Arts & Sciences Events

The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations' Washington, DC Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity internship in the nation's capital.

Please join us March 1 & 2 for the Rio de la Plata Conference, sponsored by the Lyon Gardiner Tyler Department of History, the Reves Center and Latin American Studies. The event is cosponsored by the Charles Center, & the Women and Gender Studies Program.

Dr. Joy Ying Zhang, Mobility Research Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Silicon Valley Campus, will demonstrate how statistical behavior modeling over the sensor time series can be used for passive authentication and anomaly detection for smart phones.

Dr. Parker MacCready, professor at the University of Washington, discusses modeling of biogeochemistry and harmful algal blooms on the Pacific Northwest coast.

On Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. ? 3 p.m., U.S. citizens may apply for or renew their passport book or passport card at any one of 25 passport agencies/centers that are open to the general public.

Majors Information Weeks is an opportunity for students to learn more about the majors and minors offered at W&M.

Annual McSwain-Walker Lecture, delivered by Dr. Rudra Sil, Professor of Political Science and Co-Director, Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business, University of Pennsylvania.

If you're interested in being a Geology major, or just want to know more about the department, come to this info session.

Come to an info session to learn about the Arts and Sciences Business Bootcamp Summer Program!

A general information session for those interested in majoring in Biology to discuss what students may do as a Biology major.

The W&M Neuroscience Program brings Dr. Panchision, Chief of The Developmental Neurobiology Program at the National Institute of Mental Health, to present From Genes to Social Groups, The New Science of Mental Illness.

Title: Experimental Generation and Manipulation of Quantum Squeezed Vacuum via Polarization Self-Rotation in Rb Vapor"

Come to an info session to learn about the Arts and Sciences Business Bootcamp Summer Program!

A lecture by Prof. James Millward, Georgetown University for the William and Mary Confucius Institute China Lecture Series

WMCI China Lecture Series

The William & Mary Young Democrats and the Lambda Alliance are hosting a discussion with Professor Christine Nemacheck about the gay marriage cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The William & Mary Young Democrats and the Lambda Alliance are hosting a discussion with Professor Christine Nemacheck about the gay marriage cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

WMMR spends two weeks of winter break setting-up and working hands-on in free clinics in impoverished communities of Nicaragua. Get more info at the WMMR info session March 14, 7 p.m., Sadler Center, York Room and March 20, 7 p.m., James Blair, room 229.

This symposium is a tribute to the memory of Charles Koch (1944-2012), Dudley Warner Woodbridge Professor at William & Mary Law School. It will be held on Friday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in room 127 at the Law School. Free. All are welcome.

Information session regarding the partnership between William and Mary and American University that allows you to earn W&M credit while studying and working in Washington, D.C.

Talk by Suil O, Department of Mathematics, College of William and Mary.

James R. Wilson, North Carolina State University, will give a talk that focuses on the way that advances in the field of computer simulation are driven by the continuous interplay of inspiration, intuition, abstraction, and experimentation.

Dr. Kevin Conway, Assistant Professor in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science at Texas A & M University, discusses fish morphology in the 21st Century.

Professor Dale Miller will give a colloquium talk to the philosophy department, entitled, "In a Cool Hour: Reactive Attitudes and the Hare-Williams Debate."

Join us as we traverse the Piedmont and Blue Ridge to see where our student's research happens. Seniors will lead this trip to their research sites.

Please join us for Day 2 of the symposium which will include panels featuring students, faculty, staff and community members and open discussion on the Lemon Project. This event is free and open to the public. {{https://forms.wm.edu/7534, Register here.}}

Join the Cohen Career Center and a wonderful slate of accomplished professionals as they discuss career options for those interested in making a difference while earning a living.

The Students of the Caribbean Association (SOCA) at the College of William and Mary is hosting a Caribbean Carnival-themed fashion show.

The Department of Art & Art History is taking a bus trip to Washington, D.C. on March 17th. Faculty, students and alumni are invited. A tour of the National Gallery will be featured.

