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The folks in the Theoretical Astrophysics Department have concocted a "killer" intellectual mix for you today. Join Ue-Li Pen (University of Toronto) at noon in Room N305 of the Steward Observatory this afternoon for a double dose of philosophy and science. Pen will speak on "Science with the Cosmological Moving Mesh Hydro Code" to do his part for the Theoretical Astrophysics Lunch Seminar series. (Kinda sounds like something out of a Douglas Adams book to me.) Barbara Kausen can give you further information if you call her at 621-7690.
This university celebrates more holidays than you think. Though you won't be able to ditch class for this one, today kicks off National Science and Technology Week. To celebrate, Flandrau Science Center has organized a myriad of activities to teach you about magnetism, minerals, momentum, and more. Experience "Jolts and Volts" for $3 if you're an adult, or $2 if you can pass for a child. If you buy a theater ticket, the exhibits are free. Call the Flandrau Science Center at 621-4515 for details.
Sounds romantically tragic, but people can die of a broken heart. Don't believe me? Then take your carefully-guarded ticker to the DuVal Auditorium of the University Medical Center for today's Department of Psychiatry Seminar. Richard Lane, M.D., will query, "Triggers of Sudden Cardiac Death: Are Emotions Bad for Your Health?" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The drinks are on them, but bring your own lunch. Call Laurie or Char at 626-6509 for more information.
We are all aware that there are stomach pumps and breast pumps, but did you know that there is a special "C pump" for scientists? Man, they get all the cool toys! Find out what it is and what it does at today's Institute for the Study of Planet Earth Seminar. Rob Dunbar (Stanford University) will lecture on "The Southern Ocean C Pump: Does it Impact Planetary CO2?" from 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Center for Creative Photography. Contact Sandra Jacobson at 621-9010 for a more complete description of the talk.
I'm vegan, so of course I consider any find of animal killing bad. Today, however, someone on campus will be backing up my opinion with some actual facts. Meet Paul Dayton (Scripps Oceanographic Institute) in Room 301 of the Biological Sciences West building for a discussion of "Reduced expectations, crypto-extinctions and ghost communities of the sea; some impacts of marine fishing." Phil Hastings will be hosting this Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar, which begins at 4 p.m. Susana Noriega-Edmond can tell you more if you call her at 621-1588.
If you haven't taken advantage of Kendra Gaines' free writing wisdom all semester, you've missed out. Tonight, though, you may want to drop on by Room 310 of the Modern Languages building for her latest Writing About Literature Workshop. From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Gaines will help you in "Preparing for the Final Exam" - a sorely-needed lecture for many of us test freaks here. The Writing Skills Improvement Program is making this saving grace possible. Donna Rabuck has all the details at 621-5849.
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