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10/22/2004
Purchasing at NCSU bookstore strongly discouraged.
Please refrain from going to the bookstore to purchase standard office supplies on department funds. We try to stock office supplies in the main office - including lab notebooks. If we don't have what you need we can order the items for you from the vendor. Prices are discounted through the university contract vendors.
We will not reimburse for standard items from the bookstore without prior approval.
NC State open house a big success!
The annual NC State Open House was Saturday, October 16. More than 60 prospective students picked up information and discussed opportunities at the Physics booth. Thanks to Robert Egler, Chris Cottrell and Chris Shumake for manning the Physics booth.
Astronomy Night at Centennial Campus Middle School.
Lisa Lowe, Samantha Shaw and Mary Williard volunteered at the 5th annual Astronomy Night at Centennial Campus Middle School, where 6th graders and their parents participated in several activities including a comet construction lab guided by Samantha and Mary, and star-gazing organized by Lisa.
Gandalf as Physics Teacher.
As part of nationwide search to try and find Britain's best physics teachers, the Institute of Physics asked students, teachers, and parents who they would choose if they could choose anyone to be their high school physics teacher.
The number one ideal physics teacher: the wizard Gandalf (J.R.R. Tolken's Lord of the Rings trilogy.) Among the runners-up were USS Enterprise Science Officer Mr. Spock (Star Trek) and the wizard Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter series.) More information on the search and survey is available at the Institute of Physics website, www.iop.org.
Last notice! State Employee's Combined Campaign.
The annual State Employee's combined campaign is here again!
Participation is voluntary, but this is a great way to support your favorite charities, so please consider a contribution this year.
Please return your forms to Cox 110, even if you choose not to participate this year.
Summer Astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates. The Maria Mitchell Observatory will have up to six research positions in the summer of 2005 for undergraduates interested in astronomy or astrophysics. Positions start at the end of May and continue through the end of August, although dates are flexible. Stipends are $1400 monthly. For more information, wee www.mmo.org.
John Hubisz gave an invited talk to the NC Department of Education's Science Textbook Accuracy Review Committee entitled, "Scientific Accuracy Issues in School Textbooks" on October 19th. He will also present a talk entitled, "When is an error not quite wrong?" at the NCS-AAPT Meeting at Davidson College on October 30th.
Papers published or in press:
"Oblitus Astrologia: Astronomical Progress in Mediaeval Europe." R.A. Egler, J. Royal Astron. Soc. Canada, in press
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