Lectures
Penn State Intercom......September 26, 2002

Harshbarger lecture set for Oct. 3

Christopher S. Queen, dean of continuing education and lecturer on the study of religion at Harvard University, will present the Harshbarger Lecture on "Buddhist Pragmatism in a World of Religious Violence" at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in 112 Kern Building on the University Park campus.

The lecture is free to the public.

On Friday, Oct. 4, Queen will conduct an informal seminar at 11 a.m. in 102 Weaver Building on "How to Study Religions: Tolerance, Appreciation or Hard Ball?"

For more information, call the Religious Studies Program at (814) 865-3403.

Research associate
will discuss ethnic identity

The Comparative Literature Luncheon, a weekly informal lunchtime gathering of students, faculty and other members of the University community, has announced the next speaker in this semester's series.

Alan Benjamin, research associate in the Population Research Institute and affiliate professor of Jewish Studies will speak on "Ethnic Identity in Context: Ethnographic Lessons from Jews in Curacao" on Monday, Sept. 30.

The events begin with lunch from 12:15 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. in 102 Kern Building on the University Park campus. Participants may bring their own lunch or buy something in Kern Cafeteria. Coffee and tea are provided. The speaker will begin at about 12:40 p.m. The events are free to the public.

For more information, e-mail Daniel Walden at dxw8@psu.edu.

Science, Medicine, Technology
lectures announced

Several lectures are planned for the 2002-03 Science, Medicine and Technology in Culture series.

With one exception, all lectures take place at 4 p.m. in 102 Weaver Building on the University Park campus. The schedule follows:

* Thursday, Oct. 31: Katie Hogan, associate professor of English and faculty director, of the Student Center for Women at City University of New York-LaGuardia, will speak on "Crossing Intersections: Women, AIDS and Literature" at noon.

* Thursday, Nov. 14: Philip K. Wilson, assistant professor Department of Humanities at the College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical School, will discuss "Heredity and Disease in the Enlightenment: Perspectives from Erasmus, Darwin and His British Colleagues."

* Thursday, Jan. 30, Charles Yood, graduate student in the Department of History, will discuss "Man vs. Machine: 'Giant Brains,' Computer Automation and Fears of Technological Unemployment, 1945-1965."

Soil scientist to examine
phosphorus management

Jennifer Weld, soil scientist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Pasture System and Watershed Management Research Unit, will give a presentation from 3:35 to 4:25 p.m. Sept. 27 in 101 Agricultural Science and Industries Building on the University Park campus. The topic is "How Feasible is it to Manage Phosphorus Using Indicators of Loss?"

The host of the event is the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences.

For information, call (814) 863-1601.

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