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<title>African Art Now Exhibit (Tue, Feb 9)</title>
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	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Dr. Jean Borgatti, African art specialist and researcher at Clark University, will be exhibiting a collection of African and African-American art including various textiles, sculptures, and images. The collection will be on display in various locations of the WPI library throughout the month of February
 Cost: free 


	Through Sunday, Feb 28.

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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:22:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>College Night at The Clayground, Every Tuesday (Tue, Feb 9)</title>
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	&#60;b&#62;Clayground, The,&#60;/b&#62;  65 James Street, Worcester, MA

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Show your college ID and get 1/2 off your studio fee.  BYOB and food allowed.



	Tuesdays, through May 18.

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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:57:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Graduate Registration with a $125 late fee (Tue, Feb 9)</title>
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	&#60;b&#62;WPI,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;




	Through Tuesday, Feb 9.

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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:31:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Graduate Schedule changes add/drop with a $100 late fee (Tue, Feb 9)</title>
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	&#60;b&#62;WPI,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;




	Through Monday, Feb 15.

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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ice : Photo Essay by Jesse Dann (Tue, Feb 9)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;8:00 AM-9:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62; Class of 1941 Gallery -- 3rd floor, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
The subject is ice, not the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, so consequential to climate change, but the variety of ice in local environments readily available to anyone in the Northeast--no special equipment.  Jesse Dann photographs what appeals to him artistically, but through the filter of a scientist who is interested in natural processes and similarities to a wide variety of natural phenomena.  For instance, in photographing ice on a local pond, Jesse was attracted to the luminous colors of fractures in the ice, and looking at my photos, most people assume they are nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. His photograph is titled Nebular Ice, and the accompanying title card shows that comparison to nebula with two side-by-side photographs.  Nebular ice is rare, only forming when we have many clear cold days with no precipitation and thick, black ice starts to crack under stress.  The title card also points out the complex fracture patterns and the invasive water-milfoil, of interest to material and environmental scientists, respectively.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;As an earth scientist with degrees from Dartmouth, Michigan Tech, and Washington University, Jesse Dann brings to his ice photography an appreciation for and understanding of crystallization.  His post-doc research at MIT focused on komatiites in South Africa, the hottest lavas to erupt on Earth.  These lavas grew large, paper-thin sheets of olivine and other spectacular crystal textures, which do not grow in modern lavas.  However, ice crystallizes with similar textures, providing Jesse the opportunity to examine the relationship between textures and processes, while walking the dog through the woods and along shores of rivers and lakes.  Jesse teaches Earth Systems classes with emphasis on students doing science in the field and discovering how isolated observations relate to the whole.  In this photo essay Jesse has isolated images of ice for their interesting patterns and relationships, while the information cards create a thread, connecting the images to some larger concept or system. Jesses photographs have been accepted for juried shows at both the Emerson Umbrella and Concord Art Association.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;



	Through Friday, Mar 5.

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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Extended Hours Walk Ins (Tue, Feb 9)</title>
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<author>cdc@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;1:00 PM-6:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Project Center,&#60;/b&#62; CDC, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;
Employers and CDC staff will be available to critique your resume.  Bring a hard copy with you.  Mon-Thurs 1-6pm and Friday 1-3pm at the CDC.  LAST CHANCE to get your resume critiqued before the career fair.



	Through Friday, Feb 12.

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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:36:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>African-American Read-In (Tue, Feb 9)</title>
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<author>huaweb@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;4:00 PM-5:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Campus Center,&#60;/b&#62; WPI Bookstore, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;
The WPI community is invited to bring a short passage or poem by an African-American writer to share with the audience.
 Sponsored by: International House, Campus Center, Offic of Diversity Programs, Black Student Union, National Society of Black Engineers, Student Activitie, Humanities &amp; Arts Dept. &amp; WPI Social Committee. Cost: free 


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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:28:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>African-American Read-In (Tue, Feb 9)</title>
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<author>ccallahan@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;4:00 PM-5:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Campus Center,&#60;/b&#62; Bookstore, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Members of the Community are invited to bring a short passage or poem by an African-American writer to share with the bookstore audience. A WPI Black History Month programming event.
 Cost: free 


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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:25:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WPI Venture Forum (Tue, Feb 9)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;5:30 PM-8:30 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Salisbury Laboratories,&#60;/b&#62; SL115, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Innovate to Survive and Thrive &#xD;&#xA;How are today's traditional businesses innovating to sustain and grow their business? In the face of increasing competition worldwide, how are manufacturers adapting, and what do they see moving forward?
 Sponsored by: Bowditch &amp; Dewey LLP, Mirick O'Connell, LLP, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds,  Gesmer Updegrove LLP, Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull &amp; Bitsoli, P.C., Bank of America, Burns &amp; Levinson, LLP., and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney . Cost: Free for $125 members, $15 for $50 members, $30 non-members 


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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:05:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Adrian's Super Smash Bros. Competition (Tue, Feb 9)</title>
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<author>oasis@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;7:00 PM-9:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: OASIS Cultural Center,&#60;/b&#62;  20 Schussler Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;




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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:55:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>African Art Now Exhibit (Wed, Feb 10)</title>
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	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Dr. Jean Borgatti, African art specialist and researcher at Clark University, will be exhibiting a collection of African and African-American art including various textiles, sculptures, and images. The collection will be on display in various locations of the WPI library throughout the month of February
 Cost: free 


	Through Sunday, Feb 28.

