Columbia College Science Institute Symposia

"How Advances in Science and Art Enhance Your Life"

April 25 through May 2, 2002

Thursday, April 25, 2002
1:00 to 2:00 pm -- Hokin Hall, 623 S. Wabash Avenue

"Conversations with Claudia Dreifus, New York Times Science Writer"

Claudia Dreifus, well known for her incisive interviews with international political figures, cultural, and science icons, is considered to be the leading interviewer in American journalism. More than three hundred of her interviews have appeared in diverse publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Playboy, Ms., The Progressive, Modern Maturity, TV Guide and The Nation. Since 1997, her interviews with some of the greatest minds across a broad range of scientific disciplines have appeared in the Science Times section of The New York Times. Her work has been collected in two books, Interview and Scientific Conversations. Claudia Dreifus is a Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute of the New School for Social Research in New York City.

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Friday, April 26, 2002
2:00 to 3:00 pm -- Room 203, 623 S. Wabash Avenue

"ArtScience: Realizing Your Human Potential"

Dr. Todd Siler, first recipient of a Ph.D. in Visualization from M.I.T., is a visual artist, writer, inventor, educator, consultant and director of Psi-Phi Communications: a company that specializes in consulting and developing processes for fostering creativity and innovation in business and education. Dr. Siler has published many articles and books including Breaking the Mind Barrier (1992) and Think Like A Genius (1997). Dr. Siler's cartoon, "Truizms," appears weekly in the Rocky Mountain News. Dr. Siler has lectured throughout the world on topics such as the historical interaction of the arts with science and technology. His artwork is exhibited in major museums and galleries around the world.

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Monday, April 29, 2002
2:00 to 3:00 pm -- Columbia College Concert Hall, 1014 S. Michigan Avenue

"Women's Health: Advances in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment"

Dr. V. Craig Jordan is the Diana, Princess of Wales Professor of Cancer Research and Director of the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Research Program at Northwestern University. He is internationally recognized for his pioneering research and for the development of the first breast cancer preventive agent, and has received numerous national and international awards. In 1997, Dr. Jordan was named the Laureate of the 6th Cino del Duca Award for Oncology in Paris and in 2000 he was selected as one of the hundred cancer researchers from throughout the world to sign the "Charter of Paris" to cure cancer.

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Tuesday, April 30, 2002

2:00 to 2:30 pm -- Room 506, 623 S. Wabash Avenue

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Formal opening of the Institute for Science Education and Science Communication's new Cancer Research Lab, made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

2:30 to 3:00 pm -- Columbia College Concert Hall, 1014 S. Michigan Avenue

Reception

3:00 to 4:00 pm -- Columbia College Concert Hall, 1014 S. Michigan Avenue

"Men's Health: Advances in Prostate Cancer Research and Treatment"

Dr. Grayhack is Professor of Urology and former chairman of the Department of Urology at the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University. He is also a clinician at the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dr. Grayhack has authored numerous papers and textbook chapters that provide understanding of the normal and abnormal growth of the human prostate as well as the natural history, clinical assessment, and clinical management of both benign and cancer growth of this organ. He has served as editor of The Journal of Urology, The Yearbook of Urology, and the major textbook Adult and Pediatric Urology. He is a recipient of various awards and recognitions in urology.

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Thursday, May 2, 2002

11:00 am to 12:00 noon -- Ferguson Theater, 600 S. Michigan Avenue

"The Delight and Responsibility of Science"

Dr. Roald Hoffmann is the John A. Newman Professor of Physical Science at Cornell University. A native of Poland, Hoffmann survived the Nazi occupation when he and his mother were smuggled out by his father and hidden in the attic of a schoolhouse for the remainder of the war. In 1949, he arrived in the U.S. after several years of post-war wandering in Europe, and embarked upon his education in the arts and sciences. In addition to receiving the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, he received many national and international awards. In 1990 Hoffmann hosted "The World of Chemistry," a twenty-six-segment PBS television documentary. Dr. Hoffmann has published poetry books, a book on art and science, a book on science and religion, and recently wrote and produced the play "Oxygen," which opened in London, Germany, and many places in the U.S.

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All events are free and open to the public; RSVP's are not necessary.

For more information, please contact the Science Institute at (312)344-7544.