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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

CupCake Kick off
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  |  Black Cultural Center
Bootstrapping for Significance of Compact Clusters in Multi-dimensional Datasets
Volodymyr Melnykov, Assistant Professor-Dept. of Statistics, North Dakota Univ
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  |  Bexell Hall
Fisheries & Wildlife Departmental Seminar
Freshwater Safari: Sneak Previews from recent conservation and natural history film projects from across the U.S.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Nash Hall
Corvallis-OSU Piano International presents a Special Steinway Event: Paul Roberts
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Thursday, February 2, 2012

9th Annual Research Advances in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Ecology Symposium
8:00 am - 7:30 pm  |  LaSells Stewart Center
Moore Center Director Candidate Seminar
Behavioral Ecological Models: Engineering Cultures to Promote Diet & Physical Activity
10:00 am - 11:00 am  |  Hallie Ford Center
Research Seminar
Using Microsimulation Modeling to Predict the Impact of the Affordability Care Act in California
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm  |  Memorial Union
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
Horizontal gene transfer in chlamydia
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Pharmacy Building
"Reconstructing Glacial Ocean Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling using Isotopes"
Andreas Schmittner, CEOAS, OSU
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Gilfillan Auditorium
Explaining Variation in the Level of Opposition to Energy Projects
Hilary Schaffer Boudet/Stanford University
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm  |  Cordley Hall  |  Free
Being Black in America
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm  |  Black Cultural Center
Critical Questions Lecture Series
Carl Djerassi, "Science-in-Theatre on the Page and on the Stage"
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm  |  LaSells Stewart Center  |  Free

Friday, February 3, 2012

Center for Healthy Aging Research Seminars
A Social-Ecological Perspective on Vulnerable Youth: Toward an Understanding of Sexual Development among Urban African American Adolescents
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  |  Hallie Ford Center

Monday, February 6, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Monday Morning Meetings
Spatial framework for conservation and restoration of the mainstem Willamette River---the SLICES website and monitoring approach
9:00 am - 10:00 am  |  Nash Hall
GTA Brown Bag: Tips and Techniques for Improving Discussion
Presented by Adam Chouinard, Zoology GTA, Chern Lin Koh, Food Science GTA, and Maduka Ogba, Chemistry GTA
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm  |  Milam Hall  |  Free
"Collaborating for Healthy Forests and Communities: Building Partnerships Among Diverse Interests”
Presented by: Ryan Gordon & Bruce Schindler
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences  |  Free
Visiting Scholar Lecture (History of the US in the World): Dr. Veta Schlimgen
An Empire of Migration: Filipinos and Americans in the Pacific, 1900-1934
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Milam Hall
Culture Taboos
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm  |  Black Cultural Center

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

"Implicit Sampling for Data Assimilation"
Matti Morzfeld, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm  |  Burt Hall
EcoEvo Seminar
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences  |  Free
"Intelligence Relevance for Geospatial Intelligence and Planning: How Analysis in the Intelligence Community and Researchers in Academia Can Work Together to Solve Global Issues"
Jennifer Veilleux, OSU
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Wilkinson Hall
Woman Citizen Film Series
Medieval Lives: The Damsel
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm  |  Owen Hall  |  Free

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

"A Class of Discrete Transformation Survival Models with
Shaonan Tian Ph.D. Candidate in Quantitative Analysis-
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  |  Gilkey Hall
Visiting Scholar Lecture (Religion in America): Dr. Amy L. Koehlinger
Penitent or Palooka?: Boxing, Bachelor Culture, and Catholic Manhood in the Early 20th Century
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Milam Hall
Intersection of cultures of Afro Latinos
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm  |  Black Cultural Center
Depression and Bi-Polar Disorder in Young Adults
An Encore Presentation of Kay Redfield Jamison's Visit to OSU
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm  |  Memorial Union

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Moore Center Director Candidate Seminar
Understanding Nutritional Challenges Faced by Individuals, Families, and Communities
10:00 am - 11:00 am  |  Hallie Ford Center
Writing and Using Learning Outcomes
Presented by Dr. Jessica White
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  |  Milam Hall  |  Free
Research Seminar
Impact of Smoke-free Laws on Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Neonatal Health Outcomes in the United States
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm  |  Memorial Union
Focus on OSU International Programs and Initiatives
OSU's new International Living-Learning Center, INTO OSU Partnership, and International Students at OSU, and opportunities for volunteer service
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm  |  International Living Learning Center  |  Free
"Drilling Subduction Zones: Temperature, Fluid Flow, Sediments and Earthquakes"
Rob Harris, CEOAS, OSU
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Gilfillan Auditorium
HIV/AIDS Discussion Panel
"Foreplay" to Sexual Responsibility Week
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm  |  Milam Auditorium  |  Free

