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The Department of English is now having our annual book sale. All are welcome. We have a huge variety of books.
Presenter: Dr. Hitesh J. Changlani
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Title: Simplex solid and spin liquid phases in two dimensional frustrated kagome antiferromagnets
The Honorable Molly Ward, Secretary of Natural Resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia, will be speaking about the future environmental challenges facing the Commonwealth, including sea level rise, the Clean Power Plan and the Chesapeake Bay TDML.
Join Women's Law Society and Emerge for a panel and reception discussing women in political campaigns.
Interdisciplinary Lecture & Dance starting at 7:00pm.
Come for a dynamic lecture, to be followed by an introductory dance lesson in bachata dance!
Gather for light snacks and beverages starting at 6:30pm.
Join Active Minds and Angel Van Wagenen from the Counseling Center to learn about disordered eating and how, through psychoeducation and mindfulness, we can use eating to contribute to good mental health. RSVP here.
Join Swem Tuesday evenings this semester for the Independent and International Film Series. This evening's screening features Lake Tahoe, directed by Fernando Eimbcke.
Jessica Kyle, the Associate Program Manager, Africa for International Justice Mission is coming to give a talk at the Cohen Career Center about her experiences working for this wonderful non-profit.
Learn the basics of the Chinese language.
Chesapeake Environmental Communications bridges the gap between science and understanding with a combination of trained scientists, talented communicators, and creative professionals. Learn about CEC projects and internship opportunities.
Monthly Meeting of GSA. Discuss graduate student events, funding opportunities, and concerns.
The Office of First Year Experience will be holding a student pre-health (dental, medicine and pharmacy) panel. Come learn about what it is like being a pre-health undergraduate student. There will be free food and swag! Please RSVP.
Amy Hempel, author of multiple short story collections including The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel.
Kersey Sturdivant, one of our VIMS alums will be in Blow 236 to talk about his new book about getting into graduate school in the sciences (Cambridge University Press with a release date in December 2016; also on Amazon).
The Duke of the Bachata/ El Duque de la Bachata (USA, 2009, 53 mins.)
Open to students and faculty.
We believe it is important for anyone studying public policy to get out of the classroom and interact with policy professionals in a wide variety of setting. Given our proximity to Washington D.C. as well as the state capital of Richmond,
Moussa Dia
Big Apple and Tiny Olivine: A look into hydrogen diffusion from olivine
Please join us for a History Department Brown Bag, Professor Andrew Fisher will be giving a practice presentation entitled, ?The Greatest Powwow That Never Was: Pageantry and Politics in the Cleveland American Indian National Congress of 1930?.
Title: Dimension reduction based on the Hellinger integral
Malcolm Forbes, Bowling Green State University
Title: TBA
"Reconstructing the evolution of song and color dimorphisms in the New World blackbirds"
Jianwei Qiu, Jefferson Lab, Title of Talk: Exploring the fundamental properties of matter with an Electron-Ion Collider
Get your snapping fingers ready! Come join nine students as they share personal stories of identity related to topics such as race, culture, sexuality, gender, and disability.
Free and open to the public!
Featuring guest tabla artist Monir Hossain
If you plan to embargo your thesis or dissertation for more than 6 years, you must now attend an information session on embargos and copyright issues.
Join Swem Tuesday evenings this semester for the Independent and International Film Series. This evening's screening features A Call Girl, directed by Damjan Kozole.
Boren Scholarships. The application for the 2017 Boren Awards is now open at www.borenawards.org
Drum Circle
Diane Pelejo, Applied Science - Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Title: ?Matrix Results and Techniques in Quantum Information Science and Related Topics.?
Advisor: Dr. Chi-Kwong Li
Learn about all the W&M Faculty-led summer programs! Scholarships are available. All majors are welcome! There are new programs in conjunction with the Mason School of Business undergraduate program, too!
A&S Dean?s Office, the Reves Center and the Government Department are co-sponsoring a visit by Stuart Soroka. Dr. Soroka is a professor at the University of Michigan who focuses on political communication and the dynamic between voters and mass media.
Learn more about a career in libraries and archives from a panel of library professionals working in a variety of settings. Free and open to the public.
Public lecture by Paul Gorski, an activist, author, and educator focusing on a wide range of social justice and human rights issues whose primary interests include poverty and economic justice, racial justice, queer justice, and animal rights.
Admission: $5 public, $2 students and will be payable at the door.
Seating is limited so please call 221-1091 for reservations.
A signed License and Embargo Form must be turned into the OGSR no later than 4:00pm Friday, Nov 11, 2016 for all A&S Graduate Students who will graduate in Jan 2017. Failure to complete this form by the required deadline will delay your graduation.
APiA Studies is proud to present Professor R. Benedito Ferrao of English and Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies as he shares his groundbreaking research. Attendees will be treated to delicious Banh Mi, gourmet Vietnamese sandwiches.
Title: Structure of Finite m-Rational Groups
The Internet of Medical Things to Enable Medical Cyber-Physical Systems
Distinguished talk by Insup Lee, The University of Pennsylvania
"Dispersal by animals large and small drives patterns of gene flow and seedling survival in a tropical palm"
Interactions between drift and selection in the evolution of plant reproduction
Kenneth Burch, Boston College, Title of Talk: Search for New Excitations in Topological Places
Learn about publishing first-hand and take advantage of this opportunity to network with outstanding professionals in the field.