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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:22:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Graduate Schedule changes add/drop with a $100 late fee (Wed, Feb 10)</title>
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	&#60;b&#62;WPI,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;




	Through Monday, Feb 15.

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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Literature Review &amp; Patent Searching (Wed, Feb 10)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;12:00 AM-1:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Washburn Shops &amp; Stoddard Laboratories,&#60;/b&#62; 229, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;
Lecture by Christine Drew, Manager, Insturction &amp; Outreach, Gordon Library&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Various tools allow researchers to perform cited/citing reference searching in order to travel forward in time from a published work and view citations that reference back to an original source (article, book, conference presentation, patent). Learn resources and strategies which will allow you to make sure you are identifying core works as well as patents in your areas of research. &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;
 Sponsored by: Materials Science and Engineering Seminar Series. Cost: Free 


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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:28:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ice : Photo Essay by Jesse Dann (Wed, Feb 10)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;8:00 AM-9:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62; Class of 1941 Gallery -- 3rd floor, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
The subject is ice, not the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, so consequential to climate change, but the variety of ice in local environments readily available to anyone in the Northeast--no special equipment.  Jesse Dann photographs what appeals to him artistically, but through the filter of a scientist who is interested in natural processes and similarities to a wide variety of natural phenomena.  For instance, in photographing ice on a local pond, Jesse was attracted to the luminous colors of fractures in the ice, and looking at my photos, most people assume they are nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. His photograph is titled Nebular Ice, and the accompanying title card shows that comparison to nebula with two side-by-side photographs.  Nebular ice is rare, only forming when we have many clear cold days with no precipitation and thick, black ice starts to crack under stress.  The title card also points out the complex fracture patterns and the invasive water-milfoil, of interest to material and environmental scientists, respectively.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;As an earth scientist with degrees from Dartmouth, Michigan Tech, and Washington University, Jesse Dann brings to his ice photography an appreciation for and understanding of crystallization.  His post-doc research at MIT focused on komatiites in South Africa, the hottest lavas to erupt on Earth.  These lavas grew large, paper-thin sheets of olivine and other spectacular crystal textures, which do not grow in modern lavas.  However, ice crystallizes with similar textures, providing Jesse the opportunity to examine the relationship between textures and processes, while walking the dog through the woods and along shores of rivers and lakes.  Jesse teaches Earth Systems classes with emphasis on students doing science in the field and discovering how isolated observations relate to the whole.  In this photo essay Jesse has isolated images of ice for their interesting patterns and relationships, while the information cards create a thread, connecting the images to some larger concept or system. Jesses photographs have been accepted for juried shows at both the Emerson Umbrella and Concord Art Association.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;



	Through Friday, Mar 5.

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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Extended Hours Walk Ins (Wed, Feb 10)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=105457</link>
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<author>cdc@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;1:00 PM-6:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Project Center,&#60;/b&#62; CDC, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;
Employers and CDC staff will be available to critique your resume.  Bring a hard copy with you.  Mon-Thurs 1-6pm and Friday 1-3pm at the CDC.  LAST CHANCE to get your resume critiqued before the career fair.



	Through Friday, Feb 12.

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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:36:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Looking for a Job or Summer Internship? Learn how Job Finder can help you (Wed, Feb 10)</title>
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<author>cdc@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;2:00 PM-3:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62; Anderson Lab A, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;
Learn how to use Job Finder in your job search. Sign up at: www.wpi.edu/Regi/CDC/



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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:41:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Major Exploration Series (Wed, Feb 10)</title>
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<author>cdc@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;4:00 PM-5:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Salisbury Laboratories,&#60;/b&#62; 115, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;
Undecided or unsure about your major?  We can help.  Attend this 3 part series and learn about WPI majors and yourself. Sign up at www.wpi.edu/Regi/CDC



	Wednesdays, through Feb 10.

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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:33:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Haitian Country Month (Wed, Feb 10)</title>
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<author>oasis@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;6:00 PM-8:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: OASIS Cultural Center,&#60;/b&#62;  20 Schussler Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;




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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:12:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>How to Work a Career Fair with Philips Healthcare (Wed, Feb 10)</title>
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<author>cdc@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;6:00 PM-7:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Salisbury Laboratories,&#60;/b&#62; SL115, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;
Learn what you should do at a career fair from a company representative.
 Sponsored by: CDC &amp; Philips Healthcare.


