University Events - University Events

Chemistry Colloqiuum: David Sherman

Topic to be announced Seminars are held in the Life Science & Engineering Building Auditorium (B01), beginning at 4 p.m. A reception (with light refreshments) precedes each talk, beginning at 3:30 p.m., in the lounge area outside B01.

4:00pm on Monday, November 23rd 2009

http://www.bu.edu/chemistry/events/colloquia/index.html

African Studies Center Walter Rodney Lecture

"Holy Hustlers: Charismatic Youth and Apostolic Reformation in Botswana" Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Werbner is a Professor Emeritus in African Anthropology, Honorary Research Professor in Visual Anthropology, and Director of the International Centre for Contemporary Cultural Research, University of Manchester. Having come to Manchester as a Fulbright Scholar in 1959, his appointments at the University have been continuous since 1961, when he became a Research Associate.

12:00pm on Monday, November 30th 2009

http://www.bu.edu/africa/resources/rodney/

Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang

In 1989, reformist leader and former Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang publicly defied the Communist Party of China by symphazing with the student protests in Tiananmen Square, a decision that resulted in his house arrest until his death in 2005. In this lecture, Bao Pu and Adi Ignatius will tell the extraordinary story of the release and importance of Zhao's memoirs. Created in secret and smuggled out of China, they provide an unrivaled inside look at the Chinese leadership and new insights into the history of the Tiananmen struggle.

4:00pm on Monday, November 30th 2009

http://www.bu.edu/asian/events/events.html

ECE Seminar: Multimedia Power Management

"Multimedia Power Management on a Platter: From Audio, to Video and Games" Multimedia applications today constitute a sizable workload that needs to be supported by a host of mobile devices ranging from cell phones, to PDAs and portable game consoles. Battery life is a major design concern for all of these devices. This talk will discuss some of the recent efforts towards developing application-specific power management schemes for a variety of multimedia applications.

4:00pm on Monday, November 30th 2009

The History of Music Education at Boston University: Research in Progress

A faculty lecture by Music Education Department Chairman Patrick M. Jones.

7:00pm on Monday, November 30th 2009

J. S. Bach and the Divine Idea

Associate Professor James Johnson will give a lecture-performance featuring Bach's Partita for keyboard No. 4, his Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, and various preludes and fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier. A reception will follow the presentation.

7:00pm on Monday, November 30th 2009

http://www.bu.edu/core/news/AY0910/nov-17-bach.htm

Women's Health

12:00pm on Tuesday, December 1st 2009

Genomics of lung development & disease

GSI seminar series has the role of inviting extramural speakers who are internationally recognized researchers at the vanguard of genetics and genomics research; and sponsor intramural speakers in an effort to build interactions and collaborations among University investigators engaged in this research.

3:00pm on Tuesday, December 1st 2009

http://www.bumc.bu.edu/gsi/gsi-seminar-series/

ECE Seminar

"New Concepts in Nanoplasmonics & Plasmonic Metamaterials" Nanoplasmonics provides an avenue for the marriage between photonics and nanotechnology, and is on its way to being developed into highly disruptive technologies, impacting all areas where the manipulation of light is a prominent ingredient. This talk will focus on plasmonic designer nanocavities exhibiting both bright and “dark” optical modes. It will show how very general phenomena from classical oscillator physics, such as sub- and superradiance and Fano interference phenomena can be implemented on the nanoscale using plasmonics, and outline how these concepts will enable new opportunities for plasmonics in optoelectronics. The second part will focus on implementations of plasmonics in the low-frequency regime of the spectrum, particularly in the THz window, in the form of ultrathin broadband surface waveguides and other “plasmon spoofing” devices.

3:00pm on Tuesday, December 1st 2009

Neuphi: Patrick Cavanagh

Boston University's Neuphi Group hosts Patrick Cavanagh from Paris Descartes University.

