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Navigating Uncertainty in Climate Projections: Scenarios, Simulations, and Earth’s Complexity

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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Ubuntu Room/202
Virtual Location: zoom
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In this talk, Ross Dixon (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences) explores how climate models are used to project regional climate change and the uncertainties that arise from emissions scenarios, model limitations, and natural variability. Through live …
This event originated in College of Arts and Sciences.
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The Robert Knoll Lecture Series presents: Ed Whitley

“Whitman, Democracy and 19th Century Cultures of Data”

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Starts at 3:30 pm
Location: Andrews Hall Room: Bailey Library, ANDR 228/229 Target Audiences:
In the first Robert Knoll lecture of the fall semester, Ed Whitley, professor and department chair at Lehigh University, will discuss “Whitman, Democracy and 19th Century Cultures of Data.” The department, with support from the dean’s office, …
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Haunted: Uncertainty, Insecurity, and Fear of Crime

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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Ubuntu Room/202
Virtual Location: zoom
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Lisa Kort-Butler’s talk explores how public fear and uncertainty—when the evidence based “reality” does not match public perception—shape attitudes toward crime and punishment, leading to support for punitive policies even when crime rates …
This event originated in College of Arts and Sciences.
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The Robert Knoll Lecture Series presents: Stefan Schöberlein

“Deep-Dyed Heretic: Walt Whitman’s Populist Poetics”

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Starts at 3:30 pm
Location: Andrews Hall Room: Bailey Library, ANDR 228/229 Target Audiences:
In the second Robert Knoll lecture of the fall semester, Stefan Schöberlein, associate professor at Texas A&M University, Central Texas, will discuss “Deep-Dyed Heretic: Walt Whitman’s Populist Poetics.” The department, with support from the …
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The Political Psychology of Uncertainty: Implications for Decision Making and Democracy

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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Ubuntu Room/202
Virtual Location: zoom
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Ingrid Haas (Political Science) will explore how uncertainty shapes the way we think, feel, and make decisions—especially in political contexts. It highlights how uncertainty can either open our minds or close them off, with important consequences …
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The Robert Knoll Lecture Series presents: Zack Turpin

“‘The Cushions of the Presidency Are Nothing But Filth and Blood’: Walt Whitman on American Dictatorship”

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Starts at 3:30 pm
Location: Andrews Hall Room: Bailey Library, ANDR 228/229 Target Audiences:
In the third Robert Knoll lecture of the fall semester, Zack Turpin, associate professor at the University of Idaho, will speak on “‘The Cushions of the Presidency are Nothing but Filth and Blood’: Walt Whitman on American Dictatorship.” The …
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“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50”: Presentations, Film Screenings, Q&A Sessions

with Jaimey Fisher, Professor of German and Cinema and Digital Media, University of California-Davis

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Starts at 7:00 pm
Location: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center-Van Brunt Visitors Center Target Audiences:
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Miloš Forman’s adaptation of Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel, Professor Jaimey Fisher will give pre-screening presentations from his forthcoming book (Bloomsbury/BFI, …
Discussion

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50”: Presentations, Film Screenings, Q&A Sessions

with Jaimey Fisher, Professor of German and Cinema and Digital Media, University of California-Davis

Date:
Time:
Starts at 3:00 pm
Location: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center-Van Brunt Visitors Center Target Audiences:
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Miloš Forman’s adaptation of Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel, Professor Jaimey Fisher will give pre-screening presentations from his forthcoming book (Bloomsbury/BFI, …
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Other Futures: Poetic Uncertainty in the Age of the Algorithm

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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Ubuntu Room/202
Virtual Location: zoom
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Luis Othoniel Rosa (Spanish/Modern Languages and Literatures) will explore how poetic language disrupts the logic of technological determinism and opens pathways to alternative futures beyond ecological, economic, and political catastrophe. Drawing …
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Holy Agnosticism

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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Ubuntu Room/202
Virtual Location: zoom
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Stephen Lahey will explore the rich tradition of Western Mysticism, which embraces uncertainty and the absence of definitive knowledge about God as a legitimate and profound spiritual path. Rather than a weakness, agnosticism and doubt are presented …
This event originated in College of Arts and Sciences.