The William & Mary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Woody Beckner and the William & Mary Jazz Combo, directed by Harris Simon will present their Fall Concert at the Kimball Theatre at 4:00pm. $8.00 general admission, students with ID free.
Join fellow students & faculty to reflect on the election results, ask questions, express concerns, and brainstorm about improving our campus climate in light of acts of harassment and intimidation at W&M and on campuses around the country.
Learn how to use LinkedIn to capitalize on alumni networks and search for those who practice medicine in your area. Bring your laptop!
Learn about the paths to graduate school in marine science from current graduate students at VIMS.
Admission: FREE.
The program will present a varied selection of piano, instrumental, and vocal compositions. The students performing are currently enrolled in Applied Music Lessons offered by the Department of Music.
Please join us for the 2016 Catron Scholars Exhibition in the Andrews Hall Gallery.
Reception: November 17, 5-7pm
Dun Zhang, Physics - Oral Exam for the Ph.D. Degree
Title: An Improved Measurement of the Muon Neutrino Charged Current Quasi-Elastic Cross-Section on Hydrocarbon at MINERvA
Advisor: Michael A. Kordosky
Join the Law School's Comparative Legal Student Scholars for a talk by Mark Grubb on "Building a Career in International Development."
Taylor Reveley will be featured in the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Presidential Panel discussion on global learning opportunities. The Panel, from 4-5 pm EST in Washington, will be livestreamed at www.nafsa.org/simonwebcast
Do you know where Mauritius island is? also known as Paradise Island or Rainbow Nation.
Come and hear award winning author Shenaz Patel share her experience and perspective living in and writing from Mauritius.
The International Law Society will host guest speaker Dr. Vadim Volkov of the European University of St. Petersburg, who will present a lecture titled "Sentencing Disparities in Russia's Criminal Justice System: The Analysis of Large Datasets."
Ji Liu, Physics - Oral Exam for Ph.D. Degree
Title: Electron Neutrino Appearance in the NOvA Experiment
Advisor: Patricia Vahle
A visit with Wilson Wewa
Please join renowned Quranic reciter and educator, Hajjah Maria Ulfah for a discussion and demonstration of the recited Qur?an as it is practiced in the cultural context in Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population.
A day of outdoor finesse and frolic in the Sunken Garden.
Dr. Dimitri Demekas is the Assistant Director and Chief of the Financial Sector Assessments and Policies Division of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the IMF.
Project Horseshoe Farm, a community health organization in Greensboro, Alabama, offers a one year (13 month) fellowship for those interested in a career in medicine, mental health, psychology, public health, education, and social justice.
The Roy R. Charles Center for Academic Excellence invites the campus community to celebrate the 2016 recipients of the Louis E. Catron Scholarship for Artistic Development.
Free and Open to the Public
Michael Saffle, Professor of Music and Humanities at Virginia Tech, is an award-winning teacher and scholar. He publishes widely on American popular Music as well as television and film music.
The Gallery Players, W&M?s conductor-less chamber orchestra, will be presenting a Candlelight Concert.
Admission is free.
We're Thankful for (Home)Brew everyday. Come enjoy good company, great snacks, and amazing tunes from some talented W&M students at the last Homebrew of the semester.
Dr. Catherine Forester, George Mason University
Iguanodontian Dinosaurs: Birth and Death on a South African Floodplain
Please join us for a History Department Brown Bag. Ph.D. Candidate Katie Snyder will be soliciting feedback on a pre-circulated draft chapter of her dissertation entitled, "Mad for the Stage: The Hyers Sisters and Gilded Age Theater."
Wiktor Phillips, Applied Science - Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Title: ?Studies of Respiratory Rhythm Generation Maintained in Organotypic Slice Cultures.?
Advisor: Dr. Christopher A. Del Negro
Title: On the Human Red Blood Cell: A Topological Study
Managing and Making Sense of Big Data From Urban Networks
Colloquium talk by Yanhua Li, WPI
Join ACS & BSO for our catered benefit dinner! In addition to a delicious meal, we will be auctioning off themed baskets including Netflix & Chill, Winter Wonderland, Curls & Kinks, & Treat Yo' Self among many more!
On 11/19, Law Revue has auditions for MMRP! "A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer" (MMRP) is a series of monologues raising awareness about violence against women, and a fundraiser for the domestic violence shelter in Williamsburg. More information.
On Thursday, December 1st, AMP will be hosting its first-ever Rapbrew competition to find W&M's best rapper/rapping duo. If you're interested in competing at Rapbrew, audition on November 19th!
The sign-up sheet for auditions is on the FB event page.
Charles T. Fancher, Physics - Oral Exam for the Ph.D. Degree
Title: AC Zeeman Force with Ultracold Atoms
Advisor: Seth Aubin
Andrew Kottick, Applied Science - Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Title: ?Developmental, Physiological, and Transcriptomic Analyses of Neurons Involved in the Generation of Mammalian Breathing.?
Advisor: Dr. Christopher A. Del Negro
Qi Luo, Computer Science - Oral Exam for the Ph.D. Degree
Title: On Improving (Non)Functional Testing
Advisor: Denys Poshyvanyk
Join Swem Tuesday evenings this semester for the Independent and International Film Series. This evening's screening features Illegal, directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse.
Get advice on exploring law careers, developing experience, and applying to law school.
Monthly Meeting of GSA. Discuss graduate student events, funding opportunities, and concerns.
Admission: FREE
Ranging from abstract soundscapes and ambient music to plunderphonic collage, generative music, and new techno, this concert showcases the work of composers in the fall semester computer music class
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