Arts & Sciences Events

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Speaker: Hongying Shu (University of New Brunswick, Canada) Title: Impact of target-cell dynamics and intracellular delays in in-host viral model

Dr. Roman Lutchyn, University of California, Santa Barbara - Title of Talk: The search for Majorana Fermions in solid-state systems.

"SUMO: a Small Protein with a Big Role in Cell Division"

Join us for an information session focused on the upcoming spring 2012 semester.

Info session

Dr. David McConnell joins us from the Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University for a seminar on teaching and learning in introductory geoscience courses, hosted by the geology department.

Come see works by 16 different artists. Works range from paintings, to sculptures, to poetry. Sure to be a good show!

Come see works by 16 different artists. Works range from paintings, to sculptures, to poetry. Sure to be a good show!

Come and enjoy good food and good company as we all return to campus! Everyone welcome. {{https://forms.wm.edu/2649, RSVP here.}}

Fall Kick-off and Networking Event

Prize-wining poet and 2011-12 Writer-in- Residence Joshua Poteat kicks off this year's Writer's Series with a reading from his work. This event is free and open to the public.

"Paris, je t'aime" a 2006 international movie about paris and love will be shown tonight, Thursday September 8th at 8pm in the The Maison fran?aise (French House), located in the 3rd floor of Giles Hall (Randolph complex)

Brown Bag by Matt Sparacino

Speaker: Abhijeet Ghosh USC Institue for Creative Technologies

"HAM Proteins and The Genetic Basis of Organ Indeterminacy"

Gus Hall, W&M emeritus professor of biology, and Helen Hamilton will lead a walk to highlight native plants at College Landing Park.

Theatre audition workshop for Cabaret Musical Direction by Gary Green

Theatre audition workshop for Cabaret Directed by Elizabeth Wiley Musical Direction by Gary Green

Theatre audition workshop for Cabaret Directed by Elizabeth Wiley Musical Direction by Gary Green

Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II will present a lecture titled "Federalism's Last Stand?" on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 1:00 p.m. in room 120 at the William & Mary Law School. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Parcak lectures on Ancient Egypt

Andrew J. Rotter (Colgate University) will discuss "Narratives of Bombing: Tokyo and Hiroshima, 1945"

Part of the film series TRAMPS, TRAINS, AND TRACKSUITS: 20 YEARS OF NEW RUSSIAN CINEMA 1991-2011 Introduction by Mari Kathryn Gavin

The IR program presents a lecture by Dr. Will Moore, Professor of Political Science at Florida State University. Professor Moore will speak on human rights and refugee flows in a talk entitled "Why Abandon Home? Dissent, Repression and Forced Migration"

In 2011, the Russian Federation celebrates 20 years of its independence. The film series provides an occasion to reflect on the new nation's cinematic self-image.

Sponsored by William & Mary Law School Constitutional Conversations featuring Bill White, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Meg Heubeck, UVa Center for Politics; Kelly Carmichael Booz, Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier.

First Policy Dialogue of the fall 2011 semester, Friday, September 16: Communicating Policy Positions to the Public

This annual event, co-sponsored by the Mason School of Business and the Sherman & Gloria H. Cohen Career Center, is an opportunity for students to explore careers in accounting and consulting.

Information Politics v Organizational Incentives: When Are INGO's "Naming and Shaming" Reports Biased?

Title: Computational sustainability: ideas, math frameworks and applications

Come kick off the 2011-2012 academic year with the philosophy department.

"NSF and You: Updates, Insights, and Answers to Your Questions about the Foundation"

Dirk Morr, University of Illinois, Title of talk: Everything Nano.

Join the Geo. Dept. for a weekend away from campus in the Blue Ridge Mountains! The sign-up sheet is outside McGlothlin-Street Hall, room 228. (Cost: $20, includes meals and snacks, transportation and a campsite.)

The William & Mary Women's Chorus will be holding its second annual Women in Music Fundraiser to promote female performers and raise money for the Women's Chorus.

Panel discussion focusing on the upcoming Supreme Court case, United States v. Jones.

Learn about valuable summer experience opportunities at NIST and how to apply for them. A William and Mary NIST summer fellowship participant will discuss the program as well. (CEP)

"Meeting and Greeting: 1619 and the Middle Passage Project" with Prof. Joanne Braxton.

Professor Pamela S. Karlan of Stanford University Law School will present the Pinter Lecture, titled "The Gay and the Angry: The Supreme Court, Gay Rights, and the Cultural Rearguard." Free and all are welcome.

