Arts & Sciences Events

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Xiao Wang, Applied Science Ph.D. Defense, Title: "Langevin, population density and moment-based modeling of local and global aspects of intercellular calcium signaling."

Public Talk by Christopher Kirchhoff, Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Troy Thomas, Director of Strategic Planning for the National Security Council.

How do you explain your undergraduate research in an interview, cover letter, or resume? Come listen to a presentation given by the Career Center explaining how to best market your research experience to future employers.

The Institute of Bill of Rights Law will host Tim Bostic and Tony London on April 1st, 2015 at 6pm in Room 124. {{http://goo.gl/forms/LWFcgz4kOK, Please RSVP.}} The event is free and open to the public - Qdoba will be served.

Solera Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm, will host one W&M student intern in summer 2015. Applications are due to the Charles Center by noon on April 2.

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The Art & Art HIstory Distinguished Lecture Series presents Walter Benn Michaels on April 2, Andrews Hall, Room 101, 5:30 pm Free and Open to the Public

Are you in or have you ever been in the military? If so, please join the Student Veterans of William & Mary! We'll be meeting this Thursday 4/2 at 6:00 pm at the Green Leafe for drinks and fellowship. We hope to see you there!

Constitutional Conversations explores the history of the Constitution at Williamsburg Library.

You know all about condoms. But do you know about IUDs? The internal condom? NuvaRing? Come hang out and compete in a game of Jeopardy! Find out information that can help you determine the method of contraception that is best for you!

Come to the Chinese House to learn and play some Chinese Board Games!

CLA Fellows are available for informal discussion with faculty about COLL course development. Come have coffee on us. What's on your mind? See the full schedule.

This two-part symposium is sponsored by the Student Division of the Program in Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding.

Please join Africana Studies' First Friday Lecture with Professor Patricia Lott. Her lecture is entitled, The Crime of Emancipation?: Black Freedom as Transgression in the Antebellum U.S. North.

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SPEAKER: James W. Van Dam TITLE: The Scientific Challenge of Burning Plasmas BYLINE: Research Division Director, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy

Performance by the William & Mary Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. This performance is part of the annual Symphony Orchestra national tour.

This event is limited to about 15 people, so please sign up to participate. You can sign up either on Google Docs or the sign-up sheet in J-House.

We will watch the movie "The Floating Castle" A student will give a presentation on "The Age of Civil Wars", "Shogun", and "Toyotomi Family", etc. You don't need to sign-up for Movie Night. You can enter or exit anytime during the show.

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The College of William & Mary will be convening an alumni panel discussion focusing on threats against freedom of speech.

The Neuroscience Program at the College of William & Mary is pleased to present its annual Spring Symposium.

The W&M Confucius Institute hosts renowned scholar Dr. Elizabeth Perry, Rosovsky Professor of Government and Director of Harvard-Yenching Institute, to deliver a lecture on higher education in China. Reception to follow.

Come learn more about working for Grassroots campaigns.

Come talk to a representative from Grassroots Campaigns at their open office hours: April 8, 10 am - 12 pm!

"Night Thoughts of a Classical Physicist"

Professor Susanna Siegel has had to cancel her scheduled visit with the Philosophy Department.

The Graduate Student Association Presents: A Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion Vaccinate! Because, Science!!

Eric Deaver, a certified professional geologist and associate environmental engineer working with Langan in Arlington, VA, will discuss what it means to have a career in the environmental engineering field.

You are invited to Washington Hall room 317 on April 9th at 4 pm to hear talented students of the Chinese Studies Program prove their skill by partaking in this ancient art.

Dick Furnstahl, of The Ohio State University, Title of talk: "The Era of Precision Nuclear Structure and Reactions"

Arlene Davila, Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at New York University, applies shopping malls in Latin America as a lens to explore issues of class and social inequality. The 2015 Vincent Sutlive Lecture.

Fourth lecture in a Speaker Series sponsored by the Russian and Post-Soviet Studies Program and the Gregory Tepper Lecture Fund: Ukraine & Russia: Past, Present & Future of the Region:

Last lecture in a Speaker Series sponsored by the Russian and Post-Soviet Studies Program and the Gregory Tepper Lecture Fund.

Come out and support the Counseling Center as the A Cappella Council and HOPE put on the second annual Wren Fest Concert! Admission is only a suggested $1 or $2 donation and all proceeds go to the Counseling Center!

The CLA will consider proposals that provide support for faculty who wish to pursue an off-campus or other activity relevant to the new curriculum.

