TUESDAY
"Phenomenology of the CAH+ Measure"
Details: Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University Michael Salem will speak at this week's Tuesday Cosmology Seminar hosted by the Tufts, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) joint partnership.
When and Where: 2:30 p.m.; Robinson Hall 250
Sponsor: Tufts / CfA / MIT
"ECE Seminar: Members of INTEL Tech Staff"
Details: Visiting INTEL Tech staff members will offer a lecture through the Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar Series.
When and Where: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Halligan Hall 111A
"Drugging the Undruggable"
Details: Drug researcher and University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Hubert Yin will speak at this week's Department of Chemistry seminar.
When and Where: 4:30 p.m.; Pearson 106
Sponsor: Department of Chemistry
WEDNESDAY
"Secondary Schooling in Kenya"
Details: Isaac Mbiti, assistant professor of economics at Southern Methodist University and MLKJr. visiting professor at MIT, will speak.
When and Where: 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.; Cabot 703
Sponsor: Department of Economics and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
"Artist Lecture: Ken Gonzales-Day"
Details: Los Angeles-based artist Ken Gonzales-Day will discuss his exhibition "Profiled," which is currently on display at the Tufts Art Gallery.
When and Where: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tufts Art Gallery
Sponsors: Tisch Scholars Program, Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, the Department of Art and Art History, and the Latin American Studies Program
"Early Modern Absolutism in 18th-Century India"
Details: Columbia University Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies ParthaChatterjee will discuss absolutism in India.
When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Cabot 7th Floor
Sponsor: Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies
THURSDAY
"The Financial Crisis and the Descent of the West"
Details: Noted economic historian Niall Ferguson will deliver this year's Richard E. Snyder President's Lecture.
When and Where: 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Distler Performance Hall
Sponsor: University Advancement
FRIDAY
"Emotional Perception of Morality"
Details: Neil Sinhababu of the National University of Singapore will discuss the effects of emotional perception on one's ability to make moral judgments.
When and Where: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Miner 224
Sponsor: Department of Philosophy
"The New Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities"
Details: This year's Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies Annual Conference will cover various topics relating to the Middle East, and it will feature a keynote address from the Thomas R. Pickering (F ‘54), former ambassador to Russia, India, the United Nations, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria and Jordan.
When and Where: Oct. 13 and 14; Cabot Intercultural Center
Sponsor: The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies
