Anthropology professor and author John Bodley will speak on "Why small nations will save the world when the too big fail" at noon Tuesday at Washington State University Tri-Cities in Richland.
Bodley, regents professor of anthropology at WSU Pullman, specializes in indigenous peoples, cultural ecology and contemporary issues, a news release said. He's also written several books.
The lecture is part of WSU Tri-Cities' Liberal Arts Season of Events, which is sponsored by the Richland Arts Commission. There is no charge and the public is welcome. The event will be in the West Building Atrium.
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Lipi Turner-Rahman, a professor of anthropology, will give a lecture on America's problematic relationship with Pakistan at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Red Lion Hotel in Richland.
Her talk includes her views on whether Pakistan is a troubled ally or failed friend. She teaches religion, culture and history of the Islamic world at Washington State University in Pullman.
The luncheon talk is $20 and reservations are recommended. Call 736-1979. The event is sponsored by the Columbia Basin Badger Club.
Richland church plans talks about evolution
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Mark Taff, anthropology professor at Columbia Basin College, will speak at the regular 10 a.m. service Sunday.
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Professor Mark Mansperger's views of the tea party and the Tri-Cities (In Focus, Oct. 23) are a reflection of his own left-wing socialist views. If there is an element of xenophobia it is in Mansperger's fear of fiscal conservatives. He continues the old liberal acorn that all of our economic problems were caused by President Bush and that we would be saved if only President Obama could raise taxes.
Mansperger is correct when he states that the Constitution does not mention capitalism. However, he is totally wrong when he asserts that the "general welfare" clause of the Constitution justifies government health care benefits. More taxes and government subsidies will destroy our economy.
I sincerely hope that Professor Mansperger knows more about anthropology than he does economics and the Constitution. I also hope he does not "teach" his left-wing political views in the classroom.
Most of WWU time capsule turned to dust
Most of WWU time capsule turned to dust
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Computational chemistry talk at PNNL on Tuesday
Computational chemistry talk at PNNL on Tuesday
The public is invited to attend a lecture by Italian computational scientist Michele Parrinello on Tuesday at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
In his technical talk, "Proteins in Motion," Parrinello will discuss how studying a protein's structure can expand our understanding of how proteins operate and work. He will focus on the computational chemistry technique of metadynamics.
Parrinello is a professor of computational sciences at ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, and a professor of computational chemistry at Scoula Normale in Pisa, Italy.
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