SELINSGROVE (Pa.) - Larry R. Squire, recognized internationally for his research of the organization and neurological foundations of memory, will speak Oct. 8 at Susquehanna University. His talk, titled Conscious and Unconscious Memory Systems of the Mammalian Brain, is free and open to the public and begins at 8 p.m. in Degenstein Center Theater.Squire's presentation will consider how memory is not a single faculty function of the mind but is composed of distinct systems. Recent research has helped to identify these structures, their operating characteristics and how they support learning and memory. The lecture is part of the Claritas Distinguished Speaker in the Sciences Series, sponsored by the School of Natural and Social Sciences.

Squire, a professor of psychiatry, neurosciences and psychology at the University of California, San Diego, is recognized internationally for his research investigating the organization and neurological foundations of memory. His work has involved the study of neurological patients, neuro-imaging, nonhuman primates and rodents, and combines the traditions of cognitive science and neuroscience. His publications include more than 400 scientific research articles, a widely-read book Memory and Brain (Oxford Press, 1987), and Memory: From Mind to Molecules, with Eric Kandel (W.H. Freeman, 1999). He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the Institute of Medicine.
For more information, contact the School of Natural and Social Sciences at 570-372-4172 or DeanNSS@susqu.edu.

Note to media: Dr. Squire will be available from 4-4:30 p.m. Oct. 8 for interviews. Please contact Francie Camp at camp@susqu.edu or 570-372-4119 to schedule.

It was also important to make sure that the site would function optimally and to work out the kinks before we shift into the next phase, when we'll add schools to our roster. One benefit to all this is that for next phase schools, the website will have additional functionality, including blogs and forums.

We're working to activate new schools as soon as possible. We'll keep you posted!

The Guardian in association with the Learning and Skills Council have produced a supplement highlighting how better buildings are transforming further education in England.  Since 200, the year that Labour set up the LSC the government has contributed £2.4 billion for college buildings and a further £2.3 billion has been committed up to 2010. 

The supplement examines issues such as green buildings; college building design and how spending on further education benefits regional and national economies.  There are also case studies of various colleges.

Colleges in Wales may look upon this situation with some envy, particlarly those who have embarked upon building projects by taking out loans, mortgages or attempting to save money from other areas.  However, in the early years of the LSC, colleges in England were also required to find the bulk of the money for capital projects.

The supplement was issued in Tuesday's Guardian 30.09.08

De dinsdagochtend daarop kwam ik op kantoor de eerste deelnemers tegen die hun examen hadden gehad. De resultaten zouden pas 's avonds op de Beachparty bekend gemaakt worden, maar de mensen die ik tegenkwam waren erg tevreden met het verloop van het examen. Toen was het mijn beurt. Ik werd opgehaald door Pieter van Welzen die samen met Richard Nowak het examen af zouden nemen. We hadden het o.a. over samenhangende contracten in het kader van securitisatie, verrekening buiten en tijdens faillissement en de verwachte afschaffing van de kapitaalbeschermingsregels voor de flex-B.V. Zoals altijd tijdens een mondeling examen gaat de tijd sneller dan je denkt en voor ik het wist was het examen voorbij. Achteraf vind je natuurlijk altijd dat je sommige antwoorden beter/anders had kunnen verwoorden, maar ik was zeker wel tevreden over hoe ik het had gedaan.
 
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Su Ann will publish a few more guides, including one on writing the application essays. She's also happy to answer questions till January, the end of application deadlines.

Asking a qualified college counselor experienced in US colleges is the ideal option, as is contacting the university, but Su Ann has a very friendly peer perspective and definitely makes a great start. I wish I had her guides three years ago!

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To recap, I posted a few days ago on how the College Sports Council et. al. need to get their facts right before trashing Title IX and the recent Women's Sports Foundation report on gender in college athletics.

Apparently, my opinion was not digested very well with the CSC and their community of... I don't want to say "woman-haters," so I guess I shall say... "Title IX-haters?"

So today, "Stone Cold Button" of the Texas Swimming Blog - whose tagline is Nuke the Whales, but Save the Males! Title IX hurts men's swimming (& wrestling) - decided to, um, "critique" my recent blog post by writing a response titled Talk Sense to a Fool, where he proceeded to highlight and recap my conversation with a commentor.

