lectures, readings & talks

From Peter the Great to Catherine the Great: Art and Architecture in 18th-Century St. Petersburg
Tuesday, December 1, 2009.  12:15 PM.
Bldg. 160 (Wallenberg Hall), Rm. 314
Free and open to the public.

Galaxy Formation Insights from the Evolution of Structure
Tuesday, December 1, 2009.  4:15 PM.
Hewlett Teaching Center, Rm. 201
Free and open to the public

EESS Fall 09-10 Seminar Series: Chris Francis, Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford University
Wednesday, December 2, 2009.  12:15 PM.
Y2E2 111
Free and open to the public

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Wednesday, December 2, 2009.  2:00 PM.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Free and open to the public.

1st Electric Vehicle for Mass Market: Nissan Leaf
Wednesday, December 2, 2009.  4:15 PM.
Building 260 (Pigott Hall), Room 113 450 Serra Mall Stanford University
Lecture open to all students, faculty, staff, affiliates

The Energy Seminar
Wednesday, December 2, 2009.  4:15 PM.
Building 420 (Jordan Hall), downstairs in Room 40
free and open to the public

The Western Sumatra Earthquake of September 30, 2009: Observations and Lessons on Earthquake and Tsunami Risk Mitigation
Wednesday, December 2, 2009.  4:30 PM.
Building 320 - Room 105
Free and Open to the Public

An Evening of Chican@ Poetry
Wednesday, December 2, 2009.  6:00 PM.
Building 260, Pigott Hall, Room 113
Free and Open to the Public

Eudora Welty at 100
Wednesday, December 2, 2009.  7:00 PM.
Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education
Free and open to public

Regenerative Medicine@Stanford Special Seminar
Thursday, December 3, 2009.  12:00 PM.
Clark Auditorium, Clark Center

TOTAL ENGAGEMENT: Using Games and Virtual Worlds to Change the Way People Work and Businesses Compete
Thursday, December 3, 2009.  12:00 PM.
#124 Wallenberg Hall
Admission is free.

Bio-X Seminar, Advancing the Image-guidance Radiotherapy Paradigm: Investigations in Nanotechnology
Thursday, December 3, 2009.  3:15 PM.
Clark Center Auditorium

Recent Developments in Laser Weapons and the Assessment of Their Implications for Space Security
Thursday, December 3, 2009.  3:30 PM.
CISAC, Encina Hall 2nd Floor, 616 Serra St., Stanford, CA 94305
Open to the public; no RSVP required

Symbolic Systems Forum: Jim Gemmell
Thursday, December 3, 2009.  4:15 PM.
380-380C

Gay at Stanford: Past, Present and Future
Thursday, December 3, 2009.  5:15 PM.
Geology Corner, Main Quad (Building 320, Room 105)
Free

From Their Studios: Artist's Lecture with Enrique Chagoya
Thursday, December 3, 2009.  7:00 PM.
Cantor Arts Center, just off Palm Drive, at Museum Way and Lomita Drive
Admission is free and open to the public.

Art + Invention Speaker Series: Ralph Lemon
Thursday, December 3, 2009.  7:30 PM.
Pigott Theater
FREE

The Quest for Energy in Eurasia
Friday, December 4, 2009.  12:00 PM.
Encina Hall West, Room 208
Free and open to the public. Bring your own lunch; drinks provided.

Ethics@noon: William Hurlbut (Neuroscience Institute)
Friday, December 4, 2009.  12:00 PM.
Bldg 110, 1st floor seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

Linking Global Change and Ecological Response: Dynamics and Impacts of Declining Ocean pH on a Coastal Ecosystem
Friday, December 4, 2009.  12:00 PM.
Hopkins Marine Station, Monterey Boatworks Lecture Hall, Pacific Grove

Biofilms in water distribution and microbial source tracking
Friday, December 4, 2009.  12:15 PM.
Jerry Yang & Akiko Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building, Room 111

TECH BRIEFINGS: Drupal Workshop, Part Two: Basic Configuration
Friday, December 4, 2009.  2:00 PM.
Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111)
Intended for power users, Expert Partners, and those with IT responsibilities, but open to everyone - faculty, staff, and students - and no registration required. Your opportunity to get technology updates from and ask questions of subject-matter experts.