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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:49:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>African Art Now Exhibit (Thu, Feb 11)</title>
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<author>ccallahan@wpi.edu</author>
<description>

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Dr. Jean Borgatti, African art specialist and researcher at Clark University, will be exhibiting a collection of African and African-American art including various textiles, sculptures, and images. The collection will be on display in various locations of the WPI library throughout the month of February
 Cost: free 


	Through Sunday, Feb 28.

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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:22:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Graduate Schedule changes add/drop with a $100 late fee (Thu, Feb 11)</title>
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<description>

	&#60;b&#62;WPI,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;




	Through Monday, Feb 15.

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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ice : Photo Essay by Jesse Dann (Thu, Feb 11)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;8:00 AM-9:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62; Class of 1941 Gallery -- 3rd floor, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
The subject is ice, not the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, so consequential to climate change, but the variety of ice in local environments readily available to anyone in the Northeast--no special equipment.  Jesse Dann photographs what appeals to him artistically, but through the filter of a scientist who is interested in natural processes and similarities to a wide variety of natural phenomena.  For instance, in photographing ice on a local pond, Jesse was attracted to the luminous colors of fractures in the ice, and looking at my photos, most people assume they are nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. His photograph is titled Nebular Ice, and the accompanying title card shows that comparison to nebula with two side-by-side photographs.  Nebular ice is rare, only forming when we have many clear cold days with no precipitation and thick, black ice starts to crack under stress.  The title card also points out the complex fracture patterns and the invasive water-milfoil, of interest to material and environmental scientists, respectively.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;As an earth scientist with degrees from Dartmouth, Michigan Tech, and Washington University, Jesse Dann brings to his ice photography an appreciation for and understanding of crystallization.  His post-doc research at MIT focused on komatiites in South Africa, the hottest lavas to erupt on Earth.  These lavas grew large, paper-thin sheets of olivine and other spectacular crystal textures, which do not grow in modern lavas.  However, ice crystallizes with similar textures, providing Jesse the opportunity to examine the relationship between textures and processes, while walking the dog through the woods and along shores of rivers and lakes.  Jesse teaches Earth Systems classes with emphasis on students doing science in the field and discovering how isolated observations relate to the whole.  In this photo essay Jesse has isolated images of ice for their interesting patterns and relationships, while the information cards create a thread, connecting the images to some larger concept or system. Jesses photographs have been accepted for juried shows at both the Emerson Umbrella and Concord Art Association.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;



	Through Friday, Mar 5.

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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ECE Graduate Seminar Lecture (Thu, Feb 11)</title>
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<author>ecesec@ece.wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;11:00 AM-12:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Atwater Kent Laboratories,&#60;/b&#62; AK 108, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;
Title:&#xD;&#xA;Achieving Smart City Resilience: A Sense-and-Respond Architecture for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Speaker:&#xD;&#xA;Robert  I. Desourdis Jr.&#xD;&#xA;Senior Systems Architect, VP for Technology&#xD;&#xA;Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Abstract:&#xD;&#xA;This lecture will describe both the essential use of adaptive sense-and-respond IT and communication architecture to achieve the promise of smart cities and  an approach for achieving critical IT and communication interoperability.  It depicts sample results for a fictitious day-to-day commuting and emergency/disaster evacuation, and demonstrates how the same sense-and-respond architecture employed for a day-to-day smart-city commuting problem also applies to evacuation involving that city.  At this point, smart-city resilience to man-made and natural disasters has been achieved by ensuring individual authorities are not overburdened with sole decision-making responsibility for responding to these large-scale events.  These authorities maintain oversight and can affect directives, but they no longer need to rapidly determine solutions in complex environments because tested policies and procedures have already been put in place.  The lessons from history are then learned and applied to public safety and emergency response in the smart city.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;*Robert Desourdis will be holding a book signing at 2:00 pm on February 11th at the campus center book store where two of his newest books will be available for purchase!&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;*New book from Bob Desourdis et al: Achieving Interoperability in Critical IT and Communication Systems, http://www.amazon.com/Achieving-Interoperability-Critical-Communication-Systems/dp/1596933895 addressing several misconceptions and misunderstandings about communications interoperability that continue to limit capabilities in the field, this unique book provides a detailed examination of the subject, focusing on the use of voice, data, and video systems for public safety and emergency response.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Host: Professor William Michalson



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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:09:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>IMGD Speaker Series - Spring 2010 (Thu, Feb 11)</title>
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<author>gogo@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;11:00 AM-12:50 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Fuller Laboratories,&#60;/b&#62; Lower Perrault Hall, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;

 Sponsored by: WPI IMGD Program. Cost: FREE 


	Thursdays, through Apr 15.