Friday, February 10, 2012

Brainstorm: Bipolar Disorder and Occupational Creativity
Carol Tremblay, Oregon State University
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm  |  Fairbanks Hall
Jeffers Choral Composium: Ola Gjeilo
The renowned choral composer discusses the composing process and his recent compositions.
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm  |  Benton Hall  |  Free

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Jeffers Choral Composium: Ola Gjeilo Workshop
Choral master class with Gjeilo and the OSU Chamber Choir
1:00 pm - 11:59 pm (continues)  |  First United Methodist Church  |  Free

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Jeffers Choral Composium: Ola Gjeilo Workshop
Choral master class with Gjeilo and the OSU Chamber Choir
(continued) 12:00 am  - 11:59 pm (continues)  |  First United Methodist Church  |  Free

Monday, February 13, 2012

Jeffers Choral Composium: Ola Gjeilo Workshop
Choral master class with Gjeilo and the OSU Chamber Choir
(continued) 12:00 am  - 5:00 pm  |  First United Methodist Church  |  Free
Fish and Wildlife Monday Morning Meetings
Conservation and recovery of spring Chinook salmon in the Willamette River basin
9:00 am - 10:00 am  |  Nash Hall
Racism and Reflexivity at the Intersections: Black Feminist Reflections on Sexual Violence and 'For Colored Girls'
Part of "SHAG-adelic" Sexual Responsibility Week
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  |  Memorial Union  |  Free
Visiting Scholar Lecture (Moral Theory): Dr. Scott Wisor
The Moral Problem of Worse Actors (In a Multi-Polar World)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm  |  Hovland Hall
New Approach to Real Option Valuation on financial swaps-Extension
Uran Chu- PhD candidate, Department of Statistics
3:55 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Covell Hall
“Distribution and Productivity Patterns of Desert Plant Species of Economic Importance in Mexico”
Presented by: Ricardo Mata-Gonzalez
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences  |  Free
Science Pub Corvallis
Sex and Relationships: Understanding Two
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm  |  Off Campus  |  Free
HIV/AIDS Discussion Panel
Part of "SHAG-adelic" Sexual Responsibility Week
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm  |  Milam Auditorium  |  Free

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

EcoEvo Seminar
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm  |  Aero Engineering Lab  |  Free
"EventViewer: An Exploratory Environment for Events"
Kate Beard, Dept. of Spatial Information Science & Engineering, University of Maine
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Wilkinson Hall

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Intimacy and Relationships: Talking It Out!
Part of "SHAG-adelic" Sexual Responsibility Week
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm  |  Snell Hall  |  Free
Yes, No, Maybe So! Understanding the Realities of Consent
Part of "SHAG-adelic" Sexual Responsibility Week
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm  |  Memorial Union  |  Free

Thursday, February 16, 2012

"Mars on Earth - Investigating the Origin and Significance of Gravel Megaripples in the Argentinian Puna"
Shan de Silva, CEOAS, OSU
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Gilfillan Auditorium
A Twisted Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Student Media Presents: Speaker, Leigh Rubin, creator of Rubes, nationally syndicated cartoonist
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm  |  Memorial Union  |  Free
Medical Humanities Table Talk: Dr. Kristin Barker
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
How to Be an Advocate for Sexual Reproductive Justice
Part of "SHAG-adelic" Sexual Responsibility Week
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm  |  Waldo Hall  |  Free
Titillating Topics with Dr. Sex
Part of "SHAG-adelic" Sexual Responsibility Week
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm  |  Women's Center  |  Free
Diversity's Promise for Higher Education, Democracy, & Community
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm  |  International Living Learning Center  |  Free
Diversity's Promise for Higher Education, Democracy, & Community
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm  |  International Living Learning Center  |  Free
Sex Trafficking in the U.S.: Researching Vulnerable Populations 2012 Interdisciplinary Conference
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Visiting Writers Series
Julie Orringer and Ryan Harty
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm  |  Valley Library  |  Free

Friday, February 17, 2012

Sex Trafficking in the U.S.: Researching Vulnerable Populations 2012 Interdisciplinary Conference
8:30 am - 4:30 pm  |  LaSells Stewart Center  |  $25.00 or $100.00
Gender Your Cookie
Part of "SHAG-adelic" Sexual Responsibility Week
11:00 am - 1:00 pm  |  Pride Center  |  Free
OSU Anthropology Tan Sack Lecture
Rebecka Daye (OSU), "Alternative Agrifood Movements in an Age of Industrialized Agriculture: An Ecuadorian Case Study"
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  |  Waldo Hall
Center for Healthy Aging Research Seminars
Is Familism an Ideal or a Reality in the Caregiving Experiences of Mexican-Origin Women?
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  |  Hallie Ford Center  |  Free
Feminist Pornography: Radical Activism or a Tool of the Patriarchy?
Part of "SHAG-adelic" Sexual Responsibility Week
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm  |  Women's Center  |  Free