Join us Monday, March 18 at the Law School (119) at 12:50 to learn about wrongful convictions in America, including how and why they occur. Judge Tommy E. Miller moderating. **Subway will be provided. **

Delivered by Adriano Marinazzo, Scholar in Residence, Muscarelle Museum of Art. Part of the Reves Hall Coffee Hour Lecture Series.

Guest Lecturer Michael S. Gorham, University of Florida, will give a talk on political communication in the age of the internet and media technologies and how it has influenced and shaped civic culture in Russia today.

Professor Jeremy Black (University of Exeter) will discuss the world affairs background of the Bond stories.

Paid position for W&M undergraduate students, summer 2013.

Join House tutor Carolin Wattenberg and Guest Student Hendrik Dirndas from Essen for some authentic German cooking Monday, March 18, 6 p.m. at the German House in Giles Hall (Randolph Complex).

Speaker: Daniel Hernandez (ICTP) Title of Talk: "An elementary approach to lepton mixing from discrete symmetries"

Info session for all students of German studies to discuss courses for next year, study abroad options and answer any other questions about the major or minor in German studies.

Ice Cream Social and Pre-Major Advising Meeting March 19th, 7-8 p.m., Adair Hall

Prof. Tang is going to hold a special consultation session. Please feel free to stop by if you are thinking about a Chinese major or minor and would like to know all the information.

Professor Vassiliki Panoussi, Classical Studies, will give a talk called ?Whatever happened to Thoas? Hypsipyle?s Rituals in Valerius and Statius.? Refreshments will be served. Everyone welcome!

John Behr, TRIUMF, Canada Title of Talk: Atom traps, beta decay and wrong-handed neutrinos

Banan F. Malkawi '05 is an Amman-based journalist, and is the managing editor of the English-language site for Ammon News, Jordan's first electronic news agency.

Come to a reception to learn more about the program. Refreshments will be provided.

Panelists will discuss and answer questions about mental health on campus.

The German Filmabend this Wednesday features "Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum" (Regie: Voelker Schloendorff/ Margarete von Trotta; 1975), the story by Heinrich Boell of a young woman who gets caught up in a "scandal" produced by tabloid culture.

A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master. Starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tang Wei.

Elementary and intermediate level Chinese classes will be offered in the summer of 2013! Registration is already started.

Andrews Gallery and the Department of Art & Art History presents the work of sculptor Stephen Mohring March 21 - April 18, 2013. Mohring is also giving an artist's talk Thursday, March 21st at 4 p.m. in Andrews 101. A reception will follow.

On Thursday, 21 March, Eve Danziger will share new research on linguistic relativity and cultural concepts of space. Join us in Blow 201 at 3:30 for her talk, "What's 'That'? Pointing gestures and culture-specific spatial conceptualization in Mopan Maya."

Research talks presented by keynote speaker David Bucci, Ph.D. and W&M Neuroscience student Wendy Herbst.

Andrews Gallery and the Department of Art & Art History presents the work of sculptor Stephen Mohring March 21 - April 18, 2013. Mohring is also giving an artist's talk Thursday, March 21st at 4 p.m. in Andrews 101. A reception will follow.

"Past as Tradition, Past as History: Sanskrit Narratives in Kashmir's Persian Historical Tradition, 17th-19th centuries" delivered by Chitralekha Zutshi, William & Mary Department of History.

On Thursday, March 21st, Professor Irina Paperno (U. of California) will be giving a talk entitled, "How We Used to Live: Survivors of the Soviet regime." The talk will be held in Washington 201, from 5-6 p.m.

Come to an info session to learn about the Arts and Sciences Business Bootcamp Summer Program!

Professor Irina Paperno (U of California, Berkeley) Lecture "How We Used to Live: Survivors of the Soviet regime remember their everyday lives, in memoirs, diaries, blogs."

As part of the European Studies Film Course this semester -- the topic is "Sports, Leisure and the Nation" -- Rob Leventhal will be screening the first part of Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia (Fest der Voelker) this Thursday, at 7:30, in Blow 331.

William & Mary Dance presents An Evening of Dance

An event for admitted applicants to sample the various aspects of the Jefferson Program.

