| Date/Time/Location |
Event Description |
CLP? |
Thurs., Sep. 4, 2008
Fall 2008 Convocation |
"A Whimsical Discourse on Science"
Full text of Charles Arrington's Convocation Address |
No |
Tues, Sep. 23, 2008,7-8:30pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
The Physics of Copenhagen
Faculty speakers: Susan D"Amato, David Turner,
Jay Oney (Director of Copenhagen play)
|
Yes |
Sat., Oct. 25, 2008
8:30am - 5pm
Hyatt Regency Greenville |
30th Annual Meeting of the
Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists |
No |
Thurs., Oct., 30, 2008,
5:30pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
Paper presentation: "Super-Continents and the
Origin of the Northern Appalachians"
John Allen ('03 Furman Alumnus)
Ph.D. candidate, University of Kentucky |
No |
Fri., Oct. 31, 2008, 2-5pm
Townes Center |
Townes Science Center Dedication |
No |
Wed., Nov. 5, 2008, 5:30pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
Paper presentation: "Hurricanes, Hunger, and Haiti:
How Human Actions Augment the Cost of Natural Disasters"
Lizzie Cooke ('08 Furman alumnus)
Compton Fellow in Haiti |
No |
Thurs., Nov. 13, 2008, 3:30pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
Colloquium lecture: "Chaos in Ecology:
Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics"
Speaker: Shandelle Henson
|
No |
Thurs., Nov. 13, 2008, 7:30pm
Shaw Hall
Younts Conference Center |
"Watch Your Head: Seabirds in SYNC!"
Speaker: Shandelle Henson
|
No |
Mon., Nov. 17, 2008, 4:45pm
Riley Hall 106 |
"Shaking Up Computer History:
Finding the Women of the Eniac"
Speaker: Kathryn Kleiman
|
Yes |
Tues., Nov. 18, 2008, 4pm
Johns Hall 101
(View simulcast) |
"Science For Life Seminar"
Simulcast from University of Florida
Speakers: Brian Goess (Chemistry), Dennis Haney (Biology)
|
No |
Thurs., Jan. 15, 2009, 7:30pm
Peace Center's Gunter Theater
Order tickets (use code "SCIENCE")
|
Bancroft Author Series:
Evolution: What the Fossils Say and
Why It Matters"
Speaker: Donald R. Prothero (author)
|
Yes |
Mon., Jan. 26, 2009, 8pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
"Albert Robida: World's Greatest Futurist"
Speaker: Edward Tenner
|
Yes |
Thu., Jan. 29, 2009, 4pm
Plyler 249 |
Paper Presentation:
"Selective Applications of Comprehensive
Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography"
Speaker: Jean-Marie D. Dimandja
|
No |
Thurs., Jan. 29, 2009, 8pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
"Short-Distance Gravity and Hidden Extra Dimensions"
Speaker: Eric Adelberger
|
Yes |
Fri., Feb. 6, 2009, 7pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
Darwin Lecture Series: “Science Inspiring Art:
The Creation of The Tree of Life"
Speaker: Peter Sís
|
Yes |
Mon., Feb. 9, 2009, 4:30pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
ACM Distinguished Lecture Series:
"Visual Effects: A Procedural Perspective"
Speaker: Craig "Xray" Halperin
|
No |
Mon., Feb. 9, 2009, 9pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
Darwin Lecture Series:
Flock of the Dodos (movie)
Wade Worthen will lead film discussion.
|
Yes |
Tues., Feb. 10, 2009, 7pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
Darwin Lecture Series:
"Blast from the Past: Human Evolution"
Speakers: Travis Perry, Wade Worthen, Brian Siegel |
Yes |
Wed., Feb. 11, 2009, 7pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
Darwin Lecture Series:
"From Big Bang to Blue Planet"
Speaker: David Moffet
|
Yes |
Thurs., Feb. 12, 2009, 7pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center
(Darwin Birthday Party: 6:45pm) |
Darwin Lecture Series:
"Evolution Now: Darwin & Modern Biology"
Speakers: Joe Pollard, Min-Ken Liao,
Eli Hestermann, Nicholas Shisler
|
Yes |
Tues., Feb. 17, 2009, 7:30pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
Darwin Lecture Series: "Evolution and Faith:
What Is at Stake?"
Speaker: John Haught
(Refreshments will be served, starting at 7pm)
|
Yes |
Mon., Mar. 16, 2009, 8pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center
|
"New Methods in the Chemistry and
Applications of Main Group Oxidants"
Speaker: David E. Richardson |
No |
Sat., Mar. 21, 2009
Check-in at Kohrt Commons
Townes Science Center
|
"Furman University
Wylie Mathematics Tournament 2009"
Contact: Mark Woodard |
N/A |
Mon., Mar. 23, 2009, 5:30pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center |
"Will China Run Out of Water?"
Chunmiao Zheng
2009 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer
|
Yes |
Thurs., March 26, 2009, 4pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center
|
Donald H. Clanton Visiting Mathematician:
"The Five Most Consequential Ideas
in the History of Statistics"
Speaker: Stephen M. Stigler |
No |
Thurs., March 26, 2009, 7:30pm
Watkins Room
University Center
|
Donald H. Clanton Visiting Mathematician:
"Skill or Luck? A Statistical
Look at Tournament Golf"
Speaker: Stephen M. Stigler |
Yes |
Mon., Mar. 30, 2009, 4pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center
| Seminar: "The Role of the Heretic in Science"
Speaker: Freeman Dyson
|
Yes |
Tues., Mar. 31, 2009, 7pm
Younts Center |
Townes Lecture on Faith and Reason:
"The Environment: Is It Science, Or Is It Religion?"
Speaker: Freeman Dyson
|
Yes |
Thurs., April 2, 2009, 3pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center
|
Open Forum: Candid Conversations
With Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman |
No |
Thurs., April 2, 2009, 8pm
Younts Conference Center |
"Public Science Literacy in the 21st Century"
Speaker: Leon M. Lederman
(1988 Nobel Laureate in Physics) |
Yes |
Tues., April 14, 2009, 7pm
Patrick Lecture Hall
Townes Science Center
|
"Engaging Students in Science Through
the Arts: A Call to Teach"
Speaker: Merrie Koester Southgate
~~ A book signing will follow the talk ~~ |
Yes |
Fri., April 17, 2009, 7pm
McAlister Auditorium
(Student/Faculty tickets $10) |
Darwin Lecture Series:
"Darwin Live & In Concert"
Starring Richard Milner
|
Pending |
