*All lectures are free unless otherwise noted.
A SHARPER VIEW OF THE UNIVERSE - Dr. Scott Severson describes how astronomers use adaptive optics to gather high resolution images of the universe - from nearby planets to distant galaxies. 4- 5:15 p.m., Monday, Oct. 8. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119.
BIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM - Dr. Sherry Tamone, Assistant Professor of Marine Biology, University of Alaska discusses predicting the growth in Alaskan crab populations using molting hormone analysis. Noon, Tuesday, Oct. 9. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189.
THE EFFECTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT: PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND COUNSELING OPTIONS - Rebecca Plachte-Zuieback examines the history of violence against women, the definitions of sexual assault, common myths and facts, and how to help a survivor. Noon. Tuesday, Oct. 9. Carson 68. (707) 664-2840.
"UNDERSTANDING WAR" - Lecture by Shepherd Bliss, is former member of the U S military, and now teaches Humanities as an Adjunct faculty member. War and Peace Lecture Series. 4 - 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4115.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE SERIES: LIZ HICKOK - Hickok is a San Francisco-based artist working in photography, video, sculpture, installation, and currently, Jell-O. Noon - 1 p.m.. Wednesday, Oct. 10. Art 102. (707) 664-3042.
SENSORY INPUT PROCESSING IN THE BRAIN -Marty Banks And Johannes Burge, Visual Space Perception Laboratory, UC Berkeley, explores the ways human senses process information and related questions via experimentation and mathematical models. Math Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2368.
NATIONAL DEPRESSION SCREENING DAY - Students can participate in free, anonymous screening for various mental health illnesses including depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder as a part of Mental Awareness Week. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. Counseling and Psychological Services, Stevenson 1088. (707) 664-2153.
ARTS AND HUMANITIES FORUM - Barbara Lesch McCaffry, Hutchins, gives a talk entitled, "Gendered Identities: Holocaust Memoirs of Hidden Children." Inspired by The Diary of Anne Frank and the memoirs of Jewish children who suffered during the Holocaust, McCaffry will try to answer questions from her exploration of identity including "What does it mean to be safer being someone who you are not and how does one, after the war, reintegrate into one's original "identity" - or can one?" Noon - 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 11. Schulz 1121
EMERGING AUTHENTICATION SOLUTIONS - Louie Gasparini, RSA Security, discusses authentication in the consumer and financial services industries, and how behavioral modeling using Bayesian and neural net models complement credentials for authentication decisions. Noon. Thursday, Oct. 11. Darwin Hall, Room 102. (707) 664-2667.
A FLEA IN HER EAR - An Adaptation of Georges Feydeau's Boulevard Farce, by Frank Galanti. Directed by Hector Correa From drop-dead satire to deadpan farce, Feydeau's A Flea in Her Ear holds its own with nonstop amorous entanglements, unconsummated infidelities, mistaken identities, and breathless chases. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct 11, and 8 p.m. Friday, Oct 12 and Saturday, Oct. 13. Person Theater. Admission is $15, $12 for faculty, staff and alumni, $8 for seniors and students. SSU students admitted free.
RAGA: NORTH INDIAN SINGER LAXMI G. TEWARI IN CONCERT - Trained in Ethnomusicology, music professor Laxmi G. Tewari specializes in Indian music and religion and music in society. Faculty Recital Series. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. Ives 119. (707) 664-2235. Admission is $12, $10 for faculty, staff and alumni, $8 for seniors and students SSU students admitted free.
FILMS
THE TRACKER - (Rolf de Heer, 2002) An aboriginal man (David Gulpilil) is caught between his people and white Australian culture. 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664-2606. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free.
TEN CANOES - (Rolf de Heer, 2006) First film shot entirely in an Australian aboriginal language weaves together a tale of love, betrayal, magic and memory. 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 12. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664-2606. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free.