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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:06:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gay Rights and Civil Rights (Thu, Feb 11)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=105190</link>
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<author>ccallahan@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;12:00 PM-1:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Harrington Auditorium,&#60;/b&#62; Forkey Conference Room, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Brown Bag Lunch discussion facilitated by Billy McGowan of the International House. Guest speakers include Henry Ritter and M.Marie Boone. A WPI Black History Month programming event. 
 Cost: free 


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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:26:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Extended Hours Walk Ins (Thu, Feb 11)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=105457</link>
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<author>cdc@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;1:00 PM-6:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Project Center,&#60;/b&#62; CDC, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;
Employers and CDC staff will be available to critique your resume.  Bring a hard copy with you.  Mon-Thurs 1-6pm and Friday 1-3pm at the CDC.  LAST CHANCE to get your resume critiqued before the career fair.



	Through Friday, Feb 12.

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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:36:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Federal Internships: Finding &amp; Applying for Summer 2010-Part 2 (Thu, Feb 11)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=104246</link>
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<author>cdc@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;4:00 PM-5:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Project Center,&#60;/b&#62; CDC, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;
This is a webinar held at the Career Development Center



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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>WPI Humanites and Arts Department and Masque presents &quot;Any Number Can Die&quot; (Thu, Feb 11)</title>
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<author>mriggieri@gmail.com</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;8:00 PM-10:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Little Theatre,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;

 Sponsored by: WPI Humanites and Arts,Masque. Cost: $5 


	Thursday, Feb 11 - Saturday, Feb 13.

</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:27:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>African Art Now Exhibit (Fri, Feb 12)</title>
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<author>ccallahan@wpi.edu</author>
<description>

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Dr. Jean Borgatti, African art specialist and researcher at Clark University, will be exhibiting a collection of African and African-American art including various textiles, sculptures, and images. The collection will be on display in various locations of the WPI library throughout the month of February
 Cost: free 


	Through Sunday, Feb 28.

</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:22:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Graduate Schedule changes add/drop with a $100 late fee (Fri, Feb 12)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=102639</link>
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<author>registrar@wpi.edu</author>
<description>

	&#60;b&#62;WPI,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;




	Through Monday, Feb 15.

</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ice : Photo Essay by Jesse Dann (Fri, Feb 12)</title>
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<author>archives@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;8:00 AM-9:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62; Class of 1941 Gallery -- 3rd floor, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
The subject is ice, not the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, so consequential to climate change, but the variety of ice in local environments readily available to anyone in the Northeast--no special equipment.  Jesse Dann photographs what appeals to him artistically, but through the filter of a scientist who is interested in natural processes and similarities to a wide variety of natural phenomena.  For instance, in photographing ice on a local pond, Jesse was attracted to the luminous colors of fractures in the ice, and looking at my photos, most people assume they are nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. His photograph is titled Nebular Ice, and the accompanying title card shows that comparison to nebula with two side-by-side photographs.  Nebular ice is rare, only forming when we have many clear cold days with no precipitation and thick, black ice starts to crack under stress.  The title card also points out the complex fracture patterns and the invasive water-milfoil, of interest to material and environmental scientists, respectively.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;As an earth scientist with degrees from Dartmouth, Michigan Tech, and Washington University, Jesse Dann brings to his ice photography an appreciation for and understanding of crystallization.  His post-doc research at MIT focused on komatiites in South Africa, the hottest lavas to erupt on Earth.  These lavas grew large, paper-thin sheets of olivine and other spectacular crystal textures, which do not grow in modern lavas.  However, ice crystallizes with similar textures, providing Jesse the opportunity to examine the relationship between textures and processes, while walking the dog through the woods and along shores of rivers and lakes.  Jesse teaches Earth Systems classes with emphasis on students doing science in the field and discovering how isolated observations relate to the whole.  In this photo essay Jesse has isolated images of ice for their interesting patterns and relationships, while the information cards create a thread, connecting the images to some larger concept or system. Jesses photographs have been accepted for juried shows at both the Emerson Umbrella and Concord Art Association.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;



	Through Friday, Mar 5.

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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Extended Hours Walk Ins (Fri, Feb 12)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=105457</link>
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<author>cdc@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;1:00 PM-6:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Project Center,&#60;/b&#62; CDC, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;
Employers and CDC staff will be available to critique your resume.  Bring a hard copy with you.  Mon-Thurs 1-6pm and Friday 1-3pm at the CDC.  LAST CHANCE to get your resume critiqued before the career fair.



	Through Friday, Feb 12.