Faculty are invited to propose CLA "May Seminars" or mini-retreats, to take place in the coming summer months.

Tenure-eligible faculty are invited to send in your application to serve as Fellows in the Center for the Liberal Arts.

Pamela Cole, alumna of the Psychology M.A. Program (class of 1977) will speak about "The interplay of language and emotion regulation development in early childhood."

Join us for a lecture by Lei Liang (Ph.D., Professor, U.C. San Diego) as he speaks on composition, cross-cultural music practices, philosophy and art in a lecture titled "Shaping Silences, Sculpting Sounds."

Caryn Outten, University of South Carolina Title: TBA, Area: Bioinorganic/Protein Biochemistry

Public talk by Emile Simpson, the Ernst May Fellow in History and Policy in the International Security Program at Harvard University's Belfer Center

"Mars rising: From cofactor biogenesis to pathogenesis, the critical role of Iron in biology"

Dr. Ruth Van de Water, FNAL, Title of Talk: Modern Lattice QCD: Progress & Prospects

Join us for "Home and Front: Women and the First World War," a lecture by Susan Grayzel, professor of history and director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi. Book signings and reception to follow talk.

This event has no limit on people, but please sign-up either on Google Docs or the sign-up sheet in J-House.

Performance of classical piano music by Yin Zheng, pianist. Free admission.

Ghosts of Slavery: The Afterlives of Racial Bondage

Georgetown Law: Tour & Info Session this Saturday 4/11

Ewell Concert Series pianist Yin Zheng will present a piano master class with three advanced student pianists. Free admission, open to the public.

Join the Committee on Sust[[ainability on the Terrace for free dirt cake, Bobble Water Bottles and a preview of the exciting events to come during Earth Week 2015: Environmentalism Past and Present!

Join Students for Animals to hear five William & Mary professors talk about how different issues in the animal rights movement intersect with their fields of study! Light vegan refreshments will be served.

The W&M Middle Eastern Music Ensemble hosts a gala spring concert with the Department of Music's Artist in Residence Kareem Roustom and special guests.

The W&M Early Music Ensemble presents a concert of "Music From 1715" in honor of the 300th anniversary of Bruton Parish Church. The concert, played on period instruments, will include music from (or near) the year 1715 from many countries.

Race Without a Trace is a sustainable 5K to kick off Earth Week 2015. All aspects of the race will incorporate sustainability to minimize our carbon footprint. The event is FREE & the first 75 people to register will receive a free t-shirt.

Help beautify our campus for this fun and exciting work day with SEAC Restoration to remove invasive species from the Crim Dell area. Free pizza will be provided!

Come try tasty desserts from around the world

The Bicycle Initiative joins the Committee on Sustainability for Earth Week 2015 with a week of events, including a speaker, ride to a sustainable farm, and more. Come join us! A detailed calendar for Earth Week will be released closer to the date.

Experience campus from a new perspective where a mundane walk to class can mean a memorable natural experience instead of a forgettable schlep. Learn about the 150+ bird species, trees and many other creatures that grace our campus.

David M. Nicol, Franklin W. Woeltege Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will give a talk with the title of "Efficient Network Connectivity Analysis."

Lecture by Professor Jeremy Black, University of Exeter, UK.

Get outside and sustainably blend your very own free smoothie! We will have fruit, yogurt, juice, and reusable mugs for you to customize and blend your free smoothie: bike smoothie. Blend on!

A Talk by Daniel Schroeter

The Committee on Sustainability welcomes Jamie Brunkow, River Keeper of the James River Association, to our beautiful campus in celebration of Earth Week.

A lecture by Prof. Jennifer Gates-Foster, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

The Department of Classical Studies presents Professor Jennifer Gates-Foster, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Sarah Cadieux from Indiana University talks about the "Behavior of methane in small, Arctic lakes".

Unsure about a major? Stop by the Majors, Milk and Cookies event on April 14th at 7:00 pm in the Cohen Career Center.

Please join us for a book reading with Bettina Judd, author of Patient. Reception to follow. All are welcome!

A regional conference held in Richmond that brings together leaders in the green business, tech, and many other fields to network and explore!

The Miller Award, of approximately $1,000, is made to a senior philosophy major who, in the judgment of the faculty of the Department of Philosophy, presents the best essay in an annual competition.

Austin Ziltz, Final Oral Examination for the Ph.D. Degree, Title: "Ultracold rubidium and potassium system for atom chip-based microwave and RF potentials." Open to the public.

