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"THAT'S INCREDIBLE" SERIES HAS TOP SPEAKERS
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GREENSBORO--Science historian James Burke and psychiatrist-author Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison will be second-semester highlights of "That's Incredible: Science, Technology and Belief," a series of programs at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro that will examine the complex interaction of science and culture in the modern world.
Jamison will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Aycock Auditorium. A professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, she is author of the books, "Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide," "Touched by Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament" and her autobiographical "An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness." Her appearance will be sponsored by the division of student affairs and the Office of Residence Life.
Burke will be this year's Harriet Elliott Lecturer. Burke was host of the popular television series "Connections," "Connections 2" and "The Day the Universe Changed." He will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in Taylor Building Auditorium. His best-selling books include "Connections," "The Knowledge Web" and "Circles." (Reservations required.)
The Weatherspoon Art Museum will open a major exhibition, "Lab Results: Three Artists' Residencies in the Sciences," on Jan. 20. The artists have collaborated with UNCG professors and the Weatherspoon will show the results of their work. Bill Burns has worked with Dr. Roy Stine, Department of Geography, to create a series of live projected images of ozone distribution superimposed on a geo-political map of the world. Russell Crotty's collaboration with Dr. Stephen Danford, Department of Physics and Astronomy, at the Three College Observatory to create new art images of the heavens. Shannon Kennedy worked with Dr. Mary K. Sandford, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, to create a series of greatly enlarged microenvironments.
Starting Jan. 23, UNCG faculty members will take part in a "Faculty Reflections" series running through April 3 on Wednesdays, to discuss how their research and creative work relates to the theme. The series will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium. Dr. Mary K. Sandford will open the series Jan. 23, speaking on the topic, "Imaging the Human Past: Perspectives of a Physical Anthropologist on Science, Technology and Belief."
Other dates and speakers are: Feb. 20, Dr. Roy Stine; March 6, Dr. Stephen Danford; March 20, Dr. Park Rublee, associate professor of biology; March 27, Dr. Karen Katula, associate professor of biology; and April 3, Dr. Michael MacIntosh, associate professor of nutrition.
"The selection of 'science' as our organizing theme for the year provides us with opportunities for exploring numerous topics and issues relating to science and society in the modern world, while showcasing the excellent science programs at UNCG," said Sandford. "While the natural and physical sciences can offer unique treatments of 'Science, Technology and Belief,' many other disciplines, such as psychology, religion, philosophy and anthropology, can all contribute to our understanding of the nature of science and scientific belief.
"We hope that the community will join us for our 'That's Incredible' activities. Our intention is to create a community-wide dialogue which can promote a greater understanding of the impact that science and technology have on the modern world."
"That's Incredible" is an example of UNCG's leadership as a community asset inside and outside the classroom. With particular strengths in education and the study of social issues, as well as science, performing arts and business, UNCG offers the community and surrounding areas an unparalleled combination of multidisciplinary resources suited to develop new knowledge, stimulating business and inspiring leadership.
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