coming soon to broadway! (ok not that soon)

We’re back with Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly curated list of interesting STEM-related talks, symposiums, and events happening on campus. For science and non-science majors alike, our list will bring you events that will satisfy your scientific curiosity for everything from astronomy to zoology, and everything in between.

For anyone, related-majors and non-majors alike:

  • From the Faculty Lounge: Biology and the Sexes
    6:30-8pm, Monday, September 17, Sulzberger Parlor in Barnard Hall

    • Event description: “Alison Pischedda, assistant professor of biology, and Rebecca Jordan-Young, associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, join Provost Linda Bell to discuss the ways biology and culture shape our understanding of sexuality and sexual attraction.”
  • Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach Lecture: “Clocks of the Universe”
    8pm, Friday, September 21, Pupin Hall

    • Event description: Free lecture and observatory tour for the general public, given by the Columbia Department of Astronomy
    • Topic description: “Observing the night sky, we can notice many periodic motions that can help us keep track of time. Quantities such as the day and the year can be defined in ways which slightly differ from one another. I will talk about the reasons for these differences and their effects. I’ll also talk about how some of the calendars we use try to incorporate them.”
  • World Maker Faire New York (OFF CAMPUS)
    Saturday/Sunday, September 22 and 23, New York Hall of Science (Corona, Queens)

    • Event description: “The East Coast’s largest celebration of invention, creativity, and curiosity showcases the very best of the global Maker Movement. Get immersed in 600+ projects and 8 stages focused on making for social good, health, technology, electronics, 3D printing & fabrication, food, robotics, art and more!”
    • Schedule and tickets at link above

Intended for more advanced students of the given subject (but still open to all interested students):

  • Physics Department Colloquium: “See the world! with neutrinos: current and future accelerator based neutrino experiments” (Speaker: Kendall Mahn)
    4:15pm, Monday, September 17, 428 Pupin

    • Excerpt from Abstract: “One of the most promising investigations of beyond-the-Standard-Model physics has been the study of neutrino oscillation, that is, the conversion of neutrinos from one flavor to another as they propagate… This talk will discuss what we aim to learn from current and future experiments, how those experiments operate, and the future challenges of accelerator based programs.”
  • Biology Department Seminar: “Chance and predictability in the genetic paths of evolution” (Speaker: Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo)
    12pm, Wednesday, September 19, 601 Fairchild

    • Excerpt from Abstract: “To better understand the evolution of populations and species it is important to identify the genes and the mutations responsible for evolutionary changes. Using closely related species of Drosophila, we identified nucleotide substitutions that have occurred during evolution, each one contributing to several phenotypic changes.”
  • Emerging Technologies Consortium: Artificial intelligence on the road (Speaker: Urs Muller)
    12-1:30pm, Friday, September 21, Butler Library Room 203

    • Event details: Pizza lunch provided, free registration at link (search for event)
    • Speaker description: [Urs Muller’s] work focuses on the development of end-to-end solutions for autonomous vehicles. He has 20+ years of experience in robotics, computer vision, machine learning, and high performance computing.

self-driving car via wikipedia