Idea Factory: Student Athletes Matter: Social activism for change

Student Athletes Matter: Social activism for changeAbstract: ­­Historically athletes like Jack Johnson, Jackie Robinson, Tommie Smith & John Carlos, Babe Ruth, Venus Williams, Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, Magic Johnson, Pat Tillman & Colin Kaepernick have all use their highly visible Sport platform for protest, marching against injustice, and to conduct other forms of social activism for change.

Resistance, Rebellion, Religious Freedom: The Story of Hanukkah

Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas. Almost 2,200 years ago, a small band of oppressed people, in spite of internal conflicts, rebelled against the powerful Seleucid Empire in the first recorded war fought for religious freedom. The Festival of Hanukkah celebrates that story.

The Women of Physics Committee Presents From Galaxies to Stars to Planets: A Research Journey on November 9

Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of MichiganEducation: B.S. in Physics & Astrophysics, Florida State University and PhD in Physics, University of Notre DameAs an undergraduate, I studied active galactic nuclei. Then, in graduate school, I studied metal-poor stars and the origins of the elements. Now, as a post-doc, I study a variety of topics in exoplanets which lead toward the search for life. In this four-part talk, Iwill discuss my journey from college to now alongside my current research and what I learned along the way.

Idea Factory Lecture Series

Idea Factory Lecture SeriesNursing EducationThe Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice and Healthcare in the United StatesPresented by: Suzanne Cleere, Margaret M. Glembocki & M. Therese Jamison

Nursing student receives honors and delivers uplifting message

Laura Wallace managed to make the dean’s list for the summer 2021 semester, all while working as a a patient care technician in the ICU.

African American Chemists Book Celebration

A conversation about chemistry history, pedagogy, and cultural narratives.