IT Week is almost here, so now's the time to sign up for the University Libraries' Science Quiz Bowl, which starts Sunday, April 15. To participate, form a team of four IT students, and email the team name and group members' names to Kristine Fowler (fowler@math.umn.edu) by Wednesday, April 11, or sign up as an individual (same address) and let our Random Team Generator put together a team for you.
For further information about game times, prizes, examples of questions, etc., see this webpage.
Evan Bolton, NCBI
Thursday, April 12, 2007, 3:30 pm
402 Walter Library
PubChem is a free online database of information on small molecules. Learn more about this resource and why the American Chemical Society found it so controversial.
An IT Week activity sponsored by the Mathematics and the Science & Engineering Libraries, with the assistance of Plumb Bob.
The 4th annual University Libraries' Science Quiz Bowl, a friendly competition among IT students, will be held April 15-17 in Walter Library. The games begin at 2:00 pm Sunday, April 15, and will continue Sunday afternoon and Monday evening, April 16, as needed. The championship round will be on Tuesday, April 17, at 5:00 pm in Walter 102. Spectators welcome! Prizes will go to the top teams.
To participate, form a team of four IT students, and email the team name and group members' names to Kristine Fowler (fowle013@umn.edu) by Wednesday, April 11 or sign up as an individual with Kristine Fowler and let our Random Team Generator put together a team for you.
For further information see this webpage.
Getting ready to do a poster at an upcoming conference or symposium? Learn pointers on how to use PowerPoint to create the poster as one giant slide, and send it to a large-scale printer on Thursday, April 12, 2007, 12:30 PM -- 1:15 PM in Walter 310. You can register here.
Take the University Challenge!
You Could Win a $1500 Scholarship or one of eight iPod prizes!
Answer 5 questions correctly here and you will be entered in the Knovel University Challenge. The contest ends April 5, 2007.
IMA Public Lecture:
Patterns Patterns Everywhere
Martin Golubitsky, Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
University of Houston
March 7, 2007, 7:00 pm, Willey Hall 125
In this lecture, Professor Golubitsky will show some of these fascinating patterns and explain how mathematical symmetry enters the picture.
Ada Comstock Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture
Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Testing Structures to Their Limits
Catherine French, professor of civil engineering at the University of Minnesota.
Free and open to the public. RSVP to 612-625-9837 or women@umn.edu. 7:30 p.m., Cowles, Auditorium, Hubert H. Humphrey Center.
Barry C. Barish, Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus
CALTECH, Pasadena, CA
2007 Abigail and John Van Vleck Lectures
4:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Tate Laboratory of Physics, Room 150, Van Vleck Auditorium
As a consequence of his theory of general relativity, Einstein predicted the existence of a new physical phenomenon called gravitational radiation. The science of gravitational waves, the status of the searches and the prospects for detection will be discussed.
CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE
Tuesday, March 13, 6 p.m.
Varsity Theater, Dinkytown
$5 suggested donation
What is nanotechnology? U of M researchers discuss how nature and technology work on an ultra-small scale. From medicine to environmental science, what are some of the possible applications of new nanotechnologies, and how do researchers assess the possible risks?
