OPTICS WITH SLOW LIGHT - Dr. Mukund Vengalattore of UC Berkeley will discuss the basics of "slow light" and present some recent results on using laser-cooled atoms to create optic elements such as amplifiers, switches and slow light wave guides. What Physicists Do Lecture Series. 4 p.m. Monday, Mar. 27, Schulz 300, (707) 664-2119.
JENNIFER'S COMPLAINT: HOMOPHOBIA AND SPORTS - Last December, the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed suit on behalf of Penn State basketball star Jennifer Harris against her former coach because of homophobic harassment. In this presentation, attorney Dora Dome will discuss this case as well as her own experiences in the competitive world of collegiate basketball. Queer Studies Lecture Series. Noon, Tuesday, March 28, Carson 68, (707) 664-2840.
AN UNCOMMON FRIENDSHIP - Lecture presented by Dr. Fritz Tubach and Bernat Rosner. Holocaust Lecture Series. 4 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 28, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4076.
WRITERS ON WRITING LECTURE SERIES - Lectures by poets Rae Armantrout and Catherine Wagner. 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2140.
SETH KOEN - With simple material and tools-yarn, thread, muslin, lentils, needle and hooks-Koen invents ambiguous forms that defy utility but encourage thought. Artist Lecture Series. Noon, Wednesday, March 29, Art 102, (707) 664-2364.
IN THE HEART OF THE HEART OF ANOTHER COUNTRY - Local poet Etel Adnan will give a reading from her latest compilation. Noon, Wednesday, March 29, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2491.
HOW TO UNTIE A KNOT (AND BECOME RULER OF THE WORLD) - Thomas Mattman of Chico State University will examine Alexander the Great's method of untying knots and how recent research connecting mathematics and physics has given new insight into this program, M*A*T*H Colloquium. 4 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 29, Stevenson 1002, (707) 664-2368.
CINEFORUM - The film "Todo sobre me madre" ("All About My Mother") will be screened. Admission is free. 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, Stevenson 3072, (707) 664-2351.
BIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM - Dr. Samantha Hopkins, UC Berkeley will present her lecture, "Macroevolution of Ecology: Studying the Causes of Convergent Evolution of Ecomorphology in Small Animals." Biology Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, March 30, Stevenson 1002, (707) 664-2189.
WOMEN'S HISTORY LUNCHES - Dr. Theresa Alfaro-Velcamp will present her lecture, "Immigrant Women: Challenges to Historiography," to be followed by "Queen Ealswith and the Mercians," presented by Dr. Judith Abbott. Noon, Thursday, March 30, Salazar 2021, (707) 664-2313.
BIOINFORMATICS SUPPORT OF PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS AND FORENSICS - Lecture by Tom Slezak of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This talk will discuss the LLNL team's involvement with computationally designing pathogen DNA signatures and various outbreaks (SARS, monkeypox, Avian Influenza, Exotic Newcastle Disease, etc.) Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, Mar. 30, Salazar 2016, (707) 664-2667.
SONOMA FILM INSTITUTE
WHEEL OF TIME - Filmmaker Werner Herzog's latest nonfiction adventure is a visit to Bodh Gaya, India, where the Kalachakra, the world's largest Buddhist gathering, is taking place. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m. Sunday, March 26, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
CLAIRE'S KNEE - When a diplomat is on vacation without his fiancee, he is introduced to two young teenage girls who prove difficult to ignore. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, Stevenson 1002, (707) 664-2606.
