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Monday, May 5, 2008

Zoology Spring Seminar
Dr. Adam Jones
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences
Conditional AIC for Linear Mixed-Effects Models
Hua Ling, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Kidder Hall
Center for Humanities Lecture -- What Are We Saying When We Talk About Art? Some Thoughts about Aesthetic Qualities
By Stephanie Ross, Philosophy, University of Missouri
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm  |  Autzen House
Spatial Heterogeneity and Replication in Investigations of Natural Microbial Communities: Two Case Studies
Presented by: David Oline
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences  |  Free
Linus Pauling Legacy Award Lecture: “Ion Channel Chemistry: the Electrical System of Life”
Nobel Laureate Dr. Roderick MacKinnon
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm  |  Off Campus  |  Free

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Oregon Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education
all day  |  LaSells Stewart Center
CGRB Seminar: Jeff Dangl, Plant Genetics and Cellular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
"The Plant Immune System"
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences  |  Free
"The way forward: Strategic economic development in Kake, Alaska."
Speakers: Mike Hibbard, University of Oregon (Geography Seminar), Dept. of Geosciences
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Wilkinson Hall
Application of molecular-markers in breeding of vegetable crops: An industrial perspective.
Jeff Skinner, Scientist, Nunhems USA, Inc.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences  |  Free
Christine Sleeter
Intellectually Challenging Teaching in Multicultural, Bilingual Classrooms
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm  |  LaSells Stewart Center

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

The Center for Healthy Aging Research Presents: Claude Goodman, President CareWheels and Jane Jorgensen, CleverSet
Sense-able Aging-in-Place in Your Own Intelligent Smart-Home
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm  |  Bates Hall  |  Free
The Economics of Invasive Species.
Invasive Species Conservation Biology & Mgt
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Nash Hall  |  Free
The economics of invasive species.
Speakers: Michael Harte, OSU COAS/Sea Grant Extension
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Nash Hall
Water and Land Use Planning in Oregon: Bridging the Governance Gap
(Spring Hydrology Seminar Series, Water in the West)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences
Spring Hydrology Seminar 2008
Water in the West
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences

Thursday, May 8, 2008

"Discharge and Deposition of Particulate Organic Carbon and Nitrogen by the Alsea River Fall 2007 Finals Week Flood: A Soil Scientist's Perspective"
Jeff Hatten, COAS, OSU
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  |  Burt Hall
Reanalysis of the Oregon Cascadia uplift data and a new model for locking on the subduction zone
Speaker: Ray Weldon, U of O (Geology Seminar), Dept. of Geosciences
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Wilkinson Hall
Chun Chiu Lecture - Shiyung Liu , Academica Sinica, Taiwan
"Medical Practice and Policies in Japan-Ruled Taiwan, 1895–1945"
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Memorial Union  |  Free
Women and Body Image
Learn about eating disorders and make fun/inspirational crafts!
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm  |  Women's Center  |  Free
STOP Blaming the Victim!
Immigration from a historical context
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm  |  Memorial Union  |  Free

Friday, May 9, 2008

WIC 2008 Spring Luncheons
"Change Five Things: Strategies for Teaching Revising, Editing, and Proofreading"
12:00 pm - 11:59 pm (continues)  |  Waldo Hall  |  Free
Product Quality at the Plant Level: Plant Size, Exports, Output Prices and Input Prices in Colombia
Eric A. Verhoogen, Columbia University
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Bexell Hall  |  Free

Saturday, May 10, 2008

WIC 2008 Spring Luncheons
"Change Five Things: Strategies for Teaching Revising, Editing, and Proofreading"
(continued) 12:00 am  - 11:59 pm (continues)  |  Waldo Hall  |  Free