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1/20/2006
The L.H.
Thomas Lecture “The State of String Theory”, delivered by noted science writer
Brian Greene, will be held on Monday,
January 23rd, at 4:00 PM in Dabney Hall room 124.
A second talk for the general public, entitled “The Fabric of the Cosmos” will follow
at 6:00 PM in Stewart Theater.
The LH Thomas Lecture banquet will begin at 8:00 PM.
Calling 911
on Campus
It is now possible to contact Campus Police by dialing 911 on
campus. The old emergency number,
5-3333, also continues to work.
In any emergency, dial
either 911 or 5-3333 on campus for help.
Happy
Birthday to
Bob Golub, 1/30
Celeste Sagui, 2/1
Accommodations
for students with disabilities.
Faculty are reminded the Federal law requires that faculty
provide reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. The Disability Services Office (DSO) is
available to help. The DSO services and
procedures can be found at www.ncsu.edu/dso, or you may call the office at
515-7652.
Integrative
Graduate and Research Traineeship
NSF has announced that there will be a limit of 4 preliminary
proposal per institution for the 2006 Integrative Graduate and Research
Traineeship program (IGERT). Interested faculty must notify Research and Grants
of their intent to apply by contacting Carol Ashcraft at
carol_ashcraft@ncsu.edu
no later than 5:00 pm on
Monday, January 23rd.
Administrative
Change.
After 3.5 years of service, Charles
Johnson is stepping down as Director of Undergraduate Programs. The department is grateful for all the
Charles has done in this demanding position.
We thank him for his long hours of dedicated efforts. We are pleased to announce that Stephen Reynolds has agreed to serve as
interim director. Please join us in
welcoming and supporting Steve as he assumes the duties of the position.
Dates to
remember
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January 23rd
LH Thomas Lecture
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March 6th through 10th
Spring Break
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March 20th
Vernal Equinox
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April 28th
Last day of Class
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