11:45 a.m. The Helen and Doane Comstock '27 Memorial Luncheon in Celebration of Student Scholarships (by invitation)
Location: West Quad
1:30 p.m. "Stem Cell Therapy: The Science and the Controversy" presented by the student organization Biology Matters
Panel members include Robert F. Almeder, the McCullough Distinguished Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Hamilton; Susan Bryant, Dean, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine; Meg Pollak' 08 and Kathryn Hansen '07 More ...
Location: Room #G027, Science Center Auditorium
3 p.m. "The Changing Faces of Medical Education"
Sponsored by the Maurice Horowitch Career Center and the Health Professions Advisory Committee
Discussants include John Driscoll '58, chairman of pediatrics, Columbia University; Robin Kinnel, Silas D. Childs Professor of Chemistry; Leslie North, coordinator for health professions advising; Gavril W. Pasternak P08, M.D. Ph.D., Anne Burnett Tandy Chair of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Howard Schneider, eye surgeon; David Shaye '02, third year medical student, Albany Medical Center; and Angela Ross, orthodontist.
Location: Room #G027, Science Center Auditorium
4:30 p.m. Sigma Xi Reception and Posters Session
On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, the Sigma Xi chapter of Hamilton is sponsoring an alumni and student poster session. Posters will be presented at the 4:30 p.m. reception. (If you have a poster you would like to present see Call for Posters)
Science Symposium
9 a.m.
What frog eggs can teach us about cell division
Rebecca Heald '85, Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Location SC G027
Breaking New Ground in Computing Technology: A Liberal Arts Perspective
Bernardine Dias '98, Research Fellow, The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Location SC G042
9:45 a.m.
Now you see it, now you don't! Why?
Cathleen Moore '88, Associate Professor of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University
Location SC G027
When Topology Meets Chemistry
Erica L. Flapan '77, Professor of Mathematics, Pomona College
Location SC G042
10:30 a.m.
Through the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope
Ivan King '47, Research Professor of Astronomy, University of Washington
11:30 a.m.
Forests, the global carbon cycle, and climatic disruption
Richard Houghton '65, Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Research Center
Location SC G027
| Department/Title | |
Location |
| Biology |
Martin S. Hirsch '60, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health | SC 2017 |
| Chemistry Memory, mosquitos, and malaria |
Paul Carlier '83, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Tech |
SC 2048 |
| Geoscience The Ocean's Role in Global Warming |
Rick Murray '85, Professor of Earth Sciences, Boston University | SC G042 |
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Mathematics |
Nancy Silliman '90, Senior Director, Biostatistics, Genzyme Corporation |
SC 3040 |
| Physics Does physics have a future?: History of Physics at Hamilton |
Jim Ring '51, the Winslow Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Hamilton College | SC G041 |
| Psychology The Psychology of Intimate Relationships: A Perspective on the Research Process | Thomas Bradbury '81, Professor of Psychology, U.C.L.A. | SC 3024 |
This weekend is Fallcoming 2005. For a complete schedule of events, visit the Fallcoming site, or contact the Office of Alumni Programs at 866-729-0314. For alumni, on-line registration is available for the science celebration and other Fallcoming events.