</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:36:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Phyiscs Faculty Candidate, &quot;Forces in Collective Cell Motion,&quot; by Dr. Thomas Angelini, Harvard University (Fri, Feb 12)</title>
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<author>etuzel@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;4:00 PM-5:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Olin Hall,&#60;/b&#62; 10, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Individual living cells generate forces and direct their motion in well known ways.  For example, planktonic bacteria swim through fluids by rapidly turning their flagella, and individual tissue cells migrate across surfaces in a cyclic process of expansion, adhesion, and retraction.  These canonical types of motion, however, are not characteristic of cells within large, dense aggregates, such as bacterial colonies or the tissues of complex organisms.  In this talk I will discuss tools and concepts of condensed matter physics that I have adapted to study the collectively generated forces that control multi-cellular motion within enormous cell aggregates.  I will present research on bacterial biofilms, showing how they can spread by generating molecular gradients throughout the colony.  I will also discuss collective motion within two-dimensional confluent sheets of mammalian tissue cells, showing how sub-cellular motions as well as multi-cellular forces, transmitted across long distances, each influence collective migration in different ways.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Refreshments will be served in Olin Hall 118 at 3:30 p.m.
 Sponsored by: WPI Physics Department, Dr. Erkan Tuzel. Cost: FREE 


</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:31:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Free Wine Tasting, Cheese and Bread Sampling (Fri, Feb 12)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;5:00 PM-7:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;The Wine Vine,&#60;/b&#62;  142 Highland St., Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Free Wine Tasting, Cheese Tasting, Coffee Tasting, every Friday from 5 to 7 pm.
 Cost: Free 


	Fridays, through Dec 31.

</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>WPI Humanites and Arts Department and Masque presents &quot;Any Number Can Die&quot; (Fri, Feb 12)</title>
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<author>mriggieri@gmail.com</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;8:00 PM-10:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Little Theatre,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;

 Sponsored by: WPI Humanites and Arts,Masque. Cost: $5 


	Thursday, Feb 11 - Saturday, Feb 13.

</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:27:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>African Art Now Exhibit (Sat, Feb 13)</title>
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<author>ccallahan@wpi.edu</author>
<description>

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Dr. Jean Borgatti, African art specialist and researcher at Clark University, will be exhibiting a collection of African and African-American art including various textiles, sculptures, and images. The collection will be on display in various locations of the WPI library throughout the month of February
 Cost: free 


	Through Sunday, Feb 28.

</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:22:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Graduate Schedule changes add/drop with a $100 late fee (Sat, Feb 13)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=102639</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=102639#2010-02-13-00:00:00</guid>
<author>registrar@wpi.edu</author>
<description>

	&#60;b&#62;WPI,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;




	Through Monday, Feb 15.

</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Ice : Photo Essay by Jesse Dann (Sat, Feb 13)</title>
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<author>archives@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;8:00 AM-9:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62; Class of 1941 Gallery -- 3rd floor, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
The subject is ice, not the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, so consequential to climate change, but the variety of ice in local environments readily available to anyone in the Northeast--no special equipment.  Jesse Dann photographs what appeals to him artistically, but through the filter of a scientist who is interested in natural processes and similarities to a wide variety of natural phenomena.  For instance, in photographing ice on a local pond, Jesse was attracted to the luminous colors of fractures in the ice, and looking at my photos, most people assume they are nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. His photograph is titled Nebular Ice, and the accompanying title card shows that comparison to nebula with two side-by-side photographs.  Nebular ice is rare, only forming when we have many clear cold days with no precipitation and thick, black ice starts to crack under stress.  The title card also points out the complex fracture patterns and the invasive water-milfoil, of interest to material and environmental scientists, respectively.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;As an earth scientist with degrees from Dartmouth, Michigan Tech, and Washington University, Jesse Dann brings to his ice photography an appreciation for and understanding of crystallization.  His post-doc research at MIT focused on komatiites in South Africa, the hottest lavas to erupt on Earth.  These lavas grew large, paper-thin sheets of olivine and other spectacular crystal textures, which do not grow in modern lavas.  However, ice crystallizes with similar textures, providing Jesse the opportunity to examine the relationship between textures and processes, while walking the dog through the woods and along shores of rivers and lakes.  Jesse teaches Earth Systems classes with emphasis on students doing science in the field and discovering how isolated observations relate to the whole.  In this photo essay Jesse has isolated images of ice for their interesting patterns and relationships, while the information cards create a thread, connecting the images to some larger concept or system. Jesses photographs have been accepted for juried shows at both the Emerson Umbrella and Concord Art Association.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;



	Through Friday, Mar 5.

</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Haiti Frundrising Concert (Sat, Feb 13)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=105556</link>
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<author>huaweb@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;5:00 PM-6:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;Friendly House,&#60;/b&#62;  36 Wall St, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
WPI Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Friendly House - donations will benefit Haiti.  



</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:06:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>WPI Humanites and Arts Department and Masque presents &quot;Any Number Can Die&quot; (Sat, Feb 13)</title>
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<author>mriggieri@gmail.com</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;8:00 PM-10:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Little Theatre,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;

 Sponsored by: WPI Humanites and Arts,Masque. Cost: $5 


	Thursday, Feb 11 - Saturday, Feb 13.

