Events

Join us for a conversation with Brian Donahue, scholar, farmer, forester, and author of the new book Slow Wood: Green Building from Local Forests, published by Yale University Press. 

Bell numbers count the number of ways that n objects can be sorted into any number of buckets. They were studied and named after Scottish-American mathematician E.T. Bell who wrote about them in the 1930’s, but their study actually dates back much further. We will introduce the topic from scratch, investigate some of its interesting properties, learn more about the intriguing character E.T. Bell, and delve deeper into the history of Bell numbers and their connection to Russian dolls and to an ancient Japanese incense game!

1. Sujay Banerjee
2. Camilla Salwen
3. Roeskva Torhalsdottir

1. William McCarthy
2. Peyton Smith

1. Taylor Han
2. Maya Henning

In this Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk students currently enrolled in ENVS 0401 A Community-Engaged Environmental Studies Practicum with present work from their semester long community-engaged projects.

1. Ciara Murphy
2. Seth Boffa

1. Elle Thompson
2. Kayley Porter

In this Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk students currently enrolled in ENVS 0401 B Community-Engaged Environmental Studies Practicum with present work from their semester long community-engaged projects.

“Sensory systems to self-driving cars: science at the intersection of mechanism, theory, and opportunity.”

“Bioinspiration” can be defined as the development of novel materials, devices, and strategies inspired by examples found in biological systems. In this presentation, Dr. Schweikert will tell stories about the little-known sensory capabilities of marine animals, how different senses permit survival in the marine world, and what we might stand to gain from their study.

1. Mahnoor Ahmad
2. Oakley Martin
3. Sam Ellinwood
4. Penelope Weekes

1. Isabella Caddeau
2. Olivia Chen
3. Milia Pollack

Remarks and awards for Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry department seniors and their families.

Remarks and awards from 2:45-3:15 pm.

Location: McCardell-Bicentennial Hall, Great Hall

Remarks and breakout space for Geography, Neuroscience, Physics, and Psychology department seniors and their families.

Location: McCardell-Bicentennial Hall, Great Hall