 Kathie T. Hodge
A Visit to the Mushroom Planet
- Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Place: Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall
Join us on a journey into the world of mushrooms, molds, and other fungi led by Kathie Hodge, researcher and associate professor of mycology at Cornell. Are fungi friends or foes? How do they do what they do? You'll encounter much that is strange on this virtual biodiversity tour--and you'll get to know our planet from a refreshingly fungal point of view.
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 Amy Dickinson
An Evening with Ask Amy
- Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Place: Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall
Popular syndicated advice columnist Amy Dickinson shares her small-town secrets to success, tells how she was chosen as "the next Ann Landers," and presents her hilarious and heartwarming memoir, The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town that Raised Them. (Photo: Brasco Productions)
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 Francis J. DiSalvo
World Challenges: Making Our Way to Sustainable Solutions
- Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Place: Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall
There are many challenges in the areas of energy, environment, and economic and human development that require significant and timely response. The need to address these challenges is made more urgent by the increasing world population, which is forecast to reach 9.5 billion by 2050. In this presentation Frank DiSalvo, a professor at Cornell and director of the Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future, will outline some of the challenges and the role of academic institutions in addressing these critical issues.
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 Brian C. Wansink
Mindless Eating: Secrets and Solutions
- Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Place: Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall
Hidden persuaders in restaurants, movie theaters, airplanes, and even our own homes can trick us into eating more than we want--but it's possible to fat-proof these places with a few tricks from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab! Lab director and Cornell faculty member Brian Wansink will share some science-based strategies that provide practical and easy ways to lose weight by fat-proofing one's life.
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 Marjorie M. Blanchard
Leading Others and Yourself at a Higher Level
- Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Place: Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall
Margie has earned a reputation as a compelling speaker, an accomplished business consultant, and a best-selling author. As co-founder of The Ken Blanchard Companies, she works with her husband, Ken, to ensure that the company remains one of the premier management consulting firms in the world. She heads the company's unique Office of the Future, a think tank that anticipates client needs and directs the development of new products and services.
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 Joyce Carol Oates
The Writer's (Secret) Life: Woundedness, Rejection, and Inspiration
- Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Place: Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall
In this informal talk about the psychological underpinnings of creativity, Ms. Oates will discuss Emily Dickinson, the Bronte sisters, Samuel Beckett, Anais Nin, Graham Greene, Norman Mailer, Eudora Welty, and John Updike. Questions will be welcomed afterward.
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