</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:27:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>African Art Now Exhibit (Sun, Feb 14)</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=105184#2010-02-14-00:00:00</guid>
<author>ccallahan@wpi.edu</author>
<description>

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Dr. Jean Borgatti, African art specialist and researcher at Clark University, will be exhibiting a collection of African and African-American art including various textiles, sculptures, and images. The collection will be on display in various locations of the WPI library throughout the month of February
 Cost: free 


	Through Sunday, Feb 28.

</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:22:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Graduate Schedule changes add/drop with a $100 late fee (Sun, Feb 14)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=102639</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=102639#2010-02-14-00:00:00</guid>
<author>registrar@wpi.edu</author>
<description>

	&#60;b&#62;WPI,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;




	Through Monday, Feb 15.

</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Ice : Photo Essay by Jesse Dann (Sun, Feb 14)</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=105105#2010-02-14-08:00:00</guid>
<author>archives@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;8:00 AM-9:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62; Class of 1941 Gallery -- 3rd floor, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
The subject is ice, not the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, so consequential to climate change, but the variety of ice in local environments readily available to anyone in the Northeast--no special equipment.  Jesse Dann photographs what appeals to him artistically, but through the filter of a scientist who is interested in natural processes and similarities to a wide variety of natural phenomena.  For instance, in photographing ice on a local pond, Jesse was attracted to the luminous colors of fractures in the ice, and looking at my photos, most people assume they are nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. His photograph is titled Nebular Ice, and the accompanying title card shows that comparison to nebula with two side-by-side photographs.  Nebular ice is rare, only forming when we have many clear cold days with no precipitation and thick, black ice starts to crack under stress.  The title card also points out the complex fracture patterns and the invasive water-milfoil, of interest to material and environmental scientists, respectively.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;As an earth scientist with degrees from Dartmouth, Michigan Tech, and Washington University, Jesse Dann brings to his ice photography an appreciation for and understanding of crystallization.  His post-doc research at MIT focused on komatiites in South Africa, the hottest lavas to erupt on Earth.  These lavas grew large, paper-thin sheets of olivine and other spectacular crystal textures, which do not grow in modern lavas.  However, ice crystallizes with similar textures, providing Jesse the opportunity to examine the relationship between textures and processes, while walking the dog through the woods and along shores of rivers and lakes.  Jesse teaches Earth Systems classes with emphasis on students doing science in the field and discovering how isolated observations relate to the whole.  In this photo essay Jesse has isolated images of ice for their interesting patterns and relationships, while the information cards create a thread, connecting the images to some larger concept or system. Jesses photographs have been accepted for juried shows at both the Emerson Umbrella and Concord Art Association.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;



	Through Friday, Mar 5.

</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>African Art Now Exhibit (Mon, Feb 15)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=105184</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=105184#2010-02-15-00:00:00</guid>
<author>ccallahan@wpi.edu</author>
<description>

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
Dr. Jean Borgatti, African art specialist and researcher at Clark University, will be exhibiting a collection of African and African-American art including various textiles, sculptures, and images. The collection will be on display in various locations of the WPI library throughout the month of February
 Cost: free 


	Through Sunday, Feb 28.

</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:22:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Graduate Schedule changes add/drop with a $100 late fee (Mon, Feb 15)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=102639</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=102639#2010-02-15-00:00:00</guid>
<author>registrar@wpi.edu</author>
<description>

	&#60;b&#62;WPI,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;




	Through Monday, Feb 15.

</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Last day to change from CREDIT to AUDIT for Graduate Students - NO REFUND (Mon, Feb 15)</title>
<link>http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=102641</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=102641#2010-02-15-00:00:00</guid>
<author>registrar@wpi.edu</author>
<description>

	&#60;b&#62;WPI,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

(WPI Only)&#60;br&#62;




</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:01:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Ice : Photo Essay by Jesse Dann (Mon, Feb 15)</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/WPI/index.lasso?id=105105#2010-02-15-08:00:00</guid>
<author>archives@wpi.edu</author>
<description>&#60;b&#62;8:00 AM-9:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62; Class of 1941 Gallery -- 3rd floor, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

&#60;br&#62;
The subject is ice, not the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, so consequential to climate change, but the variety of ice in local environments readily available to anyone in the Northeast--no special equipment.  Jesse Dann photographs what appeals to him artistically, but through the filter of a scientist who is interested in natural processes and similarities to a wide variety of natural phenomena.  For instance, in photographing ice on a local pond, Jesse was attracted to the luminous colors of fractures in the ice, and looking at my photos, most people assume they are nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. His photograph is titled Nebular Ice, and the accompanying title card shows that comparison to nebula with two side-by-side photographs.  Nebular ice is rare, only forming when we have many clear cold days with no precipitation and thick, black ice starts to crack under stress.  The title card also points out the complex fracture patterns and the invasive water-milfoil, of interest to material and environmental scientists, respectively.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;As an earth scientist with degrees from Dartmouth, Michigan Tech, and Washington University, Jesse Dann brings to his ice photography an appreciation for and understanding of crystallization.  His post-doc research at MIT focused on komatiites in South Africa, the hottest lavas to erupt on Earth.  These lavas grew large, paper-thin sheets of olivine and other spectacular crystal textures, which do not grow in modern lavas.  However, ice crystallizes with similar textures, providing Jesse the opportunity to examine the relationship between textures and processes, while walking the dog through the woods and along shores of rivers and lakes.  Jesse teaches Earth Systems classes with emphasis on students doing science in the field and discovering how isolated observations relate to the whole.  In this photo essay Jesse has isolated images of ice for their interesting patterns and relationships, while the information cards create a thread, connecting the images to some larger concept or system. Jesses photographs have been accepted for juried shows at both the Emerson Umbrella and Concord Art Association.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;



