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2008 Sally Ride Festival: Reach for the Stars!

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Original date: Saturday, October 18, 2008 sponsor: Physics & Astronomy summary: Reach for the Stars! Sally Ride Science Festival Sally Ride Science Festival returns to Rice with a street fair, keynote speaker, and workshops. Designed for middle-school girls, registration is required. Please see website below for link to registration. The festival features: - An inspiring talk by astronaut Peggy Whitson - Discovery Workshops for students, given by local scientists and engineers (examples include chemists, veterinarians, microbiologists, and others) - Workshops for parents and teachers on ways to support students' interests in science and math - A Street Fair with booths, hands-on activities, food, and music read less

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2008 Sally Ride Festival: Reach for the Stars!

Mon October 20 2008

Original date: Saturday, October 18, 2008 sponsor: Physics & Astronomy summary: Reach for the Stars! Sally Ride Science Festival Sally Ride Scienc... read more

Einstein's New Millennium Legacy

Fri October 17 2008

Einstein's New Millennium Legacy Sylvester James Gates, Jr. Original date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 location: Shell Auditorium, McNair Hall sponsor... read more

Einstein's New Millennium Legacy Sylvester James Gates, Jr. Original date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 location: Shell Auditorium, McNair Hall sponsor: President’s Lecture Series of Diverse Scholars Distinguished among scientists working at the cutting edge of physics, Sylvester James Gates, Jr., also has helped introduce scientific concepts to the public through the PBS television programs “Breakthrough: The Changing Face of Science in America,” “A Science Odyssey,” “The Elegant Universe” and “Einstein’s Big Idea” and in “Superstring Theory: The DNA of Reality,” a popular DVD lecture collection. Gates has served on the faculties of MIT, Howard University, California Institute of Technology and the University of Maryland, where he is director for the Center for String and Particle Theory. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the American Physical Society, which named him the first recipient of the Bouchet Award; and the National Society of Black Physicists, for which he is a past president. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 published research papers, co-authored one book and contributed numerous articles in others. In 2008, he participated in a number of events at the World Science Festival in New York City, including the “Beyond Einstein” panel. His awards include the MIT Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award, the Klopsteg Award of the American Association of Physics Teachers and an award, previously given to Carl Sagan, from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. read less

Using Owl Space as a Tool for Collaboration in the Classroom

Wed July 02 2008

Sponsored by Rice University's Educational Technologies and Fondren Library's Digital Media Center Dr. Lesley Campbell explains how she uses OWL-Space... read more

Sponsored by Rice University's Educational Technologies and Fondren Library's Digital Media Center Dr. Lesley Campbell explains how she uses OWL-Space CCM as part of her teaching, but also to promote collaboration and gather research date along with her students. This presentation is part of the Teaching with Technology Brown Bag series, co-sponsored by the Educational Technologies department and ... read more

Religion and Immigrants in Houston: Interfaith Opportunities and Challenges

Mon June 02 2008

Original date: May 1, 2008 Sponsor: The Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice University New immigrants to Housto... read more

Original date: May 1, 2008 Sponsor: The Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice University New immigrants to Houston can be seen as challenges or as opportunities for increased interfaith dialog and communication. Will Houston choose conflict or cooperation, dialog or be non-responsive. Helen Rose Ebaugh, Professor of Sociology at the University of Houston, looks at the issues, Religion and Immigrants in Houston: Interfaith Opportunities and Challenges, a Boniuk Community Lecture in cooperation with St. Stephen’s Espicopal Church, at 1805 W. Alabama, in Houston. read less

Why Can't We All Get Along?

Thu May 22 2008

Original Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008l location: Emery/Weiner School, Houston sponsor: Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance Why Can't We All Get Alon... read more

Original Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008l location: Emery/Weiner School, Houston sponsor: Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance Why Can't We All Get Along--that's the question that Orthodox Rabbi Shmuel Goldin will be answering with a positive recommendation of how the various wings of the Jewish faith can begin to work together to achieve tolerance and respect. Rabbi Goldin's lessons also can be app... read more