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Video and Photo Opportunities at UNM
January 25-28, 2006
Wednesday, Jan. 25
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
UNM Day at the State Capitol: Exhibits in the Hall of History (West) showcase the departments and programs on UNM's priority list for seeking funding in the 2006 session. For more information call Susan McKinsey at 277-1989.
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Lecture & Book Signing: Who Were the First Americans? Joseph Powell, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, will discuss who the ancient people were, how they arrived in the New World and how racial typology and evolutionary concepts offer differing viewpoints on the subject. Part of the Ancestors Lecture Series. Hibben Center room 105. For more information contact Greg Johnston at 277-1816 or gregj@unm.edu.
Thursday, Jan. 26
2 p.m.
Faculty Acknowledgement Award: Engineering Professor Luke Lester will give a short lecture on developing university research for commercial application, and will receive the award. Willard Reading Room, Zimmerman Libraries. For more information contact Karen Wentworth at 277-5627 or kwent2@unm.edu.
Friday, Jan. 27
2 p.m.
Performance: Jenny Vincent has been performing Nuevo Mexicano music since the 1930s. She is 92 now and performs with a group. Willard Reading Room, Zimmerman Libraries. For more information contact Karen Wentworth at 277-5627 or kwent2@unm.edu.
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Yale Law School Dean: Is the United States Supreme Court prepared to rule in the age of globalization? Harold Hongju Koh, dean of Yale University Law School, will give a free public lecture “International Law and the United States Supreme Court” at the UNM School of Law, 1117 Stanford NE. For more information call Laurie Mellas at 277-5915 or visit: http://www.unm.edu/news/06JanNewsReleases/06-01-04law.htm.
7 p.m.
First Works-in-Progress Reading of spring 2006: Features the winners of the Lena M. Todd Memorial Prize in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. Winnings Coffee, 111 Harvard SE. For more information email wasserst@unm.edu.
Saturday, Jan. 28
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Black History Month Kickoff Brunch: Features Elaine Brown, the only woman to chair the Black Panther Party. Student Union Building Ballroom. For more information call Laurie Mellas at 277-5915 or visit: http://www.unm.edu/news/06JanNewsReleases/06-01-10bpp.htm.
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Flint knapping: Bruce Huckell will demonstrate the 2.5 million year old skill of manufacturing stone tools. Part of the Artisan Traditions Series. Maxwell Museum of Anthropology. For more information contact Greg Johnston at 277-1816 or gregj@unm.edu.
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