Herant Katchadourian on Guilt
Monday, December 7, 2009.  4:30 PM.
McCaw Hall, Arrillaga Alumni Center
Free and open to the public.

An Evening with Author Chuck House- The HP Phenomenon Innovation and Business Trasformation
Monday, December 7, 2009.  7:00 PM.
Computer History Museum 1401 N Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94043 (650) 810-1010
Registration is required. Please visit http://www.computerhistory.org/events/index.php?id=1254364457

Psychological Secrets of Generation Y (Tweens,Teens & 20-somethings)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009.  12:00 PM.
Mariposa House, 1st floor conference room
Free and open to all faculty and staff of Stanford univeristy, LPCH, Stanford Hospital and Menlo Medical Clinic. RSVP's strongly recommended

"Plutonium Metallurgy: From 5f Electrons to Bombs"
Tuesday, December 8, 2009.  4:15 PM.
Hewlett Teaching Center, Rm. 201
Free and open to the public

Stanford Breakfast Briefings: Long Life in the 21st Century
Wednesday, December 9, 2009.  7:30 AM.
Stanford Faculty Club 439 Lagunita Ave
$60.00 General Public $55.00 Stanford Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni

Building Your Child's Self-Esteem and Personal Power
Thursday, December 10, 2009.  12:00 PM.
Cypress Lounge, Tresidder
Free and opne to staff, faculty, students, emeriti, spouses and other affiliated community members.

“Writing a Persian Novel in America”
Thursday, December 10, 2009.  6:00 PM.
Lane History Corner, Building 200, Room 030
Free and open to the public

You don't know what you've got til it's gone: The Ecological Importance of and Acidification Threats to Crustose Coralline Algae
Friday, December 11, 2009.  12:00 PM.
Hopkins Marine Station, Monterey Boatworks Lecture Hall, Pacific Grove

12th Annual Dorfman Lecture - Susan D. Lindquist, PhD PROTEIN FOLDING DRIVING EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE
Tuesday, December 15, 2009.  4:00 PM.
Braun Auditorium
Free

From the Stanford Museum to the Cantor Art Center: A Curatorial Perspective *NEW Date
Thursday, January 7, 2010.  5:15 PM.
Cantor Arts Center Auditorium
Free

Ethics@Noon:"This Little Kidney Went to Market: The Ethics of Organ Selling" Debra Satz
Friday, January 8, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad) Stanford, CA 94305
Free and open to the public.

Ethics@Noon: "The Ethics of Contested Identities: The Case of Taiwan" Melissa Brown (Anthropology)
Friday, January 15, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, First Floor Seminar room (main quad) Stanford, CA 94305
Free and open to the public.

Statistical Mechanics of Money, Income, and Wealth
Tuesday, January 19, 2010.  4:15 PM.
Hewlett Teaching Center, Rm. 201
Free and open to the public

"From Vairocana to Aksobhya: The Early Development of Alchi Monastery, Ladakh."
Thursday, January 21, 2010.  5:15 PM.
Encina Hall West, Room 208
Free and Open to the public

Ethics@Noon: "Burning Man at Google: The Countercultural Ethos of New Media Production" Fred Turner
Friday, January 22, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad) Stanford, CA 94305

DrupalCamp
Saturday, January 23, 2010.
Stanford Law School

The Regional Context of Turkey's Foreign Policy
Monday, January 25, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Encina Hall East, E008
FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC

2009-2010 Drell Lecture
Monday, January 25, 2010.  4:00 PM.
Oak Lounge, Tresidder Memorial Union, Stanford University
Free and open to the public; no RSVP required

"The Social Contact in Iran"
Tuesday, January 26, 2010.  6:00 PM.
Pigott Hall, Building 260, Room 113
Free and open to the public

Ethics@Noon: "Fairness in Financial Globalization" Aaron James
Friday, January 29, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar Room (main quad) Stanford, CA 94305
Free and open to the public.