The Center for Legal and Court Technology will conduct a simulated bi-national marine commission hearing on March 22 from 2 to 5 p.m.

Keynote address of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) Senior Student Conference.

Enjoy a night of blues music and refreshments at the Swem Music Library.

Annual concert held by the sisters of Nu Kappa Epsilon

William & Mary composition students have been working on string quartets this semester to be read by the Kardia Quartet. The composers will work with the ensemble and their instructors Chris DeLaurenti and Tim Mauthe to shape their works.

William and Mary Dance presents An Evening of Dance

First Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) Senior Student Conference.

Why don't we all drive electric cars? Does it matter if you don't recycle that plastic water bottle? How can we answer these questions without relying on experts? This talk by Larry Weinstein will cover the principles of estimating.

Saturday, March 23, 12:00 - 4:00 pm, McGlothlin 20 Students of different levels will compete in a variety of events connected with Russian language and culture.

Come to Ewell Recital Hall for an evening with the Kardia Quartet, performing works by W&M Professors Greg Bowers and Tim Mauthe.

William and Mary Dance presents An Evening of Dance

A unique film combining animation and music to tell the tale of Sita, Hinduism's princess of the Earth.

View "Sita Sings the Blues" at the Swem Music Library - free admission and popcorn!

Next month W&M Theatre and Dance will present Sitayana, a production about the legendary life of Sita, princess of the earth. Get an introduction to Sita in "Sita Sings the Blues." Free admission and popcorn.

Mikio Nakahara, Kinki University, Higashi-Osaka, Japan Title of Talk: "ABC of NMR QIP"

Guest Lecturer: Professor Bernard Frischer, University of Virginia.

Matt Richardson, Assistant Professor of English and African/African Disapora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, will give a lecture called "The Queer Limit of Black Memory" on Tuesday, March 26, at 6.30 pm. Everyone welcome; reception to follow

Robert P. George, Princeton University, a well-known moralist with a background in Law and Ethics, will be sharing his thoughts at a coffee hour at the Mason School of Business (Room 2018, 2nd Floor) on March 27 at 3:30-4:30.

Film screening, reception and Q&A with the director, Laura Browder.

Applied Science PhD candidate- ILKER TUNC "Epidemic models on adaptive networks with network structure constraints"

Colette Rausch will speak on Democratic Change in Libya and Burma on March 28 at 12:50 p.m. in room 127 at the Law School. Free and all are welcome. Guest of Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Justice Program.

The sociology department announces its sixth annual Schmidt Lecture on Technology & Society.

The Department of Art & Art History presents the Studio Art Minors Exhibition March 20 - March 30, 2013. All are welcome for the reception: Th, March 28, 4:30 - 6 p.m. in Andrews Foyer.

Thursday, March 28, 7:00 pm, Andrews 101 http://www.zolotoj-plyos.com/

Join Dr. Rob Latour of VIMS as he explores issues surrounding Atlantic menhaden, their commercial harvest, and recreational fishing. {{http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e73ys2skbaa2028f&oseq, Register.}}

Russian Folk Music ZOLOTOI PLYOS The group's repertoire includes folk songs and instrumental selections from various areas in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

This Friday Dialogue will be held in Richmond, VA. Typically, speakers address the group in a conference-room setting, with a break for lunch in the middle.

Talk by Cary Humber, The College of William and Mary

Reception for Mellon Faculty Fellows in Global Studies and Africana Studies. Open to the public.

Dr. Cindy Lee Van Dover, Director of the Duke Marine Lab, Duke University, will discuss conservation and environmental management of the deep-sea ecosystem.

"Insights into the Complexity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum Pathogenesis"

Dr. Morgan Mitchell, Institute of Photonic Sciences Barcelona, Spain Title of Talk: "Squeezing of light and atoms in atomic instruments"

Join Erik for an original composition recital.

One hundred of William & Mary's most impassioned TEDx fans will come together on March 30 at 2PM for an evening of networking and dialogue surrounding the ways the William & Mary community has been on the forefront of innovation since 1693.