Lecture: Three Encounters with Elie Wiesel, Monday, November 9

Three Encounters with Elie Wiesel: The Fascination with Jewish Tales

GSU Metcalf Ballroom, 775 Commonwealth Avenue (2nd floor) 

7pm / free

Monday's talk in the Encounters series is titled  "In Our Own Time: The
Tragedy of the 'Saint Louis'".  Elie Wiesel is an active spokesman for peace
and human rights all over the world. He has worked on behalf of Soviet Jews,
the State of Israel, and Argentinian relatives of "the Disappeared." He has
spoken out for victims in Rwanda and Ethiopia, the Cambodian Boat people,
against apartheid in South Africa, in support of peace and human rights in
Central America as well as Kosovo, and most recently, on behalf of those in
the Darfur region of Sudan. No tickets are required. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that due to
security concerns, all bags are subject to inspection upon entry. An open
forum with Elie Wiesel will follow the lecture.  

Event: Future of the Book Conference, October 30

Future of the Book

The Core Curriculum in the College of Arts and Science and the Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education present

a one-day conference exploring the

FUTURE OF THE BOOK

Moderated by David Eckel, Professor of Religion, Director of the Core Curriculum and Victor Coelho, Professor of Music, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education

1:00-2:30 pm

Libraries and Education in the 21st Century:

The Case of Cushing Academy

James Tracy

Headmaster, Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Massachusetts

Former Headmaster, Boston University Academy

Remarks by Christopher Ricks

Warren Professor of the Humanities

Co-Director, Editorial Institute, Boston University

3:00-4:00 pm

The Impact of Digital Technology on the Publishing Industry

Richard Sarnoff

President, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments

4:00-5:00 pm

Pedagogy and Textbooks in the Renaissance

Ann Blair

Henry Charles Lea Professor of History, Harvard University

Friday, October 30, 2009

Metcalf Trustee Center, One Silber Way, Ninth Floor

Green Line B-Train to Blandford Street Stop

Reception to follow-free and open to the public

Co-Sponsored by the New England Renaissance Conference and the Boston University Humanities Foundation.

For more information please contact core@bu.edu or 617-353-5404.

Talk: 20 Years After the Fall of the Wall, October 28

***Wednesday, October 28 ***

Panel Discussion

20 Years after the Fall of the Wall: Revealing the Truth

Wolf Biermann
Poet, songwriter, essayist and former East German dissident.

Marianne Birthler
Head of the state-funded body which manages the archives of the former East German secret police (Stasi).

Moderator: Karl Kaiser
Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School and Director of the Program on Transatlantic Relations of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

7:00 PM
Boston University Photonics Center
8 St. Mary's Street, 9th floor

Free and open to the public | Reception to follow

Co-sponsored by the Goethe Institut Boston, the Center for International Relations at Boston University and the literary journal AGNI | In cooperation with the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) and Zephyr Press

Funded by the European Commission Delegation in Washington, DC and the Goethe Institut Boston

Lecture: The Short American Century, 1941-2008: Contrasting Views of the Era of American Dominance, October 22

Summary	The Short American Century, 1941-2008: Contrasting Views of the Era of American Dominance
Description	The International History Institute hosts Professor Eugene McCarraher, Villanova University. This is the 3rd in a series of eight lectures.
Starts	6:00pm on Thursday, October 22nd 2009
Location	The Castle, 225 Bay State Road
Topics	Lecture
Running Time	90 minutes
Admission	Free and open to the public
Email	IHI@bu.edu
Phone	617-353-1165
Directions	http://www.bu.edu/castle/introduction/directions/index.shtml

Lecture: Presidential Lecture on Clean Energy and Sustainability at Boston Univ., November 04

You are cordially invited to a Boston University Presidential Lecture on
Clean Energy and Sustainability
Nov 4, 2009
4:00 pm - 5:15 PM
Photonics Building Room 206 Auditorium, 8 Saint Mary's Street, Brookline, MA

Steve Fludder, Vice President, ecomagination, GE
http://www.bu.edu/energy/newsevents/presidential-lectures/

Green is Green: ecomagination at GE

From Wall Street to Main Street and from Boston to Beijing, how is GE leading society and business to a prosperous, greener future? Ecomagination is GE's business strategy driving innovation and growth of profitableenvironmental solutions. GE has brought to market over 80 innovative ecomagination solutions with a simple proposition: Green is Green. Usingexamples of environmental challenges and solutions from aviation to healthcare, from clean energy to residential homes, Fludder will discuss how GE is helping customers and society embrace a greener, prosperous future.