	Through Friday, Mar 5.

</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<item>
<title>Looking for a Job or Summer Internship? Learn how Job Finder can help you (Mon, Feb 15)</title>
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	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62; Anderson Lab A, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:42:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Physics Faculty Candidate, &quot;Collective motion and density fluctuations in bacterial colonies&quot; by Dr. Hepeng Zhang, University of Texas at Austin (Mon, Feb 15)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;4:00 PM-12:00 AM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Olin Hall,&#60;/b&#62; 107, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

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The emergence of collective motion such as in bird flocks, fish schools, and insect swarms is a ubiquitous self-organization phenomenon. Such collective behavior plays an important role in a range of problems, such as spreading of diseases in animal or fish groups. Current models have provided a qualitative understanding of collective motion, but progress in quantitative modeling is hindered by the lack of experimental data. &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Here we examine a model microscopic system, where we are able to measure simultaneously the positions, velocities, and orientations of up to a thousand bacteria (wild-type Bacillus subtilis) in a colony. The motile bacteria form closely-packed dynamic clusters within which they move cooperatively. Physical dimensions of clusters scale with the square-root of their sizes, defined as the number of the constituent bacteria. Cluster size exhibits a power-law distribution truncated by an exponential tail, and the probability of finding large clusters grows markedly as bacterial density increases. Mobile clusters cause anomalous fluctuations in bacterial density, as found in mathematical theories and numerical models. Our results demonstrate that bacteria are an excellent system to study general phenomena of collective motion.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Refreshments will be served in Olin Hall 118 at 3:30 P.M.&#xD;&#xA;
 Sponsored by: WPI Physics Department, Dr. Erkan Tuzel. Cost: FREE 


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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:16:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ECE Freshmen Advising Information Session (Mon, Feb 15)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;5:00 PM-6:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Atwater Kent Laboratories,&#60;/b&#62; AK 219, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

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 Sponsored by: WPI ECE Department.


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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:14:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ECE Sophomores/Juniors Advising Information Session (Mon, Feb 15)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;5:00 PM-6:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Atwater Kent Laboratories,&#60;/b&#62; AK 233, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:16:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Job Offer Negotiations (Mon, Feb 15)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;6:00 PM-7:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Atwater Kent Laboratories,&#60;/b&#62; 232, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

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 Sponsored by: CDC.


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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:45:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>African Art Now Exhibit (Tue, Feb 16)</title>
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	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

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Dr. Jean Borgatti, African art specialist and researcher at Clark University, will be exhibiting a collection of African and African-American art including various textiles, sculptures, and images. The collection will be on display in various locations of the WPI library throughout the month of February
 Cost: free 


	Through Sunday, Feb 28.

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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:22:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>College Night at The Clayground, Every Tuesday (Tue, Feb 16)</title>
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	&#60;b&#62;Clayground, The,&#60;/b&#62;  65 James Street, Worcester, MA

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Show your college ID and get 1/2 off your studio fee.  BYOB and food allowed.



	Tuesdays, through May 18.

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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:57:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Graduate Withdrawal from a course with a grade of W - NO REFUND (Tue, Feb 16)</title>
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	&#60;b&#62;WPI,&#60;/b&#62;  100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

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	Tuesday, Feb 16 - Tuesday, Apr 20.

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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:54:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ice : Photo Essay by Jesse Dann (Tue, Feb 16)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;8:00 AM-9:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: George C. Gordon Library,&#60;/b&#62; Class of 1941 Gallery -- 3rd floor, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

