For students coming back from Thanksgiving break early or those who want something to do when they get back, there are still plenty of events happening on campus until winter break. Here are some of the highlights for the rest of the semester.
Public health lecture series
Noon Nov. 21, Tony A. Mobley Auditorium in the School of Public Health
Dean of Ohio State University’s College of Public Health Dr. William J. Martin II will give a speech titled “Indoor Burning of Biomass Fuels: The Number One Environmental Cause of Death in the World.” Martin is a physician-scientist in lung injury and repair.
What Did the Great War Mean to Indians?
3 p.m. Dec. 2, Indiana Memorial Union State Room East
IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs professor of practice Rajendra Abhyankar will speak about the significance of World War I for the Indian Army. The talk is part of IU’s remembrance of World War I.
Thought for Food: How Imagined Consumption Influences Actual ?Consumption
5 p.m. Dec. 2, Hutton Honors College Great Room
Carey Morewedge, a professor in the School of Management at Boston University, will speak about the results of experiments that show the difference between direct perception and mental imagery of food. The talk is part of IU’s 2014 Themester speaker series.
Annual holiday sale
Dec. 3 and 4, Indiana Memorial Union
Students can visit the Stone Belt holiday sale and start Christmas shopping early. The sale is fair trade and will have artwork, handmade craft items and more available for sale. This will be the fair’s 10th year.
Musicology colloquium series
12:30 p.m. Dec. 5, Jacobs School of Music Room M267
Dan Bishop will give a talk titled “Sex, Sin, and Sound in the Dream Factory: Imagining Old Hollywood in the 1970s.”
Latino family parranda and community ?celebration
2 p.m. Dec. 6, Neal-Marshall Black Cultural Center Grand Hall
Students can come participate in a holiday celebration with the La Casa Latino Cultural Center. Music and food will be provided, and donations will be accepted for Latino families in the Bloomington community.
