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Penelope Boston
The Astrobiology of the Subsurface: Caves from Earth to Mars and Beyond
Thursday, November 1, 7:30 PM, Reilly Room, Atherton Union
The subsurface of Earth as visible in caves and mines, is home to a vast array of extremely unusual microorganisms. It is one of the many extreme environments on Earth that Penelope […]
Continue Reading →“Biodiversity Conservation: A Global Priority”
Monday, October 1, 2018 7:30 PM
Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler Arts Center
BCR Credit and Co-Curricular Event
Biodiversity is the sum total of life on Earth, a living legacy to future generations. A biologist and lifelong conservationist with more than 45 years in the field, his quest to […]
Continue Reading →“Sci-fi Destroys the Future… Science Builds It”
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 7:30 PM
Atherton Union, Reilly Room
BCR Credit and Co-Curricular Event
Science fiction has a strong influence on real-world research and development, often shaping the look and behavior of new inventions. But, every new technological advance also works to shape authors’ sci-fi imaginings. From […]
Continue Reading →“How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking”
Tuesday, December 5, 7:30 PM
Schrott Center for the Arts
BCR Credit and Co-Curricular Event
The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In this talk, Jordan Ellenberg shows […]
Continue Reading →“Life in the Treetops- Exploration of Tropical Rainforest Canopies”
Thursday, November 9, 7:30 pm
Atherton Union, Reilly Room
BCR Credit and Co-Curricular Event
“I climb trees for a living,” says Margaret Lowman, better known as “Canopy Meg” (www.canopymeg.com). Dubbed the “real-life Lorax” by National Geographic, Lowman has earned an international reputation as a […]
Continue Reading →Luke Lavis The Chemistry of Color Wednesday, February 8, 7:30 PM
Atherton Union, Reilly Room
BCR Credit and Co-Curricular Event
Synthetic colors are everywhere: in our homes, clothing, and food. Luke Lavis draws on his extensive experience as a lead research chemist in charge of his own group at the Howard […]
Continue Reading →Beth Shapiro
How to Clone a Mammoth
Wednesday, November 30, 7:30 PM
Atherton Union, Reilly Room
BCR Credit and Co-Curricular Event
Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? Is it possible to clone extinct species using the same or similar technologies that […]
Continue Reading →CARL JONES
Monday, October 17, 7:30 PM
Schrott Center for the Arts
“Lessons from the Dodo: Saving Species and Rebuilding Ecosystems in Mauritus”
Conservation pioneer, leader and hero, Professor Carl Jones will stop at nothing to save species on the brink of extinction. Jones’ four […]
Continue Reading →Nina Jablonski
Why Skin Color Matters
Butler University, Atherton Union
Reilly Room
Thursday, September 22, 2016 – 7:30 p.m.
Nina Jablonski traces the evolution of human skin color in response to the environment and explores what skin color means in modern life, health, and […]
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