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Sex Trafficking in the U.S.: Researching Vulnerable Populations 2012 Interdisciplinary Conference
8:30 am - 5:00 pm  |  LaSells Stewart Center  |  $25.00 or $100.00

Monday, February 20, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Monday Morning Meetings
Evaluating changes in thermal regime of streams in western North America under a recent warming climate
9:00 am - 10:00 am  |  Nash Hall
Research Seminar
The Role of Energy and Environmental Risks in Health Transitions: Empirical Evidence from China
11:00 am - 12:00 pm  |  Hallie Ford Center
GTA Brown Bag: Effective Grading Practices for Written Assignments
Presented by Marjorie Coffey, English Instructor, Zach Pajak, WIC GTA, and Jaime Zinck, English GTA
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm  |  Milam Hall  |  Free
Statistical and Epidemiological Issues in Analysis of DNA Methylation Microarray Data
E. Andres Houseman, Sc.D. Assoc. Prof. of Biostatistics College of Health and Human Sciences, OSU
3:55 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Covell Hall
“A Taste of Tasmania: Applied Research in Wine Grape and Walnut Pathology”
Presented by: Kathy Evans
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences  |  Free
Boats and Bones: A Conversation
Featuring Kate Stirr, Kathleen Dean Moore and Charles Goodrich
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm  |  Memorial Union  |  Free
Multi-Cultural Education and Immigrant Communities
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Autzen House

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

EcoEvo Seminar
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences  |  Free
Panel Discussion: Economics and Policy Aspects of Energy Resources and Planning
Panelists: Susan Capalbo, Ag & Resource Econ., OSU; John Talbott, Director, Western Sun Grant Center; David Bernell, Political Sci. Prog., School of Public Policy
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Wilkinson Hall
Hundere Lecture: Professor Brandi Parisi
Sublimity and Selfhood: Kant, Beethoven, & the Buddha
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Memorial Union
Woman Citizen Film Series
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm  |  Owen Hall  |  Free
The Austin Entrepreneurship Program Presents
Matt Till, Co-Founder and COO, OluKai Footwear
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm  |  Weatherford Hall  |  Free

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Cristina Eisenberg, PhD defense, "Food web complexity in a large mammal system"
Dave Hibbs, Major Professor
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm  |  Richardson Hall
Effective Practices for Teaching Hybrid (Blended) Courses
Presented by Cub Kahn
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm  |  Milam Hall  |  Free
Health Policy Candidate Seminar
Approaches to Studying Strategies and Performance in Local Health Department: An Empirical Examination of Quality Improvements and Partnerships.
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm  |  Memorial Union

Thursday, February 23, 2012

"The Volatile Contents of Archean Komatiites: Probing the Thermal State of the Early Earth and the Origin of Ultramafic Magmas"
Adam Kent, CEOAS, OSU
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Gilfillan Auditorium
Hanford Nuclear Site Talk
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm  |  Gilfillan Auditorium  |  Free

Friday, February 24, 2012

OSU Anthropology's Tan Sack Lecture
Jonathan Lipman (Mount Holyoke College), "Frontier Heterodoxies: Ma Zhu and Qing Dominion in Yunnan"
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  |  Waldo Hall
Speech Communication Colloquium
"Finding Authority in a Non-Authoritarian Community"
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Owen Hall
The Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Memorial Lecture for World Peace
David Cobb
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm  |  LaSells Stewart Center  |  Free

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Small Farms Conference
9:00 am - 5:00 pm  |  LaSells Stewart Center  |  $45.00

Monday, February 27, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Monday Morning Meetings
Goals for sustaining coho salmon in northern California: a foundation’s
9:00 am - 10:00 am  |  Nash Hall
Dr. Daniel Gibson
"BUILDING THE SYNTHETIC CELL"
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences  |  Free
The Ecology of Contemporary Yoga
Philosophy, Economics, Politics
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Autzen House
Horticulture “Exotic Insects and Exotic Travels: Pest Threats and Threatened Species”
Presented by: Jeff Miller
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences  |  Free

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Building Energy Challenge Awards Ceremony
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  |  MU Commons  |  Free
EcoEvo Seminar
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm  |  Agricultural & Life Sciences  |  Free
"The National Intelligence Enterprise and Geosciences"
Brian Shaw, Dean of the School of Science and Technology Intelligence, National Intelligence University
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  |  Wilkinson Hall
Woman Citizen Film Series
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm  |  Owen Hall  |  Free