Lecture: "Estado Plurinacional Derechos Afrodescendientes y Desigualdad Racial en Ecuador"

The Latin American Studies Program and the International Studies Program Present

JOHN ANTÓN SÁNCHEZ

"Estado Plurinacional Derechos Afrodescendientes y Desigualdad Racial en Ecuador"

Friday, December 2, 2011

3 pm

Student Center, Room 111

(Please note this lecture will be conducted in Spanish)

 John Antón Sánchez is a Professor at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales del Ecuador. He teaches courses on African Diaspora in the Americas and Citizenship and Racism. Currently, he has research projects on Social Conditions and Politics of the Afro-Ecuadorians and on Afro-Ecuadorian Religious Festivals in Esmeraldas and Valley of the Chota.

Date:
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Location:
Student Center Room 111

The High Energy Theory Group: Particle Physics, String Theory, and the Big Bang with Sumit Das

In the Department of Physics and Astronomy, the High Energy Theory Group is a collection of faculty, students, and post-doctoral researchers, investigating the origin and nature of matter and forces. The six faculty members of the group are Sumit Das, Terrence Draper, Michael Eides, Bing-An Li, Keh-Fei Liu, and Alfred Shapere. In this interview, Sumit Das describes the diverse research goals of the group, talks about applying string theory to the origins of the universe, and tells young physicists to follow their hearts.

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