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The subject is ice, not the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, so consequential to climate change, but the variety of ice in local environments readily available to anyone in the Northeast--no special equipment.  Jesse Dann photographs what appeals to him artistically, but through the filter of a scientist who is interested in natural processes and similarities to a wide variety of natural phenomena.  For instance, in photographing ice on a local pond, Jesse was attracted to the luminous colors of fractures in the ice, and looking at my photos, most people assume they are nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. His photograph is titled Nebular Ice, and the accompanying title card shows that comparison to nebula with two side-by-side photographs.  Nebular ice is rare, only forming when we have many clear cold days with no precipitation and thick, black ice starts to crack under stress.  The title card also points out the complex fracture patterns and the invasive water-milfoil, of interest to material and environmental scientists, respectively.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;As an earth scientist with degrees from Dartmouth, Michigan Tech, and Washington University, Jesse Dann brings to his ice photography an appreciation for and understanding of crystallization.  His post-doc research at MIT focused on komatiites in South Africa, the hottest lavas to erupt on Earth.  These lavas grew large, paper-thin sheets of olivine and other spectacular crystal textures, which do not grow in modern lavas.  However, ice crystallizes with similar textures, providing Jesse the opportunity to examine the relationship between textures and processes, while walking the dog through the woods and along shores of rivers and lakes.  Jesse teaches Earth Systems classes with emphasis on students doing science in the field and discovering how isolated observations relate to the whole.  In this photo essay Jesse has isolated images of ice for their interesting patterns and relationships, while the information cards create a thread, connecting the images to some larger concept or system. Jesses photographs have been accepted for juried shows at both the Emerson Umbrella and Concord Art Association.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;



	Through Friday, Mar 5.

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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Internet 1: Learn Web Basics (Tue, Feb 16)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;10:00 AM-11:30 AM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;Knight Memorial Library, Providence Community Library,&#60;/b&#62;  275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI

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Learn to use a web browser to visit a website, click links, and search for information using google.
 Cost: free 


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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:06:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dhiman Bhadra (University of Florida)-Bayesian Semiparametric Analysis of Case-Control Studies with Time Varying Exposures (Tue, Feb 16)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;11:00 AM-12:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Stratton Hall,&#60;/b&#62; 203, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

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ABSTRACT: Case-control data analysis marks an important research area where statisticians have made significant contributions over the years. The fundamental problem in these studies is the comparison of a group of subjects having a particular disease (cases) to a group of disease free subjects (controls) with respect to some potential risk factors of the disease. In a typical case-control study, the exposure information is collected only once for the cases and controls. However, some recent medical studies have indicated that a longitudinal approach of incorporating the entire exposure history, when available, may lead to more precise estimates of the odds ratios of disease. In this work, we conduct a analysis of a case-control study when longitudinal exposure information is available for both cases and controls. We use semiparametric regression procedures to model the exposure profiles of the cases and controls and also the influence pattern of the exposure profile on the disease status. This enables us to analyze how the present disease status of a subject is influenced by his/her past exposure conditions conditional on the current ones. Analysis is carried out in a hierarchical Bayesian framework using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms. The proposed methodology is motivated by, and applied to a case control study of prostate cancer where longitudinal biomarker information is available for the cases and controls. (This is joint work with Michael J. Daniels, Malay Ghosh, and Bhramar Mukherjee.)



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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:51:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Development in Africa: Foreign Aid or Free Enterprise? (Tue, Feb 16)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;12:00 PM-1:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Campus Center,&#60;/b&#62; Mid-Century Room, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

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Brown Bag Lunch.  Interactive discussion facilitated by Prof. Bland Addison and Colleen Callahan.
 Sponsored by: International House, Campus Center, Offic of Diversity Programs, Black Student Union, National Society of Black Engineers, Student Activitie, Humanities &amp; Arts Dept. &amp; WPI Social Committee. Cost: free 


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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:46:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WPI FPE - Information Session (Tue, Feb 16)</title>
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<description>&#60;b&#62;12:00 PM-1:00 PM,&#60;/b&#62; 

	&#60;b&#62;WPI: Higgins Laboratories,&#60;/b&#62; HL 102, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

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Dear all,&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;If you are an undecided undergraduate or have an interest in the study of fire and its effects, the Fire Protection Engineering department will be holding an information session and demonstration on February 16th from 12:00 - 1:00 meeting in Higgins Labs 102. During the session, free lunch will be provided and graduate students will present their experiences and views on the FPE department and growing field of Fire Protection Engineering. During the presentation, several videos will be shown that include a flash-over fire test and the mock dorm room fire which was done on the quad last year. There will also be free raffle and freebies!&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;A live fire demonstration will be done in the fire science lab by Scott Rockwell,a Ph.D. candidate in the FPE department. The demo will cover diffusion and premixed flames, electrical fires, premixed solids, extinguishment methods, a fire whirl, and a small dust explosion.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Due to the size of the fire lab, a maximum of 40 people can attend the information session. To sign up please visit the following link:&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Go to: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHBJZy15THp2ZlFxTDVLcndsMF9rTEE6MA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The Fire Protection Engineering Department here at WPI is very well reputed in the industry. The facts and figures of the graduate recruitment are excellent, with more than 100% recruitment. The program involves many other departments (e.g. Mechanical, Civil Engineering) for a flexible and enriching learning experience.
 Sponsored by: WPI Fire Protection Engineering Department &amp; SFPE WPI Student Chapter. Cost: 0 


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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:39:04 GMT</pubDate>
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