
Bryn Mawr College, Environmental Studies Program |
Details: Susan White |
| January 29,
Tuesday Refreshments: 4:15pm, Park 227 Talk: 4:30pm, Park 229 |
Computational
Scientist Search Talk: John P. Dawson Department of Geoscience The University of Iowa "A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama: Reactions of Azooxanthellate Corals to the Closure of the Central American Isthmus' |
Details: Peter Brodfuehrer |
| January 29, Tuesday Park 338 7-8:30pm |
Why the Need for Change in
Math and Science Education: "The changing nature of the disciplines, what it means to be literate in the disciplines, and the National Standards for math and science education" Speakers: Mr. Doug Ross, High School Science Teacher at Friends Central: Earth Force, a standards based science curriculum involving the environment and service learning. Mr. Joe Merlino, Project Director of the Greater Philadelphia Secondary Mathematics Program, a NSF funded project for local Systemic Change: The standards and mathematics education. |
Details: Victor Donnay |
| January 31,
Thursday Refreshments: 4:15pm, Park 227 Talk: 4:30pm, Park 229 |
Computational
Scientist Search Talk: Theodore G. Wong School of Computational Science and Information Technology Florida State University "Evolutionary-Computational Studies of Two Problems in the Ecology and Development of Plants" |
Details: Peter Brodfuehrer |
| February 1,
Friday Tea at 4 - Park 355, Math Lounge Talk at 4:15- Park 328 |
Keck Search Math Talk: John
Vano University of Texas "The Stability of Slinkies, Slide Guitars and the Solar System" |
Details: Al Albano |
| February 5, Tuesday Noon-1pm Collier Library - Park 380 |
Brown Bag Discussion: Xenia Morin
"What's on your table"? A discussion about genetically modified foods and the science behind it. |
Details: Susan White |
| February 5, Tuesday Refreshments: 4:15 pm, Park 227 Talk: 4:30pm, Park 229 |
Computational Scientist Search Talk: Sima
Setayeshgar Massachusetts Institute of Technology Program in Computational and Applied Mathematics "Stripes, Spots and Scrolls: Some Problems in Pattern Formation" |
Details: Peter Brodfuehrer |
| February 6, Wednesday Guild 210 7:30 pm |
Philosophy Colloquia: Jacques Catudal Department of Philosophy, Drexel University "Terrorism, the Constitution, and the Internet" http://www.brynmawr.edu/philosophy/Colloquia.html |
Co-sponsored with the Department of Philosophy |
| February 8, Friday Tea at 3:45pm, Park 339 Talk at 4:15pm, Park 338 |
Keck Search Physics Talk:
Patricia Purdue California Institute of Technology "Reading the Ripples: A New Window on the Universe" |
Details: Al Albano |
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February 8, Friday
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Panel Discussion Congressman Curt Weldon, State Senator Connie Williams, Dr. Karen Hanson of Greater Philadelphia First: "The Need for Educational Change from the Government and Business Perspective" |
Co-sponsored with Math and the Praxis programs |
| February 11, Monday Tea at 4 - Park 355, Math Lounge Talk at 4:15 - Park 338 |
Keck Search Math Talk: Panama
Geer Rennselaer Institute of Technology. " Cellular Lines" |
Details: Al Albano |
| February 12,
Tuesday, Noon-1pm Collier Library - Park 380 |
Brown Bag Discussion:
Xenia Morin
(Part II) "What's on your table"? A discussion about genetically modified foods and the science behind it. Working Group on Research and Public Policy |
Details: Susan White |
| Tuesday, February 12 Room 338, Park Science Building 7-8:30pm, refreshments to follow. |
Why the Need for Change in
Math and Science Education "Examples of Individual Change in Teaching Math and Science" Speakers: Dr. Deborah Bergstrand, Deptment of Mathematics, Swarthmore College: "Introduction to Mathematical Thinking": a lower level course that uses a hands-on approach to expose students to exciting mathematical ideas. Dr. Kim Cassidy, Department of Psychology, Bryn Mawr College: "The role collaboration between faculty members and between faculty and students in changing science pedagogy". |
Details: Victor Donnay |
| February 18,
Monday Carpenter Library 21 4pm |
William Labov University of Pennsylvania "Learning to read: Linguistic light on dark corners of the mind." |
Details: Eric
Raimy Presented by The Center for Science in Society Language Working Group |
| February 19, Tuesday Informal Discussion: 10:30 am Quita Woodward Room *Coffee and refreshments served. Talk : 12 Noon Room 25, Park Building |
Special Lecture: David P.
Barash Professor of Psychology University of Washington, Seattle "The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People" More information about the speaker and his work can be found on his web page: http://faculty.washington.edu/dpbarash/ |
Co-sponsored with the Departments
of Biology and Psychology Details: Paul Grobstein |
| February 19, Tuesday Room 338, Park Science Building 7-8:30pm, refreshments to follow |
Changing Pedagogies in Math
and Science Education "Tensions that Arise when Involved in Change and Supports that can Aid in Change" Speakers: Natalie Hiller Secondary School Math and Science Coordinator, Haverford School District. Rochelle Devor Math and Science Educator, Beeber Middle School. Peggy McCloskey Math Educator, Rosemont School of the Holy Child |
Details: Victor Donnay |
| February 26, Tuesday Noon-1pm Collier Library - Park 380 |
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Bag Discussion: Don Barber, Ph.D.
