Blake Scott, a masters student in philosophy, will explore the impact of ignorance in our daily lives in a free public lecture Wednesday, November 23.
Blake Scott, a masters student in philosophy, will explore the impact of ignorance in our daily lives in a free public lecture Wednesday, November 23.
James Lockyer of Innocence Canada will speak on “Incarceration and Exoneration” in a free public address Thursday on the UWindsor campus.
Disciplines in the humanities provide a frame for her to understand the implications of her work in sciences, says Layale Bazzi. The second-year physics student took top honours in the “Why Humanities” competition for her impassioned defense of their importance.
“Day in and day out, I am differentiating, integrating, rearranging and solving equations that describe the physical world around us,” she wrote. “What I can’t tell you are the ethical implications. All I can provide are facts about nature, and not human nature.”
Students, faculty and staff will have a chance to lead the Windsor Symphony Orchestra today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the CAW Student Centre Commons.
The winner of the “Why Humanities” competition will be named at a pizza party today in the CAW Student Centre.
Author Thomas King will make a free public presentation on the UWindsor campus Thursday.
Professor emeritus of history, Leslie Howsam, will deliver a free public lecture Wednesday to commemorate her induction into the Royal Society of Canada.
Music professor Sally Bick will discuss the career of film composer Hanns Eisler in a free public lecture Wednesday.
The Humanities Research Group will host Amherst economics professor emeritus Nancy Folbre for a lecture Thursday.
UWindsor president Alan Wildeman and the Humanities Research Group (HRG) will honour 16 undergraduate students for their work in the field of humanities, Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. in Vanier Hall’s Katzman Lounge, during the Celebration of Student Research and Engagement.