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Upcoming events
Tuesday, October 15
Discovery Acceleration Workshop–For WMU faculty and research staff, "Early Career Funding," 3000 Waldo Library, noon to 1:30 p.m.Registration required. Lunch provided.
Wednesday, October 16
Thursday, October 17
Friday, October 18
Monday, October 21
Graduate and Professional School Fair–Graduate and professional schools in Michigan and the U.S. invite you to explore options for advanced studies, Bernhard Center East Ballroom, 3 to 6 p.m.
Thursday, October 24
Research Briefs in Global Studies—"Indigenous-Colonizer Dynamics in Latin America," Dr. Marcela Mendoza, gender and women's studies, and Dr. Matt Nielsen, global and international studies, 3025 Brown Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Friday, October 25
College of Arts and Sciences State of the College–Dean Koretsky will discuss the upcoming state of the college, 2028 Brown Hall, 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Chemistry Seminar–"Development of a NanoBRET-Based Sensitive Screening Method for CXCR4 Ligands," presented by Frank Beranek, 1260 Chemistry Building, 1 p.m.
Biological Sciences Seminar Series–"Nature of Science and Social Justice," presented by Dr. Douglas Allchin, University of Minnesota, 1710 Wood Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 26
Saturday Morning Science lecture–"Invisible Salt and Urban Dead Seas," presented by Dr. Carla Koretsky, 1104 Rood Hall, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Monday, October 28
Chemistry Seminar–"Epigenetic Drugs to Reverse Gene Expression Changes in Cancer," presented by Dr. Emily Dykhuizen of Purdue University, 1220 Chemistry Building, 4 p.m.
Humanities Speaker Series–"How To Be an Artist; or at least think more freely and creatively about your everyday life," presented by Jerry Saltz, 3502 Knauss Hall, 6 p.m.
Thursday, October 31
Halloween
Friday, November 1
Biological Sciences Seminar Series–Title: TBA, Dr. Elizabeth Marschall, Ohio State University, 1710 Wood Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 3
Daylight Saving Time ends
Monday, November 4
Chemistry Seminar–"Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase: A Seemingly Unnecessarily Elaborate Dehydrogenase," presented by Dr. Graham Moran of Loyala University of Chicago, 1220 Chemistry Building, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, November 5
U.S. Election Day
Wednesday, November 6
Research Briefs in Global Studies—"Religious Pluralism in Ukraine and the Midwest," Dr. Slava Karpov, sociology, and Dr. Brian Wilson, comparative religion, 3025 Brown Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.; WMU Signature Global Engagement event.
Ethics Lecture Series–“Populism, Social Media and Democratic Participation,” Anna Popkova and Taylor Koopman, communication, Brown and Gold Room, Bernhard Center, 6 p.m.
Thursday, November 7
Humanities Speaker Series–"The Ghost Road: Anishinaabe Responses to Indian-Hating," presented by Matthew Fletcher, 2452 Knauss Hall, 7 p.m.
Friday, November 8
Biological Sciences Seminar Series–"MicroRNAs Mir-61 and Mir-250 are Required to Maintain Stem Cell Identity," presented by Dr. Erika Sorensen-Kamakian, Wabash College, 1710 Wood Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 9
Saturday Morning Science lecture–"Brain Health," presented by Dr. Lisa Baker, 1104 Rood Hall, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Friday, November 15
Biological Sciences Seminar Series–Title: TBA, Dr. Meredith Gore, Michigan State University, 1710 Wood Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Humanities Speaker Series–"How To Be An Antiracist," presented by Ibram Kendi, 2000 Schneider Hall, 4 p.m.
Monday, November 18
Chemistry Seminar–Title: TBD, presented by Dr. Ricky Stull, 1220 Chemistry Building, 4 p.m.
Friday, November 22
Biological Sciences Seminar Series–"Does Free-living N-fixation Contribute to the Sustainability of Bioenergy Cropping Systems," presented by Dr. Lisa Tiemann, Michigan State University, 1710 Wood Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Ethics Lecture Series–“Responsibility in Shared Action,” Saba Bazargan-Forward, philosophy, University of California, San Diego, 157 Bernhard Center, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, November 27
Thanksgiving recess beings at noon–No classes. WMU offices open normal hours.
Thursday, November 28
U.S. Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 29
Thanksgiving recess–No classes. Many WMU offices closed.
Friday, December 6
Biological Sciences Seminar Series–"Rapid Evolution in a Changing World," presented by Dr. Mark Christie, Purdue University, 1710 Wood Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 7
Saturday Morning Science lecture–"Monarch Butterflies, Migration and Human Impact," presented by Dr. Stephen Malcolm, 1104 Rood Hall, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Monday, December 9
Final examination week–through Dec. 12.
Tuesday, December 10
Final examination week–through Dec. 12.
Wednesday, December 11
Final examination week–through Dec. 12.
Thursday, December 12
Final examination week–through Dec. 12.
Saturday, December 14
Commencement–Miller Auditorium, times to be announced in October.
Tuesday, December 17
Saturday, December 21
Winter solstice (first day of winter)
Tuesday, December 24
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 25
Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 31
New Year's Eve
Saturday, January 11
Saturday Morning Science lecture–"The Science of Electrified Transportation," presented by Dr. Paul Pancella, 1104 Rood Hall, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Saturday, February 8
Saturday Morning Science lecture–"From 'Complete' Disorder to the Tic-Tac-Toe Game," presented by Dr. Andrzej Dudek, 1104 Rood Hall, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Thursday, February 20
Humanities Speaker Series–Vivien Sansour: Lecture, "The Palestine Heirloom Seed Library: A Journey of Reclaiming Life in One of the World's Centers of Diversity - Palestine," 2452 Knauss Hall, 7 p.m.
Friday, February 21
Humanities Speaker Series–Vivien Sansour: Workshop, Kalamazoo College, 3 p.m.
Saturday, February 22
Humanities Speaker Series–Vivien Sansour: Seed Swap & Story Share, Kalamazoo College, 3 p.m.
Thursday, February 27
Humanities Speaker Series–"Academia and Public Policy: Uneasy Allies or Mortal Enemies," presented by Dr. Edward Montgomery, 2452 Knauss Hall, 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 12
Humanities Speaker Series–"Condors, Eagles, and Allies: A Conversation About Movement Ecology and Immigrant Rights," presented by Susan Reed, Sergio Cira-Reyes, Nelly Fuentes, 2452 Knauss Hall, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 14
Saturday Morning Science lecture–"Extraction of Toxic Anion Contaminants From Water," presented by Dr. Gellert Mezei, 1104 Rood Hall, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Saturday, April 11
Saturday Morning Science lecture–"How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Supernova Explosions," presented by Dr. Michael Famiano, 1104 Rood Hall, 10:30 a.m. to noon