CISSM Forum--National Security Threat vs. National Security Challenge: A Comparison of Chinese and American Security Philosophies

When: Thursday, December 11, 12:00-1:15 p.m
Where: 1203 Van Munching Hall
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/cissm-forum-national-security-threat-vs-national-security-challenge-comparison-chinese-and
Description: Presented by Li Bin, Senior Associate working jointly in the Nuclear Policy Program and the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

My Fearless Idea Fights Cancer

When: Thursday, November 20, 5:00pm-6:00pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Atrium 
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33085
Description: Bioscience Day keynote talk by Dr. Clay Siegall, co-founder and CEO of Seattle Genetics. Clay, a UMD alum, started Seattle Genetics to help people like his father, who lost his battle with cancer.

Beyond Single Pathogens: How the Human Microbiome Impacts Health and Disease

When: Thursday, November 20, 3:00pm-4:00pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Atrium 
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33084
Description: Talk by Dr. Mihai Pop, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at UMD. Part of Bioscience Day 2014

Getting to the End of AIDS, What We Need to Achieve

When: Thursday, November 20, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Atrium 
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33083
Description: Talk by Dr. Carl W. Dieffenbach, Director of the Division of AIDS at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. Part of Bioscience Day 2014

FORUM: Student Perceptions of Blended Learning

When: Thursday, November 20, 11:00am-12:00pm
Where: J.M. Patterson Hall 2121
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=32742
Description: Within the blended learning model, lectures, discussions, and activities combine web-based and face-to-face interactions to create a hybrid of traditional and online courses. UMD is increasing blended course offerings, but how do students think blended learning environments will impact their engagement or academic integrity? The Campus Assessment Working Group (CAWG) asked these questions and more to freshmen and upperclassmen during the past academic year. Please join us for a presentation on CAWG data and discussion with faculty members who work closely with blended courses. 

Climate Change – Changed

When: Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Prince George's Room
RSVP: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/climate-change-%E2%80%93-changed
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/cissm-forum-climate-change-changed
Description: All countries have agreed to agree to a climate deal in 2015. China and the US have now taken a first public step. Can we expect a deal next year? What might it look like? Will it be enough? What can still be done to get what is required? Dr. Robert Orr draws on years of experience at the heart of international climate change efforts to answer these questions as the climate equation unfolds with increasing velocity.

The Future of Affirmative Action

When: Tuesday, November 18, 12pm-1:15pm
Where: Van Munching 1203
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/policy-forum-0
Description: Richard D. Kahlenberg has been called “the intellectual father of the economic integration movement”in K-12 schooling, and “arguably the nation's chief proponent of class-based affirmative action in higher education admissions.” He is also an authority on teachers’ unions, private school vouchers, charter schools, turnaround school efforts, labor organizing and inequality in higher education.