Lectures, symposiums and conferences announced this week at University Park and other campuses include:
-- Dan Crust, "Careers in Quality," 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 102 Leonhard Building, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11518
-- Carla Hargrove, informal question and-answer session, 2:30 Friday, April 15, Pavilion Theatre, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11528
-- Richard Rorty, "Pragmatism and Romanticism, 4 p.m. Friday, April 15, Assembly Room, The Nittany Lion Inn, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11480
-- John McGowan, 13th annual Kenneth Burke Lecture, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, Foster Auditorium, Pattee Library, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11422
-- K. Christopher Beard, "The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey: Unearthing the Origins of Monkeys, Apes and Humans," 4 p.m. Monday, April 18, 114 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11421
-- Brian Victoria,"The Last Samurai Meets World War II: The Zen of Japanese Militarism," 4 p.m. April 20, 262 Willard Building, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11481
-- John Pickles, "Tight Pants/Baggy Pants: Free Trade and Geographies of the 'Race-to-the-Bottom,'" 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 112 Walker Building, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11479
-- Dilraj Sidhu Talwar,"Soil Compaction Effects and Management in No-Till," 12:20 to 1:10 p.m. April 22, 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11517
-- T. Alan Egolf, "Rotorcraft Interaction Aerodynamics -- A Computational Challenge," 3:35 p.m. April 22 in 135 Reber Building, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11477
-- Gary Weber, "From Submarines and National Labs to Industry and Academia: A Career in Materials Science," 10 a.m. April 23, 112 Walker Building, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11423
-- Robert Holland, "Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Making the Magic Real," 7 p.m. April 28, Nittany Lion Inn Ballrooms A and B, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11519
-- Sue McDonnell, "How Do Horses Think? A review of equine cognition research," 10 a.m. Friday, April 29, 101 ASI Building, University Park. For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11478