"The Ocean's Role in Past and Future Climate Change." |
Details: Susan White |
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March 1, Friday |
Special Lecture: Maitland Jones, Jr. "Teaching Organic Chemistry Without a Lecture. Are you Crazy?" Following the discussion, Professor Jones will be giving the Chemistry
Department Colloquium, "Twisting and Stretching Double Bonds".
That talk will be held in PSB 180 at 4:30 p.m. |
Co-sponsored with the Chemistry
Department, and the "Building Bridges" program Details: Lisa Chirlian |
| March 5,
Tuesday Noon-1pm Collier Library - Park 380 |
Brown Bag Discussion: Doug Blank
'"Open" (or "Free") Software Uses in Education and Society"' |
Details: Susan White |
| March 5, Tuesday Park Science Building, Room 338 7-8:30pm *Refreshments to follow. |
Changing Pedagogies in Math
and Science Education "Systemic Change in Math and Science Education" Speakers: Natalie Heller Secondary School Math and Science Coordinator for the Haverford School District: Project 2061, a national reform project to improve science education. Joe Merlino Director, The Greater Philadelphia Secondary Mathematics Project: Local Systemic Reform in Mathematics Education Ned Wolff Department of Mathematics, Arcadia University: The role of college faculty in supporting change in K-12 math education. |
Details: Victor Donnay |
| March 12 | Spring Break | |
| March 19, Tuesday Noon-1pm Collier Library - Park 380 |
Brown Bag
Discussion: Marc Schultz
"Dear Diary: Using daily reports to investigate work and family processes" |
. Details: Susan White |
| March 19, Tuesday Park Science Building, Room 338 7-8:30pm *Refreshments to follow. |
Changing Pedagogies in Math and Science
Education "Understanding Children's Understanding" Dr. Ann Renninger of the Department of Education, Swarthmore College, will discuss how students learn mathematics. |
Details: Victor Donnay |
| March 26, Tuesday Noon-1pm Collier Library - Park 380 |
Brown Bag Discussion: Amy Campbell
"It's All in the Game" |
Details: Susan White |
| March 26, Tuesday Room 338, Park Building 7-8:30pm *Refreshments to follow. |
Changing Pedagogies in Math and Science
Education "Issues of Race, Class, Gender and Culture in Math and Science Education" Speakers: Debbie Ryan School District of Philadelphia Deborah Pomeroy Arcadia University |
Details: Victor Donnay |
| March 27, Wednesday Thomas Great Hall 7pm |
Special Event:
Tom Sgouros "Judy: What is it Like to be a Robot?" Post-Performance Panel Discussion: "If You Build a Robot Smart Enough to do the Dishes, will it also be Smart Enough to Find Them Boring?" Paul Grobstein - Neurobiology Deepak Kumar - Computer Science Mark Lord - Theater Anjali Thapar - Psychology Moderator: Douglas Blank - Computer Science |
Details: Douglas S. Blank |
| April 2, Tuesday Noon-1pm Collier Library - Park 380 |
Brown Bag Discussion: Arlo Weil "Life before Pangea: The Supercontinent Rodinia and Its Influence on the Earth System" |
Details: Susan White |
| April 4, Thursday Sharpless Auditorium Haverford College 4:30 pm |
Sponsored by Feminist & Gender Studies, Haverford Psychology Department,
the Center for Science and Society at Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore Women's
Studies Program. |
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| April 4, Thursday Park Science Center, Room 229 4:15pm |
Biology Seminar:
Dr. Kate Kalil (BMC '62) University of Wisconsin, Department of Biology "Common Mechanisms Underlying Growth Cone Guidance and Axon Branching" |
Details: Peter Brodfuehrer |
| April 6, Saturday Bryn Mawr College Benham Gateway Building 8:30 am- 3:30 pm |
Special Event: Enhancing Connections:
The K-16 Community and Integrating Science in the Curriculum The Philadelphia Regional Network of Project Kaleidoscope, a national higher education organization concerned with science/math education, is holding a workshop on campus this Saturday, hosted in part by the Center for Science in Society. The regional network is interested in encouraging collaborations between K-12 and college/university scientists/educators. The workshop, aimed at bringing together college and pre-college teachers from around the Delaware valley for productive discussion will include a variety of presentations and small group discussions. College faculty/staff/students are invited to attend and participate in any and all sessions, which begin in the Benham Gateway Building at 8:30 am and continue to 3:30 pm. For further information, see http://serendipstudio.org/local/scisoc/pkal/index.html |
Details: Liz McCormack |
| April 9, Tuesday Noon-1pm Collier Library - Park 380 |
Brown Bag Discussion: Paul Grobstein "The Nature of Science" |
Details: Susan White |
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April 9, Tuesday
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Changing
