"Agriculture in China," by Xiaolin Le, Visiting Scientist, China Agricultural University, Friday, March 7, 3:00pm, 327 Keim Hall. Refreshments at 2:30.

David W. Frayer is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas and a world renowned scholar on topics pivotal to the study of hominid evolution. Dr. Frayer was awarded a Ph.D from the University of Michigan in 1976 and has since authored more than 85 publications and delivered more thatn 100 academic presentations worldwide. Although the anatomy and behavior of Neandertals for the basis for Dr. Frayer's recent work, he has also published extensively on European Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic fossils, and most recently on the diminutive skeletal remains of the 'hobbit' (Homo "floresiensis') from the island of Flores, Indonesia.

"The Shortest Language Spoken by a Group," Susan Hermiller, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The talk will be preceded by refreshments in 348 Avery Hall.

With precision, sensitivity, and innovation, Aquila Theatre Company's productions go straight to the heart in classical drama. "Julius Caesar" tells the epic story of the rise and fall of one of the world's most notorious leaders and challenges the audience to consider the price of democracy and freedom. With superb acting and clever staging, relevant works come to life onstage by the company The New York Times describes as "classically trained and modernly hip."

Dr. Lyssa Dent Hughes, a health care expert, has just been nominated to a Cabinet post when an indiscretion from her past is discovered. The media turns it into a scandal, which endangers her confirmation and divides her family and friends. The production is directed by Virginia Smith who believes the show is "timely since we have a woman running for president. AN AMERICAN DAUGHTER spurs debate about how women are still viewed in political leadership positions in this country."