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Pre-meds invited to speak with school of medicine dean Dr. Wayne Samuelson, dean of admissions at the University of Utah’s School of Medicine, will meet with interested students at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Albertson Building, Room 102. Everyone is welcome to the event, which is an opportunity for future doctors to ask their questions of the dean. For more information, contact Rolf Ingermann, UI allied health adviser and professor, at 885-7749 ext. 6280 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it University touts World Year of Physics, Einstein The 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s “miraculous year” is being celebrated this year, and in conjunction UI faculty and students are presenting their own research. Ruprecht Machleidt, acting chair of the UI Department of Physics, will present a colloquium titled “The Never-Ending Dream of Mankind: The Theory of Everything” at 12:30 p.m. today in the Idaho Commons Whitewater Room. The lecture is part of the University Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series. In 1905, Einstein published four papers, including his special theory of relativity, that continue to influence modern physics. To honor Einstein’s accomplishments, the American Physics Society, physics societies around the globe and the United Nations have designated 2005 as the World Year of Physics. The UI Physics Department will present three events this fall to highlight the accomplishments of the world’s most-celebrated physicist. “The World Year of Physics is a worldwide celebration of physics and its importance in our everyday lives,” Machleidt said. “Physics not only plays an important role in the development of science and technology, but also has a tremendous impact on our society.” Phil Deutchman, UI emeritus professor of physics, will make a presentation to the community to honor Einstein on at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre in downtown Moscow. The presentation is titled “How Einstein Rocked the World of Physics in 1905: A 100-Year Celebration.” The community also is invited to an “Einstein Movie Night” at the Kenworthy in early December. The event is still in the planning stages, but organizers plan to feature movies that emphasize Einstein’s personal life. UI research student takes first prize at science symposium Anna Zawadzka, a UI research student in microbiology, molecular biology and biochemistry, was awarded first place in a contest at the recent Inland Northwest Research Alliance Environmental Subsurface Science Symposium. Her project about a bacterially-produced compound that binds with metals has potential for bioremediation, competition judges said. Zawadzka, from Lublin, Poland, works in the laboratory of Andrzej Paszczynski, also from the same town. In 2004, Poland’s University of Maria Curie Sklodowska in Lublin signed a memorandum of understanding with UI, thanks to efforts of Paszczynski, UI associate professor of biochemistry. Last summer, seven Polish graduate students spent four months working with MMBB faculty members at UI. Research students entered 30 posters from the eight INRA universities — Boise State, Idaho State, Montana State, Utah State and Washington State universities, and the universities of Alaska Fairbanks, Idaho and Montana. Leading figure in evolution debate speaks tonight Eugenie Scott, one of the nation’s leading voices in a dispute about evolution education in public schools, is here Wednesday. Her talk, “Why Scientists Reject Intelligent Design,” will begin at 7 p.m. in the UI Administration Building Auditorium. The talk is free and open to the public. Scott is executive director of the Oakland, Calif.-based National Center for Science Education, which defends the teaching of evolution in public schools and serves as a clearinghouse for information for educators. She earned a doctorate in physical anthropology from the University of Missouri. Scott and the center are among the leading critics of a policy adopted by the Dover, Pa., school board requiring students to be informed that opponents of evolutionary theory offer an alternate explanation known as intelligent design. Students’ parents, who argue that the policy injects non-scientific religious views into public education and violate the separation of church and state, sued the school board. The American Civil Liberties Union is representing the dissenting parents. Intelligent design, say Scott and other critics, is an offshoot of creationism and is religion-based. She is the co-author of the book “Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction.” For more information, contact Donna Holmes in the UI Department of Biological Sciences at (208) 885-6598, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or on the Internet at www.webs.uidaho.edu/wisui.  Add as favorites (20) | Views: 624
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