Help beautify our campus for this fun and exciting work day with SEAC Restoration to remove invasive species from the Crim Dell area. Free pizza will be provided!

This Earth Week, learn how you can support environmentally-friendly business and the local food movement!

Please join the William & Mary Photography Club in our first annual photography art auction. Pictures taken by students will be available to purchase and a select group of pictures will be chosen to be auctioned off.

Michael P. O'Donnell, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., is Editor in Chief and President, American Journal of Health Promotion, and Clinical Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan.

Lecture & demonstration by Abdalkarim Al-Kabli, a distinguished Sudanese musician, singer, poet, and researcher in folklore and culture. Supported by the James Critchfield Fund for Middle Eastern Studies, AMES, and Africana Studies.

Join COS and Bike Initiative for a short and fun 5-mile bike ride to New Town to pick up Relay Foods orders!

Come join us for salsa club's first ever showcase! Located in Commonwealth Auditorium on April 16 from 7-8, the showcase will be a fun dance performance to some sexy Latin beats. Doors open at 6:45. FREE ADMISSION!

Join COS & AMP at the Lake Matoaka Amphitheater to watch Fern Gully. Snacks will be provided!

Chris Bowles (W&M Geo '07) and Ari Hartmann (W&M Geo '08) discuss their perspectives on environmental consulting.

A Symposium on Early Modern Germany, featuring Professor Alisha Rankin, Tufts University, and Professor Joy Wiltenburg, Rowan University.

Title: Quasi and p-Adic Limit Cycles and Applications [Almost and Pseudo-almost; Almost Automorphic; p-Adic almost Limit Cycles]

The Reves Center presents the 2015 McSwain-Walker Lecture by Charles Kurzman, professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

John Gupton of the University of Richmond presents "The Application of Vinylogous Iminium Salt Derivatives to the Synthesis of Bioactive Pyrrole Containing Marine Natural Products." Refreshments before the seminar.

The Bike Initiative is hosting a ride to Relay Foods to promote buying local produce and healthy living! Come out Friday, April 17, to enjoy a relaxing ride to Relay Foods! Be sure to bring a backpack, helmet, and, of course, your bike!

"Asymmetric division in C. elegans embryos"

Speaker: Dr. Chris Polly, Fermilab, Title of Talk: Muon g-2 and the quest for TeV scale physics

Because this activity will be limited to 15 people, you have to sign-up to join. Otherwise, you cannot participate. Sign-up sheet will be on the board in J-House on Tuesday, Apr. 14, 1:00 pm.

Graduating seniors present brief overviews of their completed undergraduate research theses. Come out to show your support and join in the reception to follow!

Join the Committee on Sustainability and AMP to celebrate the culmination of Earth Week at Homebrewaroo on Saturday, April 18, from 11:00am-3:00pm in the Crim Dell Meadow.

Tenor Andreas Moffett, with Prof. Judith Zwerdling Zwelling, piano, will present a recital of art song and opera arias. Compositions by Scarlatti, Bellini, Donaudy, Donizetti, Faure, Founod, Schubert, Mozart, Hoiby, and Hundley.

We will watch the movie "Princess Mononoke". There will be a quick presentation before the movie, which will be followed by a discussion. All are welcome to attend, and snacks will be provided!!

Join Spotlight Show Choir for our Spring Showcase in Commonwealth! We'll be performing a variety of songs and dances! Admission is FREE - there is one show from 3-4 and one from 6:30-7:30! See you there!

Members of Susan G. Komen Tidewater will give a presentation and update on the current state of the Fight to end Breast Cancer.

Graduating seniors who plan to attend journalism graduate school in fall 2015 are eligible to apply for this $17,500 award. Applications are due by noon on Friday, May 8.

The Center for the Liberal Arts would like to cordially invite A&S faculty to the CLA's first brownbag dedicated to the COLL 300 on-campus colloquium.

This event is an opportunity for undergraduates students in the sciences to share their research.

Celebrating 21 years of undergraduate research in the sciences and mathematics, the Charles Center's annual Science Symposium will be held on Tuesday, April 21 in the Sadler Center. Poster presentations will take place from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in Tidewater.

Nancy Donoval, a survivor of campus sexual assault, tells her dynamic story of recovery. Through an incredibly well-crafted narrative, Nancy illustrates her process of healing, including her evolving emotions and mindset. Presented by Someone You Know.

