Mar 14, 2012 The Reading of the Green Brush up on your Irish knowledge for March 17th – see what we’re reading to get ready. Wheaton Blog Read More
Mar 05, 2012 “Slime Molds” Curious about “slime molds”? Professor of Biology Betsey Dyer will talk about the life style of myxomycete (slime molds) and give us the evolutionary backstory… Wheaton Blog Read More
Feb 23, 2012 “Geochemistry of Bhutanese Rivers, aka Rivers, Hot Springs, and Landslides Oh My!” Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Geology Matthew Evans presents the next faculty lunch talk. (Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012) Wheaton Blog Read More
Feb 17, 2012 George and Emma Bellows: The Music In Their Lives Explore the art, the music, and the street scene of early 20th-century New York with Wheaton pianist Leslie Amper. (Wed., Feb. 22, 2012) Wheaton Blog Read More
Feb 10, 2012 “Men Are from Fall, Women are from Spring: Seasonal and Gender Differences in Color Preference” Rolf Nelson will present recent findings of a study about color preferences at the next Faculty Lunch Talk. (Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012) Wheaton Blog Read More
Dec 20, 2011 Associate Provost in the Boston Globe! Associate Provost Joel Relihan was surprised and pleased by what he read over breakfast this morning. Wheaton Blog Read More
Dec 05, 2011 The Eyes Have It! The Use of Eye Tracking as a Research Tool The goal of this talk is to make faculty aware of the possibilities when using this measure and, hopefully, inspire interesting collaborative projects. (Tues., Dec.… Wheaton Blog Read More
Nov 14, 2011 “The New England Renaissance Conference at Wheaton College: Scholarship and Pedagogy at Work” Touba Ghadessi and Yuen-Gen Liang will lead a discussion on the pedagogy of scholarship and research and the goal of “professionalizing” students in a conference… Wheaton Blog Read More
Oct 24, 2011 Chemistry of Chocolate Chris Ellis of the Chemistry Department will discuss the origins of chocolate, share humorous anecdotes, and invite attendees to rate their favorite blend of this… Wheaton Blog Read More
Oct 18, 2011 “Picture This: How First-year Writers Describe their Writing in Images and Words” Associate Professor of English and Director of College Writing Lisa Lebduska shares a “metadiscourse” collected from first-year writers in the next faculty lunch talk on… Wheaton Blog Read More
Oct 07, 2011 “Interplanetary Hygiene: The risk of accidentally infecting other planets with Earth life” Geoff Collins will address the scientific, biological, and philosophical aspects of our commitment to the UN Outer Space Treaty at the next faculty lunch talk… Wheaton Blog Read More
Sep 30, 2011 “Will Obama Be a One-Term President?” Professor Jay Goodman makes his prediction about President Obama’s term(s) in office at the next faculty lunch talk on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Wheaton Blog Read More