So, here is my response to Stone Cold Button:

In your post you said, ""Sure, you have more opportunities as long as you don't mind switching sports and being a third-string punter."

You're exactly right.  The problem is not Title IX, it's football.

Listen, I agree with you in that men should have the opportunity to swim and do gymnastics and wrestle, etc. But not at the expense of Title IX. You're pointing the finger in the wrong place.

Why are you (male swimmers) attacking women sports, when we are also on the losing end of athletic departments' decisions about how to allocate resources and opportunities?  If you had any balls at all, you'd go after football and the fact that colleges value third string punters more than they value men's swimming.
Also, it was the men's sports lobby that invented proportionality prong, by the way. Back when men outnumbered women in college, it seemed like an easy way to comply without having to add a whole lot of women's sports.

But now that the shoe is on the other foot and women outnumber men, you cry about it?

Oct. 7
Circle K & American Red Cross: Blood Drive
Noon - 6 p.m., Pennington Lounge

Oct. 7
Mathematics Colloquium: Laura K. Silks, senior mathematics major, elementary and special education certification candidate, will present "Padé Approximation."
3:15 p.m., B-306, Academic Center

Oct. 7
Women's Tennis: Lycoming hosts PSU-Harrisburg
3:30 p.m., Bruce Henry Park

Oct. 7
Volleyball: Lycoming hosts Lebanon Valley
7 p.m., Lamade Gymnasium

Oct. 8
Astronomy and Physics Colloquium: The Society of Physics Students will host the video presentation, "Pluto: Planet, Dwarf Planet, or Plutoid?"
4:30 p.m., C-303, Academic Center

Oct. 9
Concerts at Noon: David and Hyun-Ju Curtin, Pianists
Noon, Shangraw Performance Hall of the Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall

Oct. 9
Artist's reception and talk: Photographer Laine Wyatt presents "Obsession/compulsion"
4 p.m., Art Gallery, Snowden Library

Oct. 9
Archaeology Colloquium: Dr. Cullen Chandler, assistant professor of history, presents "Archaeology in Historical Research."
4 p.m., C-303, Academic Center

Oct. 9, 11 (no performance Oct. 10)
The theatre dept. presents "Angels in America" by Tony Kushner (1993 Pulitzer Prize for drama)
8 p.m., Mary L. Welch Theatre
For ticket information, call the box office at 570-321-4048.

Oct. 11
Commons Dedication
9:30 a.m., Commons Courtyard, corner of Washington and Mulberry Streets

Oct. 12
Music at Lycoming: Music of South India
4 p.m., Shangraw Performance Hall of the Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall

Oct. 13-15
Fall Symposium: The Gendered Body - Art exhibit: Larry Kirkwood presents "the body image project: beauty as a relative concept"
Pennington Lounge, Academic Center

Oct. 14: Artist reception and talk 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 16-Nov. 21
Art show reception: "Always Crush Me" by Michael Yoder Art Gallery, Snowden Library
Oct. 16: Artist reception and talk 4-5:30 p.m.

Oct. 18
Admissions Open House
Contact admissions office, 570-321-4026.

Oct. 20-Nov. 1
Fall Symposium: The Gendered Body - Art exhibit: Gulia Huber presents "Trespassing"
Fine Arts Lobby

Oct. 21
Fall Symposium: The Gendered Body - Joan Jacobs Brumberg presents "The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls"
7:30 p.m., Barclay Lecture Hall, G-11, Heim Bldg.

Oct. 23
Concerts at Noon: American Songbook
Noon, Shangraw Performance Hall of the Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall

Oct. 26
Close-Up Concert: Flamenco to Tango
4 p.m., Shangraw Performance Hall of the Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall
For ticket information, call 570-321-4016.

Oct. 28
Fall Symposium: The Gendered Body: Gulia Huber multi-media presentation
7:30 p.m., G-11, Barclay Lecture Hall, Heim Bldg.

The program, moderated by Assistant Professor of Psychology Kathleen Bailey, is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Adams Center, 570-372-4626.