Silent Souls (Dir. Aleksei Fedorchenko 2010) Introduction by Jacob Lassin

David Crank film presentation

Open to the public. Sessions meet every Thurs. 8pm-10pm. Cost is $3 per hour.

Identity and the Meaning of European Integration

Brown Bag by 'The Alberene Dream Team' (Andrea Jensen, Kevin Quinlan, Molly Hahn, and Alex Johnson)

Speaker: Hehui Wu, McGill University, Canada Title: Longest Cycles in Graphs with Given Independence Number and Connectivity

Our guest speaker will be Professor Christa Brosseau from St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Seminar Title: "New Frontiers in Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy."

Daniel M. German, Univ. of Victoria Software is protected by copyright law in a similar way in which music and literature are. Until recently this was an issue that concerned few. The advent of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) changed this.

"The evolution of developmental phenotypes in budding yeast"

Jon Dowling, University of Louisiana, Title of Talk: Quantum Technology: The Second Quantum Revolution

The Institute of Bill of Rights Law marks the commencement of the new term of the United States Supreme Court each fall with its Supreme Court Preview Conference. September 23, 2011 - 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. September 24, 2011 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Join the visiting families for a prism concert showcasing the William & Mary Women's Chorus, W&M Choir, W&M Wind Symphony and W&M Symphony Orchestra! James Armstrong, Jamie Bartlett, Paul Bhasin and Akiko Fujimoto conduct.

Presented by Elizabeth Harbron, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2011 recipient of the W&M Thomas Jefferson Award for Teaching.

Presented by Robert Vinson, University Professor of Teaching Excellence, History and Jody Allen, Visiting Assistant Professor of History

Explore all of your study abroad options with the Reves Center for International Studies.

Join the Middle Eastern Ensemble this Saturday in the Great Hall for a special Family Weekend concert! This performance is free and open to the public.

Saturday Sept 24 4-6pm, Giles Hall Enjoy Oktoberfest with the German House--Wiener, Kartoffelsalat, Stockbrot und mehr!

Tazewell BBQ area

Want to spend the summer in D.C.? The Institutes allow undergraduate student fellows to combine classroom and experiential learning while seeing the dynamic institutions of the Washington area firsthand. Come to learn more!

Gwyn P. Williams, Jefferson Lab Title of Talk: New Light Sources as Tools for Materials Science Grand Challenges

Hi all, do you know what CROCODILE is? You probably think it is an animal! And you are absolutely right! ;)

Ceramics workshop by visiting artist, Deborah Schwartzkopf. This event is free and open to the public.

There are many potential career paths to pursue with a science degree. Learn about your options and how to best prepare to travel your chosen path.

Come hear ceramicist Deborah Schwartzkopf give a talk about her work. This lecture is free and open to the public.

Keinohrhasen (Rabbits without Ears) (Dir. Til Schweiger, 2007) German with English subtitles

"Tomorrow There Will Be No Shortage of Patriots: The Experience of War in Call of Duty." Shaun Richards, American Studies. Drinks and desserts provided.

Professor of Music Katherine Preston talks about her current research on 19th-century singer Emma Abbott. Everyone welcome! Light lunch and beverages provided.

Professor of Music Katherine Preston talks about her current research on nineteenth-century singer Emma Abbott. Everyone welcome! Light lunch and beverages provided.

Join the W&M D.C. Summer Institute faculty, staff and former fellows for an Information Session focused on summer 2012. The 2012 Institutes will be: Summer Security Institute Summer Community Engagement Institute Summer New Media Institute

conversation with lynn nottage

Playwright's Commentary - lynn nottage keynote address

The Edge (Dir. Aleksei Uchitel' 2010) Introduction by Gabby Ongies

Lynn Nottage will participate in a moderated conversation with Artisia Green.

By Tom Stoppard Directed by Laurie J. Wolf

William & Mary alumnus and NIH researcher Hans Ackerman will highlight activities in his lab as well as internship opportunities for students

Brown Bag by Dawson Lindauere

Speaker: Jin Wang (Old Dominion University) Title: Modeling the infection dynamics and intervention strategies for cholera

Mobile Sensing A major challenge in mobile sensing is to collect and process sensor data in a timely and energy efficient manner.

Brad Marston, Brown University, Title of Talk: The Quantum and Fluid Mechanics of Global Warming

"Endogenous Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors and Severity of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria"

Invited Speaker, Geoff Sayre-McCord, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

By Tom Stoppard

By Tom Stoppard Directed by Laurie J. Wolf

The fifth in a series of library exhibits of W&M faculty publications has opened at Swem. "Title Pages: An Exhibit of Publications from Faculty in the Government Department" is on display in the Bright Gallery in the second floor rotunda.