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Physics Seminar, “Tuning in to Gravitational Waves”

Dr. Peter Shawhan of University of Maryland,  will be presenting a seminar on, “Tuning in to Gravitational Waves”,  in Smith Hall 420.  Plan to come and enjoy the seminar on Friday, April 26, 2013 at noon.

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Mathematics Colloquium: The Congruence Condition in Waring’s Problem

The next Mathematics Colloquium will take place on Thursday, April 18, at 4 p.m. in YR 320, with refreshments served before the talk at 3:30 p.m. The speaker will be  Dr. Scott Parsell of West Chester University. His talk is entitled “The congruence condition in Waring’s problem.” For further details, go to our online flyer.

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Mathematics Colloquium: Measuring Retirement Income Adequacy using Replacement Rates

The next Mathematics Colloquium will take place on Thursday, April 4, at 3:45 p.m. in YR 121, with refreshments served before the talk at 3:30 p.m. The speaker will be Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her talk is entitled “Measuring Retirement Income Adequacy using Replacement Rates.” For further details, go to […]

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Build Great Apps and Games for Windows 8

The Department of Computer and Information Sciences presents a seminar on:   Build Great Apps and Games for Windows 8 Speakers: G. Andrew Duthie (Technical Evangelist, Microsoft)   About the talk: Join Microsoft Technical Evangelist G. Andrew Duthie for a tour of the new Windows Store app platform that you can use to build great […]

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Physics Seminar: “Next Generation of Lithium-ion Storage”

Towson Alumnus, Mr. Khim Karki, of  University of Maryland, College Park, Materials Science and Engineering,  will be presenting a seminar on, “Next Generation of Lithium-ion Storage Technology: A Real-Time Investigation”,  in Smith Hall 420.  Plan to come and enjoy the seminar on Friday, March 29, 2013 at 12:00 noon.

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Mathematics Colloquium: Electrons, Buckyballs and Orifices: Nature’s Way of Minimizing Energy

The next Mathematics Colloquium will take place on Thursday,  March 28, at 4 p.m. in YR 320, with refreshments served before the talk at 3:30 p.m. The speaker will be Dr. Peter Dragnev, Chair and Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne. His talk is entitled “Electrons, Buckyballs and Orifices: Nature’s […]

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Saturday Morning Science Series: “The Physics of Superheroes”

On Saturday, March 16, Dr. James Kakalios will lead a presentation examining the world of physics in the comic book world.  Dr. Kakalios is a frequent consultant for Hollywood movies, including “Watchmen” and the new “The Amazing Spiderman”. Location:  West Village Commons Ballroom Times: Meet and Greet: 9 – 10 a.m., Presentation of The Physics […]

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Physics Seminar: “Representations of Higher-Dimensional Poincaré Maps with Applications to Spacecraft Trajectory Design”

Towson Alumnus, Ms. Amanda Haapala of Purdue University, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics,  will be presenting a seminar on, “Representations of Higher-Dimensional Poincaré Maps with Applications to Spacecraft Trajectory Design”,  in Smith Hall 420.  Plan to come and enjoy the seminar on Friday, March 15, 2013 at 12:00 noon.  

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Planetarium Show: “Comets: Then and Now”

Dr. Alex Storrs, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “Comets: Then and Now” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith Hall, Room 521.  Plan to come and enjoy the show on Friday, March 15, 2013 at 8 p.m.  Join Dr. Storrs on the roof at 6 :30 p.m. to see the […]

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Physics Seminar, “Learning Astronomy through Role-Playing and Debate”

Dr. Anthony Crider, Chair, Department of Physics, Elon University will be presenting a seminar on, “Learning Astronomy through Role-Playing and Debate”,  in Smith Hall 420.  Plan to come and enjoy the seminar on Friday, March 8, 2013 at 12:00 noon.

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Sabbatical Lecture: Ethnomathematics: Where has it come from? Where is it going?

