UPCOMING ON CAMPUS
HOW TECHNOLOGY TOUCHES OUR HEARTS AND MINDS
59th Annual Reynolds Lecture
Presented by Cynthia M. Furse, Associate Vice President for Research; Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Utah
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 7:00 p.m.
Aline W. Skaggs Biology Building, Room 210
Free and open to all but tickets are required
The Bionic Age has already made it possible to replace human knees, hips, and hearts. Where barely a generation ago, the stethoscope was the diagnostic sensor of choice, now there is an array of electronic medical diagnostic and treatment tools that touch virtually every organ, system, fluid, and action of our bodies. Neural prostheses are helping the deaf to hear, the blind to see, and eventually, the chair-bound to walk. Cynthia Furse will explore how electronics shape our lives and what the future of the bionic age holds. To RSVP (required) or for more information, call (801) 585-0911.
MATHEMATICS, LANGUAGE, AND IMAGINATION
Utah Symposium in Science and Literature
Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 5-7
Various locations
The 5th Utah Symposium in Science and Literature will focus on poetry, music, and math as creative vehicles. Keynote presentations by poet Alice Fulton, English professor at Cornell University; composer Fred Lerdahl, musical composition professor at Columbia University; and mathematician Barry Mazur, mathematics professor at Harvard University, will explore how their thinking is influenced by the different media they use to express their imaginations. The symposium is free and open to the public, but space is limited—especially for the keynote lectures taking place at the City Library; and for the Friday, Nov. 6, live broadcast of a discussion by the three keynote speakers. People planning to attend should register. Updates, registration, and additional information, including locations of all presentations, are online or call (801) 581-7236.
SCIENCE DAY AT THE U
Saturday, Nov. 7, 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Olpin Student Union, Ballroom
Science Day gives Utah high school students an opportunity to explore their academic interests by attending interactive science workshops at the U. Students may sign up through their high school or online. The event is free and lunch is provided. For more information, call (801) 581-6958 or visit the College of Science.
UTAH FOOTBALL VS. NEW MEXICO
Saturday, Nov. 7, 4:00 p.m.
Rice-Eccles Stadium
Ticket information is online.
UTAH ORCHID SOCIETY FALL EXHIBIT AND SALE
Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7-8, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Orchid culture and care class, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Red Butte Garden
The Utah Orchid Society’s annual fall exhibit and sale of orchid plants will feature society members who will be on hand to offer cultural advice about growing these spectacular plants. The public is invited to submit healthy plants to be judged by the American Orchid Society, but plants must be brought to Red Butte Garden by 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, and remain in the exhibit until closing on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 5:00 p.m. Garden admission is waived for exhibitors. For additional information, contact Shawn Quealy at (801) 831-7369 or Barry Cole at (801) 255-9026.
NPR RADIO HOST KRISTA TIPPETT TO SPEAK
2009 McMurrin Lecture on Religion and Culture
Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
City Library (200 E. 400 S.), free and open to the public.
Host of National Public Radio’s Peabody-award winning show, Speaking of Faith, Krista Tippett’s talk is titled, Religion, Media, and Public Life in the 21st Century: Observations from a front row seat on the evolution of faith and life. Tippett pioneers a new model of intelligent discussion on religion, ethics and spiritual meaning. She received a master’s of divinity from Yale University and is author of the critically acclaimed book Speaking of Faith – Why Religion Matters and How to Talk About It. For more information, contact the Tanner Humanities Center or call (802) 581-7989.
ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Olpin Student Union, Ballroom
Join the University in commemorating the profound contribution of our Utah veterans to the peace, security, and freedom of our country. The day’s events include a panel discussion on the advances in medical and psychological treatment of veterans (8:45 a.m.); a full dress military ceremony and 21-gun salute (11:00 a.m.); a reception honoring U of U student veterans (12:30 p.m.); and the 54th annual Veterans Day concert (7:00 p.m.) presented by the Utah National Guard 23rd Army Band in the Huntsman Center. All events are free and open to the public. See details about this year’s Veterans Day event online. For additional information, call (801) 585-9244.
PAWS ‘N CLAWS BENEFIT BAZAAR
Thursday, Nov. 12, 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, 1st Floor Atrium (south of the School of Medicine and directly east of the Eccles Medical Library)
This annual benefit raises funds for the care, support, and placement of the U’s retired research animals into permanent homes in the community and works with animal rescue groups both within and outside the state. The bazaar includes a bake sale, raffle, and hand-made items for sale. For more information contact Linda Schmidt or call (801) 554-5304. Organizers are looking for larger donated works to raffle at this event.
LOSING YOUR TONGUE
World’s top endangered language experts to gather at U
Thursday-Friday, Nov. 12-13
Peterson Heritage Center
Elder Tommy George has not spoken his aboriginal language of Kuku Thaypan for three years, since his brother died. “It might die in the throat, but it stays alive in the heart,” he said to the Queensland Courier-Mail this past June. Linguists predict that within the next 100 years nearly 90 percent of the world’s 7,000 languages will become extinct, with a best case scenario at only 35 to 50 percent surviving. “Once a language dies, the knowledge dies with it,” says Lyle Campbell, director of the U’s Center for American Indian Languages (CAIL). “A tree bark may prevent cancer, AIDS, etc., but the name of the tree (and the associated knowledge) typically is lost when the language becomes extinct—a loss to all humanity.” Nearly 50 international experts in the world’s endangered languages will come to campus to discuss the first step in a collaborative project to produce an authoritative catalogue, database, and updatable website of information on endangered languages. This workshop will mark the beginning of the project and will promote discussion among scholars about key questions involved in the collection and dissemination of information about endangered languages. A schedule of presentations open to the public is online. For additional information, contact Lorelei Sells, check the CAIL website, or call (801) 587-0720.
AED PLUS TRAINING
Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Olpin Union Building
The Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services has funded the placement of automatic external defibrillators (AED) in several campus buildings. The hope is that individuals suffering sudden cardiac arrest will have life saving equipment nearby. Building occupants are being asked to sign up for training. Two sessions are scheduled on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Register and view the list of buildings for this first phase of AED installations on campus. If you need registration assistance, call Jerome Roque at (801) 581- 6590.
GIS DAY OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Orson Spencer Hall, south end
Since 1987, Geography Awareness Week (Nov. 15-21) has been celebrated to promote the importance of geography and geography education. The week’s events include GIS Day on Nov. 18, which provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems (GIS) technology to demonstrate real world applications that are making a difference in our society. Anyone with an interest in geography is invited to participate. For more information, contact the Department of Geography.
