International scholar to lecture today\nThe International Studies Program is sponsoring a lecture today by Saskia Sassen entitled "Globalization or Denationalization."\nSassen is the Ralph Lewis professor of sociology at the University of Chicago and Centennial visiting professor at the London School of Economics. She is currently writing a book about a five year project on governance and accountability in the global economy titled, "Denationalization: Economy and Polity in a Global Digital Age."\nSassen, whose books have been translated into ten different languages, is the co-director of the Economy Section of the Global Chicago Project, a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and Chair of the newly formed Information Technology, International Cooperation and Global Security Committee of the Social Science Research Council. \nThe lecture begins at 4 p.m., today in the Fine Arts Building, Room 015.
Black Greek 101 author to speak at Neal-Marshall\nDr. Walter Kimbrough, author of Black Greek 101, will speak Tuesday at the Neal-Marshall Center in a speech sponsored by the IU-Panhellenic Council, the Panhellenic Association and the Interfraternity Council. \nKimbrough, who is also the vice president for student affairs at Albany State University in Albany, Ga., is an expert on historically black fraternities and sororities.\nKimbrough has given presentations at more than 100 universities and 90 conferences, and was named the 1994 New Professional of the Year for the Association of Fraternity Advisors and a 2001 Nissan-ETS HBCU Fellow.
Dean candidate to host meet-and-greet\nStephen Reese, one of the three remaining candidates for dean of the journalism school, will meet with interested students Thursday. Reese, a professor at the University of Texas, will be in the Ernie Pyle Lounge from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
I-Mars coming to Informatics Building Monday\nThe School of Informatics and departments of Astronomy and Geology will present i-Mars Monday, a simulated 3D look at the Martian terrain. From 4 to 7 p.m. in the Informatics Building, students will be able to don 3D glasses and view the John-e-Box, a large-format display system researchers use to analyze complex data. \nThe event will also feature informal research presentations by IU faculty and staff from 5 to 7 p.m. Topics will include "Remote Instrumentation and Informatics: When Remote Instruments are Really Remote," "Formation of Planetary Systems," "Exploring the Subsurface of Mars" and "Water on Mars"