The next meeting of the Mathematics Faculty Seminar will take place on Thursday, March 7, at 3:30 p.m. in YR 320. The speaker will be Dr. Lawrence Shirley, who will give a lecture on ethnomathematics. During this talk, Dr. Shirley will highlight some of the work he did during a recent sabbatical. Further details

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Physics Seminar: “Physics in Radiation Medicine”

Dr. John Wong, Director, Division of Medical Physics, at Johns Hopkins will be presenting a seminar on, “Physics in Radiation Medicine”,  in Smith Hall 420.  Plan to come and enjoy the seminar on Friday, March 1, 2013 at 12:00 noon.

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Mathematics Colloquium: The Experimental Geometry Lab at the Univ of MD

The next Mathematics Colloquium will take place on Thursday, February 28, at 4 p.m. in YR 320. Refreshments will be served before the talk at 3:30 p.m. The speaker is Dr. William Goldman, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Maryland. His talk is entitled “The Experimental Geometry Lab at the University of Maryland.” See our flyer […]

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School of Emerging Technologies Colloquium: Playing with Light: Visualizing Sound with Human-Generated Power

The School of Emerging Technologies presents a colloquium   Playing with Light: Visualizing Sound with Human-Generated Power   Jenn Figg and Matt McCormack discuss their collaborative research with electromechanical kinetic light sculptures. Their light instruments leverage the potential energy of musical performance, analog technology and human-generated power to visualize sound. With bangs, hits, taps and […]

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CANCELLED: Pre-Professional Program – Guest Speaker

The meeting with Dr. Ron Berezniak, from LECOM, for Tuesday, February 26, has been cancelled.  Contact Pre-professional@towson.edu with any questions.   Please join Dr. Harrison and guest, Dr. Ron Berezniak, from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. LECOM offers innovative and affordable education in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and dental medicine, with campuses in Erie […]

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COSC Dissertation Defense: A Fuzzy Computational Intelligence Approach to Monitoring IT Project Scope

Joseph M. McQuighan, a doctoral candidate in Information Technology, will present his dissertation defense on Monday, February 25, at 10:00 am in Room 459, 7800 York Road. The title of his dissertation is:  A Fuzzy Computational Intelligence Approach to Monitoring Information Technology Project Scope.  His advisor is Dr. Robert J. Hammell II. Please contact Dr. Hammell, rhammell@towson.edu, […]

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Physics Seminar, “X-ray Emission from Galaxies Across Cosmic Time”

Dr. Ann Hornschemeier Cardiff, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center X-ray Astrophysics Laboratory, will be presenting a seminar on, “X-ray Emission from Galaxies Across Cosmic time,”  in Smith Hall 420.  Plan to come and enjoy the seminar on Friday, February 22, 2013 at noon.

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Mobile Application Development using PhoneGap – MobileDev@TU Seminars

The Department of Computer and Information Sciences presents a seminar on: Mobile Application Development using PhoneGap Speakers: Andrew Trice (Adobe) About the talk: Interested in developing applications for mobile devices, on multiple platforms? Interested in leveraging your existing web development skills to build natively installed applications? Just looking to expand your skill set? Come join […]

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Physics Seminar, “Supernovae, Supernova Remnants, and the Expanding Universe”

Brian J. Williams of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, will be presenting a seminar on, “Supernovae, Supernova Remnants, and the Expanding Universe” in Smith Hall 420.  Plan to come and enjoy the seminar on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 12:00 noon.

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A Day in the Life of a Cell/Molecular Biologist

Dr. Elana Ehrlich, TU’s own Professor of Cell Biology and Molecular Biology, will discuss what it’s like to be her for a day! She will discuss her research, what it takes to gain her career, etc. The event will be on Wednesday, February 20th at 6pm in Smith Hall, Room 203. All majors are welcome! Content Information: Smille35@students.towson.edu (Chair […]

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