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11/17/2009
St Paul RiverCentre

How do we provide sustainable fuel, food, fiber and freshwater to a global population of 9 billion people in our lifetime? That's one of more than 15 urgent questions we'll explore during E3 2009.

NREL's Larry Kazmerski, a pioneer in the field of solar photovoltaics, will offer the keynote presentation for this year's conference. Other highlights include a super panel discussion with national experts, track sessions focused on the big questions of the 21st century, and a series of Green on the Ground workshops.

Hosted by the University of Minnesota's Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment.

Register here for the conference.

Oct. 6, 7 p.m.
Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center

Helen Quinn, a professor of physics at Stanford University and a leading expert in theoretical high energy physics, will present a free public lecture. In her presentation entitled "Wandering Planets, Falling Apples, Curving Spaces, Whirling Stars: How Unraveling the Mysteries of Gravity has Taught Us About the Universe," Quinn uses the history of understandings about gravity as a template for understanding how science works.

FFI

Wed, 09/30/2009 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: 310 Walter Library

A quick tour of the resources available for finding the best information for your engineering research. We'll demonstrate how to find journal articles and conference papers using Engineering Village and Web of Science, show how to access reference books online using Knovel, and discuss best practices in patents and standards searching.

Register here for the workshop.

The local Twin Cities community will get a sneak peek of the ICON Solar House during free public tours Sept. 16-18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The house will be located at the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus on the north side of Buford Place just east of Gortner Avenue. Learn more about the Solar Decathlon and the Solar House at the Solar Decathlon website.

The University of Minnesota Dept of Astronomy and the state parks are offering presentations on astronomical topics and weather-permitting, an opportunity to view the sky through telescopes. This weekend's presentations are at the following parks beginning at 8:30 pm:

Friday, August 7 Gooseberry Falls
Saturday, August 8 Tettegouche State Park

For further information and future dates visit the astronomy department's web page.