Steven Fludder, in October 2008, became head of GE¹s heralded ecomagination initiative. The 25-year GE veteran leads this company-wide business strategy, which has made GE a world leader in providing profitable environmental solutions in a world where the environment and the economy have become inextricably connected. Ecomagination represented nine percentof GE's total revenue in 2008 and grew, that year, by 21 percent. Among the milestones of the initiative are innovative programs in carbon mitigation, water resources, and energy efficiency. Fludder brings to the assignment years of international experience.

Fludder led GE businesses based in Hong Kong, Jakarta, Dubai, Shanghai and Beijing, and in several posts with Asia and world-wide responsibilities. Fludder has expertise across a wide range of GE businesses. He's held leadership posts, with growing responsibilities, in GE Aircraft Engines, in GE Energy and GE Oil and Gas, and most recently, as vice president of sales, at GE Water and Process Technologies. He was appointed a GE company officer in 2006. His education includes a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as Bachelor¹s degrees from both Providence College and Columbia University.


Hosted by the Boston University Clean Energy and Environmental Sustainability Initiative: a cross-university collaboration focused on the challenge of balancing energy needs with environmental and economic sustainability through research and academic activities in technology, policy, climate science, market economics, and systems integration. For more information or to subscribe to our mailing lists, please visit us at www.bu.edu/energy

The BU Presidential lectures provide a forum to learn from leaders about best practices, leading edge research, and policy and market trends in the fields of clean technology and energy sustainability. Drawing a diverse audience from academia, industry, venture and government, these lectures
provide a catalyst for discussion around technology, development, and research requirements that drive market growth and innovation in this crucial sector.

Lecture: Reflections on the Current H1N1 Flu, October 05

Monday, October 05, 2009 at MIT

Reflections on the Current H1N1 Flu

Speaker: John Barry, influenza historian, author of "The Great Influenza," and board member of the Center for Engineering Systems Fundamentals

Time: 2:00p–3:30p

Location: 34-401B

Enough data on H1N1 has accumulated that we can reach some tentative conclusions. It seems clearly to target people born after 1957, and generate high morbidity in schools, while those >65 have largely escaped. It also seems generally mild, although that depends how one defines "mild." One study, using one measure, concluded it's 100 times as virulent as seasonal flu. Nonetheless, numerous questions remain. For one thing, it lacks molecular markers to do some of the things it is doing, including for human transmissibility as well as for binding directly to cells in the lung. And the most important question that remains open is a general one: whether any influenza virus can change virulence. Although some virologists speculate that changes in virulence have not been observed, historical evidence not only from past pandemics but from seasonal influenza suggests otherwise.

Open to: the general public

Sponsor(s): Engineering Systems Division

For more information, contact:
Stefanie Koperniak
617-324-3806
skoperni@mit.edu

Lectures: Gender & Sexuality in the Ancient World, October 6

October 6

Commonplace Homosexuality in Ancient Greece

Lecture by Dr. Jeffery J. Henderson. By delving into the sexual mores of the Ancient Greeks, we can learn about the ways that social values and taboos vary across cultures. Artwork and literature play an important role in our understanding of homosexual behavior as a normal part of Greek culture. Tues, Oct 6, COM 101.

What the Bible Does [Not] Say about Homosexuality

Lecture by Dr. Jennifer Knust. A discussion of why the Bible says what it does about gender and sexuality. We’ll look at women's studies, the politics of pre-Christianity and the early Church, and the Bible’s use of sexual slander as a political weapon. Thurs, Oct 6, SED 130.

These lectures are the first half of a four-part series hosted by Marsh Chapel's LGBTQ Ministry. If you have any questions about our events or about LGBTQ Ministry, please contact our leaders, Tyler Sit at tsit@bu.edu and Liz Douglass at lmd@bu.edu, or visit our website http://www.bu.edu/chapel/life/lgbtq.