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Equity, Sustainability and the Earth's Carrying Capacity - Gretchen Daily
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Gretchen C. Daily is the co-author of The Stork and the Plow: The Equity Answer to the Human Dilemma with Paul Ehrlich. She is the Bing Interdisciplinary Research Scientist in the Department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University. Her article on land degradation recently appeared in Science and she is currently editing a book on the value of ecosystem services. Part of the World Affairs Series

From Rio to Istanbul: The Impact of the International Women's Movement on the Development Adgenda - Diance Dillon Ridgely
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Diane Dillon Ridgely is board president of Zero Population Growth, the nation's largest grassroots organization concerned with the impacts of rapid growth. She was appointed by President Clinton to his Council on Sustainable Development where she serves as co-chair of the Population and Consumption Task force. She served as delegate and consultant at the United Nations conferences in Rio, Beijing and Istanbul. Part of the World Affairs Series

Where's the Pill for Men and Other Complaints - Carl Djerassi
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Carl Djerassi, best known as the "father of the birth control pill," is a professor of chemistry at Stanford. In addition to his ground-breaking work on the first steroid to be used effectively for birth control, he also developed antihistamines, was the first to synthesize cortizone, and founded one of the first environmentally aware pesticide companies. He has published over 1,200 articles and seven books in his areas of research. He won the Wolf Prize in Chemistry, the National Medal of Science, the Priestly Medal, and the National Medal of Technology. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and its Institute of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Part of the World Affairs Series.

Other Floors, Other Voices: Textways in a Small University Village - John Swales
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

African American Women Suffragists in the Booker T. Washington Era - Rosalyn Terborg-Penn
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Viewing the Universe with X-Ray Vision - Rosanne di Stefano
All Day – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

The Role of the Performance Arts in Yoruba Health and Well-Being - Frank Fairfax
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Laissez-Faire Capitalism: the System of Freedom and Justice - Harry Binswanger
All Day – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

The Role of Traditional Textiles and Yorub Well-Being - Bolanle W. Wahab
All Day – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - CIKARD Conference. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Sex, Censorship and the Internet - Roger Newman
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.