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Attend The Cleaster Mims Cultural Center Yard Sale/Fundraiser

When: June 28th & 29th, 2009, 10am-8pm

Where: Dead end of Belkenton off Montgomery Rd in Silverton.

Please come and support The Cleaster Mims cultural Center Yard Sale (Rain or Shine). This is a fundraising effort and all proceeds will go to the Cultural Center building Fund campaign.

Contact: Jerry Robinson at 693-1968 for more information.

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Paleontologists Find Extinction Rates Higher in Open-Ocean Settings During Mass Extinctions
Environmental selectivity during three of the ‘Big Five' mass extinction events focus of two paleontologists' latest research.

FRIDAY: Two Poetry Readings
Faculty and students in the Department of English will host award-winning poets.

MONDAY: Darwin 2009 — Evolution: Evidence and Impact Capstone Symposium — 'The Vision and Legacy of Charles Darwin'
National Geographic contributing writer David Quammen, Darwin-Wallace Medal Recipient Mohamed Noor, “Ardi” team member Owen Lovejoy to be among speakers at Nov. 23 symposium.

MONDAY: 'Tolerance and Intolerance in Medieval Muslim Spain,' Third and Final Lichter Lecture
Professor Jane Gerber presents the third and final 2009 Lichter Lecture on Nov. 16 at UC's Raymond Walters College.

THURSDAY: 'Judah Halevi, Pilgrim and Poet,' Second 2009 Lichter Lecture
Professor Raymond P. Scheindlin presents the second 2009 Lichter Lecture on Nov. 12 in UC's Campus Recreation Center.

UC Pays Tribute to the Nation's Veterans
In a Nov. 12 ceremony featuring ROTC cadets, UC will pay tribute to the men and women who have honorably served the nation.

National Student Survey Suggests UC Holds ‘High-Impact' Learning
UC is also highlighted as a national model in using the data to improve the student educational experience.

Grad Student Funding, Grant-Writing Workshops Available
Graduate students are encouraged to apply for the University Research Council's Graduate Student Research Fellowship Program.

Twenty Years After: Experts to Offer Views on Berlin Wall Anniversary at UC Conference on Nov. 8-9<br>
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, UC will host a conference with experts from more than 20 institutions that will comprehensively look at what has transpired in the years since.

UC Semester Conversion: See the New Web Site, Check Out the Planning Timeline
The university today launched an updated semester conversion Web site to serve as the UC semester conversion “one stop” for information. The site will be continually updated as UC moves closer to converting to semesters in Fall 2012.

Upcoming Events

Chemistry Seminar: Brittany Catron
11/23/2009 15:00

Chemistry Seminar: Vikas Shingade
11/23/2009 15:30

Physics Colloquium: Dr. Antti Niemi
11/23/2009 16:00

Chemistry Seminar: Dan Waddell
11/24/2009 10:30

Chemistry Seminar: Sheng Liu
11/24/2009 12:30

Chemistry Seminar:Kumudu MaddumaLiyanage
11/24/2009 12:30

Chemistry Seminar: Bridgett Coleman
12/01/2009 12:30

Chemistry Seminar: Jack Lynch
12/01/2009 12:30

GSGA General Assembly Meeting
12/02/2009 12:30

Chemistry Seminar: Sumit Chakraborty
12/02/2009 15:00

McMicken Student Ambassadors Meetings
12/02/2009 17:00