"The Tibetan Buddhist Mandala and Its Evolution."
Saturday, January 30, 2010.  1:00 PM.
TBA
Free and Open to the public

Marta Sutton Weeks Distinguished Visitor Lecture by Frederick Cooper
Monday, February 1, 2010.  5:00 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford University
Free and open to the public

Marta Sutton Weeks Distinguished Visitor Seminar by Frederick Cooper
Tuesday, February 2, 2010.  4:00 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford University
Free and open to the public

Marta Sutton Weeks Distinguished Visitor Lecture by Frederick Cooper
Wednesday, February 3, 2010.  5:00 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford University
Free and open to the public

"On Reading the Lives of the Jinas: Questions and Answers of Medieval Monks"
Wednesday, February 3, 2010.  5:15 PM.
Encina Hall West, Room 208
Free and Open to the public

Marta Sutton Weeks Distinguished Visitor Seminar by Frederick Cooper
Thursday, February 4, 2010.  4:00 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford University
Free and open to the public

"Fotudeng's 'Magic': Dharani Practice and the Narrative of Omniscience."
Thursday, February 4, 2010.  5:15 PM.
Encina Hall West, Room 208
Free and Open to the public

Ethics@Noon: "Online Education for K-12 Students: Growth and Ethical Implications" Mark Kushner (Vice-President, k12)
Friday, February 5, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad) Stanford, CA 94305
Free and open to the public.

Ethics@Noon: "Making Ethical Distinctions: Precise Decision Language"
Friday, February 12, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

From Greystone Quarry to Stone River: A History of Stanford Sandstone *NEW Date
Wednesday, February 17, 2010.  5:15 PM.
History Corner, Main Quad (Building 200, Room 2)
Free

Ethics@Noon: "Mass Incarceration and It's Unintended Consequences for Children, Communities, and Democracy"
Friday, February 19, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor seminar
Free and open to the public.

Ethics@Noon: "Assessing Othello's Risk of Cardiac Disease - The Role of Race as a Source of Health Disparities"
Friday, February 26, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

Ethics@Noon: "When Philosophy is Unethical"
Friday, March 5, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

As Old as the University Itself: The History of Asian Americans at Stanford *NEW Date
Wednesday, March 10, 2010.  5:15 PM.
Oak East Lounge, Tresidder Union
Free

Ethics@Noon:
Friday, March 12, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

A History of the Anti-War Movement at Stanford
Thursday, April 1, 2010.  5:15 PM.
Oak East Lounge, Tresidder Union
Free

Ethics@Noon:
Friday, April 2, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

Ian Duncan Book Discussion
Friday, April 2, 2010.  3:30 PM.
English Department Terrace Room (Bldg. 460, Room 426)
Free and open to the public

Ethics@Noon:"Foreign Aid and Poverty"
Friday, April 9, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

Presidential Lecture by Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland (1990 - 1997)
Monday, April 12, 2010.  7:00 PM.
Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education, 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford University
Free and open to the public

Ethics@Noon:
Friday, April 16, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

Garrett Stewart Book Discussion
Thursday, April 22, 2010.  5:00 PM.
English Department Terrace Room (Bldg. 460, Room 426)
Free and open to the public

Ethics@Noon:"Sustainable Development or Shuffle Deck Chairs on the Titanic: The (Difficult) Choice is Ours"
Friday, April 23, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

Ethics@Noon:"Ethics and Global Medicine: Dilemmas Faced by Medical Students and Researchers Who go to Work in Poor Countries"
Friday, April 30, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

Harry Camp Memorial Lecture by Tzvetan Todorov
Monday, May 3, 2010.  5:00 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford University
Free and open to the public

Harry Camp Memorial Seminar by Tzvetan Todorov
Tuesday, May 4, 2010.  4:00 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford University
Free and open to the public

Harry Camp Memorial Lecture by Tzvetan Todorov
Wednesday, May 5, 2010.  7:00 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Street Stanford University
Free and open to the public

Harry Camp Memorial Seminar by Tzvetan Todorov
Thursday, May 6, 2010.  4:00 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford University
Free and open to the public

Ethics@Noon: Tamar Shapiro (Philosophy)
Friday, May 7, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

"Iran-Iraq War on screen"
Thursday, May 13, 2010.  6:00 PM.
Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall
Free and open to the public

Ethics@Noon: "The Ethics of Genetically Modified Foods in a New Green Revolution"
Friday, May 14, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

Ethics@Noon: Allegra McLeod (Post Doctoral Fellow, Center for Ethics in Society & Program on Global Justice )
Friday, May 21, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110. 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.

Ethics@Noon: TBA
Friday, May 28, 2010.  12:00 PM.
Building 110, 1st Floor Seminar room (main quad)
Free and open to the public.