Past Events
May 3, 2007
Randy Olson's "Flock of Dodos" film to be shown at DeBartolo
Flock of Dodos: the evolution-intelligent design circus is the first feature documentary (85 mins.) to present both sides of the evolution vs. intelligent design controversy that recently appeared on the covers of Time and Newsweek. Two showings are scheduled for 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the Browning Cinema. Filmmaker and evolutionary biologist Dr. Randy Olson will be on hand during a question and answer session that follows each of the screenings. > Read More about Randy Olson and the Shifting Baselines Ocean Media Project
April 12, 2007
Kenneth Miller to speak on "Evolution Wars"
Kenneth Miller, author of "Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution," will address the Notre Dame community at a public lecture on Thursday, April 12, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 101, Jordan Hall Auditorium. > Read More
March 29, 2007
GLOBES fellows and faculty meet with MV officials
A March 29 meeting with two Millennium Village (MV) officials, Dr. David Siriri (member of the World Agroforestry Association and current scientific director of an MV in Uganda at Rhuiira) and Dr. Johnson Nkuuhe (project director for UNDP and UN Country Coordinator for MV in Uganda), provides an opportunity for GLOBES faculty and students to receive first-hand information and discuss research ideas/projects that may be applicable to the needs of MV projects. One of the primary goals of the MV program is to develop science solutions to the issues faced by a developing community, specifically water quality, agriculture and public health. The meeting is planned as part of a week-long visit hosted by the Notre Dame Millennium Village Initiative.
Feb. 16-18, 2007
GLOBES cosponsors FILMS WITH (an environmental) CONSCIENCE
Four films explore the many effects of environmental degradation, whether depicting the world of industrial food production or the bleak future of a post-apocalyptic world. Baraka (1992) begins the film series in the Browning Cinema on Friday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. > Read More
Nov. 16, 2006
NDEER Symposium features three guest speakers
The 5th Annual Symposium on Notre Dame Environmental Education and Research (NDEER) brought together more than 90 faculty members and students for a daylong conference exploring the theme of "Forging Integrative Solutions: Challenges in Disease, Water Quality and Pollution."
Oct. 26, 2006
Jonathan Patz of the Univ. of Wisconsin to talk on Climate Change and Human Health Risks
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, of the Nelson Institute of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, addresses human health risk resulting from climate change and changing landscapes at the GLOBES Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Galvin Auditorium. > Read More
Sept. 21, 2006
GLOBES Inaugural Seminar Series begins with New York Times Science Writer Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer's talk entitled "The Darwin Beat: Reporting Evolution News in a Controversial Age" kicks off the Fall 2006 GLOBES Inaugural Serminar Series. The award-winning journalist and author of five books about science will present a lecture open to all Notre Dame students and the public in the Jordan Hall of Science Auditorium, Room 101, at 4 p.m. > Read More
September 14, 2006
2nd Annual Notre Dame Forum focuses on "The Global Health Crisis"
Dr. Paul Farmer and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs are among the world leaders, scholars and students to discuss some of the world’s most challenging issues in global health at the 2nd Annual Notre Dame Forum. Gwen Ifill, managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, acts as moderator for the forum of distinguished panelists. > Read More
February 24-26, 2006
Department of Biology hosts Graduate Student Recruitment Weekend
The first group of prospective graduate students for Fall 2006 admission to the GLOBES program visited Notre Dame during the Student Recruitment Weekend hosted by the Dept. of Biology on Feb. 24-26. > Read More
February 10, 2006
BioFrASS features talk by GLOBES Program Director
GLOBES Program Director Jeffrey Feder gave an overview of the new GLOBES interdisciplinary studies program at the weekly EEE graduate student seminar, BioFrASS (Biology Friday Afternoon Seminar Series), at the University of Notre Dame. > Read More
February 7, 2006
GLOBES PIs meet with Paul Ehrlich of Stanford University
The Department of Biological Sciences hosted an informal discussion on interdisciplinary studies with Nieuwland Lecturer Professor Paul Ehrlich of Stanford University and Notre Dame faculty members involved with GLOBES. > Read More
October 26, 2005
New interdisciplinary program to address global health problems
GLOBES (Global Linkages of Biology, Environment, and Society) is the new interdisciplinary PhD program at the University of Notre Dame.