Event Archives
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Apr03
USP Seminar with Professor Cathy Davidson, “Now You See It: How the Science of Attention Can Help Us Succeed in a World of Distractions,” Wednesday, April 3, 240 Franklin Center
On April 3 at 7:00 pm in Room 240 John Hope Franklin Center, Cathy Davidson will be giving a talk followed by a seminar for the University Scholars Program, as part of their ongoing seminar series and as a welcome to visiting high school seniors visiting Duke to learn more about this innovative interdisciplinary, intergenerational [...]
Starts: April 3, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Ends: April 3, 2013 @ 9:00 pm
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Mar02
USP Spring Symposium: FUTURES Saturday, March 2, 2013, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
The University Scholars Program presents the annual USP Spring Symposium: “FUTURES” Saturday, March 2, 2013, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm, Room 271 Smith Warehouse. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: James Reynolds, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Science and Biology. PRESENTATIONS BY UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS: Future Perfect: Visions of the near and distant future from various disciplinary perspectives and how these [...]
Starts: March 2, 2013 @ 9:30 am
Ends: March 2, 2013 @ 3:30 pm
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Aug31
USP Annual Fall Retreat
University Scholars Program Annual Fall Retreat Camp Chestnut Ridge Friday, August 31 – Saturday, September 1, 2012
Starts: August 31, 2012 @ 5:00 pm
Ends: September 1, 2012 @ 3:00 pm
Place: 4300 Chestnut Ridge Road, Efland, NC, 27243
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Sep13
USP Seminar, “The Quest for the Elusive Higgs Boson with Prof. Al Goshaw, Duke Physics.” Thurs. Sept. 13, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 240 Franklin Center
In July 2012, scientists at CERN discovered a new subatomic particle that could be the elusive Higgs boson. Please join us for a USP Seminar on Thursday, September 13th, 2012 with Professor Al Goshaw of Duke Physics to discuss the quest, the methodology, and the implications of this discovery! Prof. Goshaw works in experimental high [...]
Starts: September 13, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
Ends: September 13, 2012 @ 9:00 pm
Place: 2204 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705, Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center
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Sep26
USP “Summer Enrichment” Seminar, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 240 Franklin Center
Undergraduate Unis Ash-girl Chapfuwa, Albert Hu, Jodi Hyman and Dhrusti Patel will discuss their travels abroad and their enrichment work and goals from this past summer, thanks to funding from the University Scholars Program. Please RSVP by Monday, Sept. 24th. A light dinner will be provided with veggie and non-veggie entrée options available. Ash-girl Chapfuwa– Engineering [...]
Starts: September 26, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
Ends: September 26, 2012 @ 9:00 pm
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Oct09
USP Seminar, “Big Data and the Humanities,” Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 240 Franklin Center
“Big Data and the Humanities” with grad Uni co-hosts James Johndrow (Statistics) and Allen Riddell (Literature). James Johndrow is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Statistical Science. His research focuses on developing novel Bayesian methods for unordered categorical data. He is motivated by the challenge of modeling human behavior, and therefore take special interest [...]
Starts: October 9, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
Ends: October 9, 2012 @ 9:00 pm
Place: 240 Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705
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Oct22
“The Science and Impact of Climate Change,” with Dr. Franco Einaudi, Monday, Oct. 22, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 240 Franklin Center
We are pleased to announce a seminar with Dr. Franco Einaudi, retired Director of Earth Sciences NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, organized by the Karsh International Scholars and co-sponsored by the Reginaldo Howard Program, the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, the University Scholars Program, and the Office of Undergraduate Scholars & Fellows. The Science and Impact [...]
Starts: October 22, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
Ends: October 22, 2012 @ 9:00 pm
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Nov06
USP Seminar “U.S. Elections and the Media” with Prof. David Paletz, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 116 Old Chem
Starts: November 6, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
Ends: November 6, 2012 @ 9:00 pm
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Nov19
USP Seminar with Diali Cissokho and Kaira Ba, Monday, Nov. 19, 7:00 – 9:00pm, FHI Garage, Bay 4, Smith Warehouse
The University Scholars join forces with the BorderWorks Humanities Lab and the Humanitarian Challenges Focus group for an evening with Diali Cissokho and Kaira Ba, a musical ensemble that fuses the best of Senegalese music and traditional instruments such as the kora and djembe with bluegrass rhythms and guitar pickings. The event will take place [...]
Starts: November 19, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
Ends: November 19, 2012 @ 9:00 pm
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Nov30
USP End-of-Semester Potluck, Friday, Nov. 30, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Please join us for a USP end-of-semester party to celebrate the end of the fall semester and kick start our planning for the USP Symposium into high gear. We’ll be gathering at the Director’s house, 403 W. Knox Street in Durham, between 5:00 – 7:00 pm. It’s a potluck – both material and intellectual, so [...]
Starts: November 30, 2012 @ 5:00 pm
Ends: November 30, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
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