Research Notes

Plant talk to be hosted by Darmouth prof.

William Wickner of Dartmouth University's biochemistry department will discuss intracellular movement patterns in plants today.

The title of the talk is "Vacuole Inheritance Provides a New Window on Interorganelle Vesicular Traffic."

The lecture is sponsored by University Hospitals and will be co-hosted by Jack Dixon and University President Lee Bollinger.

The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in room 6319 of the Medical Sciences Building I.

Visiting prof. offers informal Swahili course

People planning to go abroad to East Africa in the coming years may want to brush up on their Ki-Swahili skills.

In conjunction with the department of anthropology, visiting Prof. Mbogo Murage of Nairobi University, Kenya will teach weekly classes to those interested in learning or re-learning the language.

The availability of classes is dependent on interest.

To sign up, contact Murage by telephone at 327-1364 or by e-mail at mbogom@umich.edu.

CRLT offers teaching classes to grad. students

The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching is sponsoring workshops for University graduate students interested in improving their teaching skills.

The workshops, conducted at no cost to GSIs, are planned for the early evenings several nights a week through early November.

GSIs whose first language is not English are especially encouraged to attend.

For exact times and locations, call 764-0505.

Biology prof. to talk about the Cold War

This week's installment of the New World Agriculture and Ecology Group will feature University biology Prof. John Vandermeer as he talks about the collision boundary between social and natural sciences.

While not a social scientist, Vandermeer is a population biologist who has spent much time in politically active countries.

The title of the lecture is "Discussion of Lewontin Article on the University and the Cold War."

The lecture is scheduled to begin tonight at 5 p.m. in room 2004 of the Natural Sciences Building.

Geologist to speak on rapid climate changes

Gideon Henderson of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory will give a lecture tomorrow on climate change as part of the department of geology's Turner Lecture Series.

The lecture will focus on techniques used to predict future catastrophic temperature shifts as well as the causes of relatively recent climate changes.

The talk is scheduled for 4 p.m. in room 1528 of the C.C. Little Building.

- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter David Bricker.

10-02-97

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