Pedagogies in Math and Science Education "Changing Pedagogical Strategies" Speakers: Nancy Scanlon Coopertown Elementary School: "Using Science Kits at the Elementary Level" Lisa Chirlian Chemistry Department, Bryn Mawr College, " Evolving Teaching Strategies in General Chemistry" Victor Donnay Math Department, Bryn Mawr College: "Inquiry Based Learning in Advanced Mathematics" |
Details: Victor Donnay |
| April 11, Thursday Park Science Center, Room 229 4:15pm |
Biology Seminar:
Dr. Catherine Thut Merck & Co., West Point, PA "I Only Have Eyes for You: Studying eye development using large scale gene expression anlaysis" |
Details: Peter Brodfuehrer |
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April 12, Friday
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Biology Seminar:
Cindy Lee Van Dover Professor of Biology College of William and Mary "A Shrimp's Eye View of Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents" |
Co-sponsored with the Department
of Geology Details: Peter Brodfuehrer |
| April 16, Tuesday Noon-1pm Collier Library - Park 380 |
Science in Society Steering Group Meeting |
Details: Susan White |
| April 18, Thursday Park Science Building 338 4:00pm |
Special Lecture: Colin Phillips Department of Linguistics, University of Maryland "Hierarchical Language Structure in the Brain: Two Challenges" |
Details: Eric
Raimy Presented by The Center for Science in Society Language Working Group |
| April 18, Thursday Park Science Building, Room 229 4:15pm |
Biology Seminar:
Dr. Claire Cronmiller, BMC '74 University of Virginia, Department of Biology "Drosophila Oogenesis: An experimental model for studying gene regulation, morphogenesis and crack babies" |
Details: Peter Brodfuehrer |
| April 22, Monday Park Science Building, Room 337 4:00pm Refreshments served 3:45pm |
Special Seminar: Tomomi Kinukawa "Women's Health and Japanese Imperialism: |
Details: Tomomi
Kinukawa |
| April 23, Tuesday Noon-1pm Collier Library - Park 380 |
Brown Bag Discussion: Blythe Hoyle and
Krynn Lukacs "The Pond, the Environment, and Pedagogy" |
Details: Susan White |
| April 23, Tuesday Ely Room, Wyndham Alumni House 4:30pm Followed by reception |
Special Seminar: Dr. Harold Shapiro President Emeritus and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University, and former Chair, National Bioethics Advisory Commission "The Ethical Dimensions of Scientific Progress: Reflections on Dolly, Stem Cell Research and Contemporary Genetics" |
Details: Nina Vergari |
| April 23, Tuesday Room 338, Park Science Building 7-8:30 pm Refreshments to follow |
Changing Pedagogies in Math and Science
Education "Community Voices Involved in Change" Kathleen W. Taylor, Ed. D. Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, Haverford School District Ellen B. Hollin Chair, Education Committee, Haverford School Board Carol Restifo Principal, Haverford Middle School Meg Hagenbuch Parent, Haverford School District |
Details: Victor Donnay |
| April 24, Wednesday Guild 210 7:30 pm |
Philosophy Colloquia: Andrew Brook Department of Philosophy, Carleton University "Cognitive Science and Its History" http://www.brynmawr.edu/philosophy/Colloquia.html |
Co-sponsored with the Department of Philosophy |
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April 25, Thursday |
Special Seminar: Ruth Levy Guyer Visiting Professor, Haverford College "Writing Life: Communications on Medicine, Bioethics, Nature, and Science" |
Co-sponsored by Department of Biology Details: Paul Grobstein |
| April 26, Friday 4:15 pm Park Science Center, Room 229 Refreshments at 4:00, Room 227 |
Biology
Seminar: Robert A. DeAngelis Department of Cell and Molecular Biology University of Pennsylvania "Liver regeneration in mice lacking the p50 subunit of NF-KB" |
Details: Peter Brodfuehrer |
| April 29, Monday 4:00 pm Park Science Center, Room 229 Refreshments at 4:00, Room 227 |
Biology Seminar: Derek
P. Lessing Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Yale University "Using genetics to investigate olfaction in fruit flies" |
Details: Peter Brodfuehrer |
| April 30, Tuesday Noon-1pm Collier Library - Park 380 |
Brown Bag Discussion: Kenneth Richman
"Ethics for Scientists: Some Human Subjects Scenarios." |
Details: Susan White |
| April 30, Tuesday Room 338, Park Science Building 7-8:30pm Refreshments following lecture. |
Changing Pedagogies in Math and Science
Education " Reform in Elementary School Science Education" Dr. Carlo Parravano Director, Merck Institute for Science Education |
Details: Victor Donnay |
| May 3, Friday 3:00 pm Park Science Center, Room 229 |
Ph.D. Candidate: Jeff Oristaglio Department of Biology Bryn Mawr College "Variability in frog prey orienting behavior: New insights into visuomotor processing" |
Details: Peter Brodfuehrer |
