MONDAY"Economic Crisis and the Least Developed Countries"Details: The Global Development and Environment Institute is hosting a presentation by development economist Mehdi Shafaeddin, an international consultant with the University of Neuchatel's Institute of Economic Research in Switzerland.When and Where: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.; Cabot 206Sponsors: Global Development and Environment Institute, International Development Club"Playing Our (Energy) Game: Why China's Rise Doesn't Threaten the West"Details: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Associate Professor of Political Science Ed Steinfeld will present his new book that shares the event's name.When and Where: 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.; Crowe Room (Goddard 310)Sponsors: Department of Economics, Tufts Institute of the Environment, Fletcher Center for International Environment and Resource PolicyWEDNESDAY"Colorblind: The Rise of Post?Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equality"Details: Tim Wise, author of "Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama" (2009), will deliver a lecture.When and Where: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Cohen AuditoriumSponsor: Office for Campus LifeTHURSDAY"The Cultural Impact of the Book of Revelation"Details: Princeton University Professor of Religion Elaine Pagels will deliver a lecture, to be followed by a reception. Pagels is the author of "The Gnostic Gospels" (1989), "The Origin of Satan" (1996) and "Adam, Eve and the Serpent" (1989).When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Alumnae LoungeSponsor: Center for the Humanities at TuftsFRIDAY"Development of Yeast as a Platform Cell Factory for Production of Fuels and Chemicals through Industrial Systems Biology"Details: Professor Jens Nielsen, from the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, will present as part of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Fall 2010 Seminar Series.When and Where: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.; Science and Technology Center 135Sponsor: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
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