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Tuesday, 23 Mar 1982

The Statistician Goes to Court - Stephen Fienburg
All Day – Quad W142 - Mr. Fienberg is Professor of Statistics and Social Science at Carnegie-Mellon University, a Fellow of ASA and of IMS, and has worked with the FBI on National Crime Surveys. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Violence or Nonviolence - Steele and Fenn
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Monday, 22 Mar 1982

A Tribute to Oscar Howe - Frederisck J. Dockstader
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

The Benefits of Diversity - Andrew H. Whiteford
All Day – Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building - Mr. Whiteford is Director Emeritus, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, and G. L. Collie Professor in the University's Department of Anthropology. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Monday, 8 Mar 1982

The Suppression of Plant Aging by Polyamines: Are They Antigeriatric Substances - Arthur W. Galston
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Arthur Galston is the Eaton Professor of Botany, Department of Biology, Yale University. His research has contributed to developing appropriate techniques for genetic engineering of plants. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Thursday, 4 Mar 1982

Post War Laos: A Firsthand Report of Cultural and Social Changes - Jacqui Chagnon and Roger Rumpf
All Day – - Chagnon and Rumpf worked in Southeast Asia with the American Friends Service Committee for the last three years. Their slide presentation and lecture attempt to increase understanding of the life and problems of the area. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Tuesday, 2 Mar 1982

Global Mission of American Higher Education - Robert Marshak
All Day – Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building - Professor Marshak is a member of the Department of Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Monday, 22 Feb 1982

Saudiarabia: At Home and Abroad - Marion Gordon Daniels
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Saturday, 20 Feb 1982

The 1980's Strategies for Survival - Maynard Jackson
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Friday, 19 Feb 1982

Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop
8:00 PM – Curtiss Auditorium - The Minneapolis-based Brave New Workshop combines comedy/satire with the art of improvisation in a series of sketches on subjects ranging from current calamities to tomorrow's headlines, while commenting on American values and lifestyles. Part of the National Affairs Series.