ULS - November 7-17 - great set of lectures!

University Lecture Series presents:


Monday, November 7th 4:30pm

Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall

A Last Lecture Series Presentation

Baruch Fischhoff, Howard Heinz University Professor, Department of
Social and Decision Sciences

Passing through: the Impact of Decision Sciences on Life's Big
Questions

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Thursday, November 10th 4:30pm

Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall

Stacey Lopez, Director of Institutional Research & Analysis and
Melissa Taranto, Research Analyst II, Carnegie Mellon

Why is Carnegie Mellon #22: Breaking Down our U.S. News & World Report
Ranking

Each fall, as rising juniors and seniors begin to seriously consider
where they will apply for college, US News & World Report publishes its
rankings of "America's Best Colleges". National rankings are one of
many factors that influence, not only where a student decides to apply
for college, but ultimately where this student will enroll. This talk
will investigate the significance of the US News & World Report College
rankings, including the methodology used to produce the rankings. We
will specifically consider the implications of this methodology on
Carnegie Mellon.

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Wednesday, November 16th 5:00pm

Rangos 3, University Center
Carnegie Mellon campus

Telle Whitney, President & CEO, Anita Borg Institute for Women and
Technology

Technology: The Unfulfilled Promise and the Opportunity
Changing the World for Women and for Technology

The promise of technology is to level the playing field, and to make our
world more global by providing access for all people to information that
can change their lives. But the reality has been quite different.
Imagine a world where technology is created by a diverse population and
where the results had a significant social impact.

This talk explores both technology creation, as it is today, and looks
at why more people aren't choosing to participate in the creation of
technology. We also look at the some of the innovative techniques such
as service learning that are proven to attract a different population to
the study of technology.

Finally we close with the work being done at the Anita Borg Institute
for Women and Technology to empower a new kind of technology leader, and
to increase the participation of women in technology.

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Thursday, November 17th 7:30pm

Mellon Institute Auditorium*

*please use the South Bellefield Avenue entrance

DOORS WILL OPEN AT 7:00PM ONLY.

Andrew Wakefield, Executive Director, Thoughtful House Center for
Children

The Seat of the Soul: The Origins of the Autism Epidemic

Dr. Andrew Wakefield will discuss his research into autism and the
connection with the MMR vaccine. A moderated panel discussion will
immediately follow the lecture. Panel members include: Vicky Debold,
RN, PhD; Edward Yazbak, MD; Debbie Darnley-Fisch, MD; and Arthur
Krigsman, MD.

Dr. Andrew Wakefield, MB.BS., FRCS., FRCPath., is an academic
gastroenterologist who has gained international recognition as an
authority on autism. During the course of his work on childhood
developmental disorders, Dr. Wakefield became increasingly convinced of
the need for a research-oriented, integrated bio-medical and educational
approach to these disorders in order to translate clinical benefits for
affected children into measurable developmental progress; this is the
driving aim of Thoughtful House. Dr. Wakefield has published 132
original scientific articles, book chapters and invited scientific
commentaries and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of
Pathologists in 2001. He is medical advisor to the United Kingdom
charity, Visceral, and sits on the board of the U.S. charity, Medical
Interventions in Autism.