4:00pm on Tuesday, December 1st 2009

STH 525 (745 Commonwealth Avenue)

American Conversations: Collecting Dutch Art in Colonial America

Louisa Wood Ruby has been Head of Photoarchive Research at The Frick Collection and Art Reference Library in New York since 2006. A graduate of Harvard College, she has a PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University. She has lectured and published extensively on Dutch and Flemish art. Her current research interest is collections of Netherlandish art in Colonial America and the impact those collections had on developing the native portrait tradition.

5:00pm on Tuesday, December 1st 2009

Citizen Wealth: Winning the Campaign to Save Working Families

Wade Rathke, the founder of ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), the nation's largest grassroots community organization of low- and moderate income people, will present on his new book which lays out a comprehensive grassroots strategy to create what he calls "citizen wealth." The book provides an enduring foundation on which working people can build a future that extends beyond paying next month's rent, offering a new blueprint for helping millions to achieve the American Dream.

12:00pm on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

Pharmacology Seminar Series

"Pathways to Parkinsonism"

2:00pm on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

Myth & Religion Study Group

"How Far Can A Restoration Go? Art and Deception in Reconstructing the Beauty of the Past." Sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Humanities Foundation at Boston University.

4:00pm on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

Presidential Lecture on Energy and Environmental Sustainability: Julio Friedmann, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

"Low-impact Fossil Energy: the Keystone to Sustainability" ABSTRACT: To achieve dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and overall environmental impact of energy production and use, the US must accelerate development and deployment of many pathways to reduced energy use and low-carbon energy production. Within this portfolio, the production and use of fossil energy, including coal, gas, and oil, remains a difficult and persistent concern. This talk will focus on technology options to reduce the emission and impact from fossil energy as part of a portfolio of sustainable solutions, including carbon capture and sequestration and underground coal gasification. Free and open to the public but registration is required. Please register online at the link below. Julio Friedmann is one of the most widely known and authoritative experts in the US on carbon capture and sequestration and underground coal gasification. In his current appointment as Carbon Management Program Leader for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he leads initiatives and research into carbon capture, carbon storage, and fossil fuel recovery and utilization.

4:00pm on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

PHO 211 (8 St. Mary's Street)

http://www.bu.edu/energy/newsevents/pres-lectures/

Albrecht Durer at the MFA

Meet in the Scharf Visitor’s Center at the Museum of Fine Arts at 5:30 p.m.; our group will be escorted to the exhibition for a private tour and lecture. Please note that admission is free on Wednesdays after 4:00 p.m. at the MFA. Please join the Graduate Student Art History Association (GSAHA) of Boston University for the Guest Scholar Lecture Series. The Guest Lecture lasts approximately one hour and is followed by a brief Q&A session and a reception. Adriana Zavala is an Associate Professor of Art History at Tufts University.

5:30pm on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston

http://www.bu.edu/ah/gsaha/lectures.html

Student Discovery Seminars: Contemporary Filmmakers

Peer into the private lives of the contemporary filmmakers shaping modern cinema. Experience the thrill of examining original materials from the actors, directors and producers who are trailblazers in the film industry. Hold and examine the annotated scripts and design layouts from directors such as Terry Gilliam and Forest Whitaker. Review handwritten letters from award-winning actors such as Willem Dafoe and Mary-Louise Parker. See Hollywood’s new generation at work.

7:00pm on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

http://www.bu.edu/archives

Early results from IBEX

The Center for Space Physics presents a lecture by Professor Nathan Schwadron, CAS Astronomy.

4:00pm on Thursday, December 3rd 2009

CAS 502 (725 Commonwealth Avenue)

Graduate Student Presentation Series

Presenter and commentator to be announced.

4:30pm on Thursday, December 3rd 2009

STH 525 (745 Commonwealth Avenue)

The Short American Century, 1941-2008: Contrasting Views of the Era of American Dominance

The International History Institute hosts Professor Walter LaFeber, Cornell University. This is the 5th in a series of eight lectures.

6:00pm on Thursday, December 3rd 2009

The Castle, 225 Bay State Road