Steven King wrote, "The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn't very interesting." Nancy Donoval, on the other hand, has a fascinating story, and she shares it like an artist.

The Center for the Liberal Arts would like to cordially invite A&S faculty to the CLA's first brownbag dedicated to the COLL 300 on-campus colloquium.

Please join our brownbag with Professor Simon Joyce. His talk in entitled,"Gender Identity, Sexuality, and "Proto-Gay" Kids: Reading the Literature on Parenting Gender-Expansive Children." All are welcome. Light snacks and drinks available.

Interested in working in student affairs/higher education? Apply for NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP) to have opportunities for internships, scholarships, on-campus mentorship, graduate school applications, and professional development events.

Join the Committee on Sustainability and our local partners for an educational and open panel discussion on sea level rise with professionals from VIMS, NPS, & NASA! Free food and exhibits.

Learn the art of talking story from award-winning storyteller, Nancy Donoval.

Musicologist Katherine K. Preston is the David N. and Margaret C. Bottoms Professor of Music. Her scholarship examines the country's rich musical heritage, particularly the role of music in the lives of nineteenth-century Americans.

Join us in support of survivors of sexual assault at our Take Back the Night event.

William & Mary Theatre presents Spring Awakening by Frank Wedeking, translated by Edward Bond and directed by Laurie Wolf.

Graham Dobereiner of Temple University presents "Influence of Lewis acids on acyl complexes: Applications to C-C bond formations." Refreshments before the seminar

The Sociology Department's Eighth Annual Schmidt Lecture on Technology and Society will be held Friday, April 24th at 3pm in Tucker 127A.

"The impact of post-isoprenylation enzymes on protein function and disease"

Speaker: Jorgen Randrup, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Title of Talk: Brownian Shape Evolution in Nuclear Fission

William & Mary Theatre presents Spring Awakening by Frank Wedeking, translated by Edward Bond and directed by Laurie Wolf.

Celebrate World Taiji and Qigong Day on April 25th at the Sadler Center!

The one-night only premiere of an independent short film created and performed by William & Mary students, "Doppelganger" is a black-and-white absurdist horror film written and directed by senior Thom Hood.

William & Mary Theatre presents Spring Awakening by Frank Wedeking, translated by Edward Bond and directed by Laurie Wolf.

Join SchoolHouse Block, one of the newest service organizations at the College, for our premiere fundraising event of the semester, The Hunger Luncheon!

William & Mary Theatre presents Spring Awakening by Frank Wedeking, translated by Edward Bond and directed by Laurie Wolf.

Performance of contemporary saxophone works by Gary Louie, saxophone. Free admission.

Would you like to turn your daily walk to class into something restorative? We invite you to partake in this practical application of meditation and mindfulness to the daily activity of walking. Escalate all three activities, as they intersect.

Be part of a live video-conference with Danny Levinson '96 for a lively exchange about global entrepreneurship and work and life after W&M and in China. Pizza included! Door prizes! Join us!

A multicultural music experience on Tuesday, April 28th at 7:00pm in Ewell Recital Hall featuring instructors the William & Mary Confucius Institute and the Brazilian Music Ensemble.

Come celebrate the conclusion of Students for Animals' 30 Day Vegetarian Challenge with a screening of the documentary Speciesism: The Movie and a vegan potluck! Contact us at foranimals@email.wm.edu if you'd like to bring a vegan dish!

All philosophy majors, minors and interested students are invited to the Spring BBQ and student-faculty volleyball match! The BBQ and the match will take place on the east side of James Blair Hall (the Blair statue side). Food and refreshments provided!

Make One Meal Matter. Treat yourself to dinner at Nawab to support Access AIDS Care's annual fundraising event. 25% of sales go to the cause. There will also be opportunities to win fabulous prizes (e.g. an iPad mini, a $500 giftcard, etc.)

Join VIMS alumnus Michael Carron as he continues VIMS' 75th anniversary lecture series with a look at the immediate and long-term effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Carron is Director of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.

Performance by the William & Mary Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. David Grandis.

Photography Exhibition "Signatures". By photographer Josh Jalbert.

This exhibit explores Virginia's 35 years of hip-hop history through oral histories, curated playlists, artifacts, posters, and other archival materials in the William & Mary Hip Hop Collection.

Scholarship On Display is a rotating exhibit series showcasing faculty work from academic departments at the College of William & Mary. This installment features publications and research from current faculty members in the Economics Department.