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Come to a free showing of
Discovery Channel's PLANET EARTH
Wednesday, Nov. 28 UC 107
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"Search for Non-Platinum Anti-tumor Metal Complexes"
Merck Institute for Scientific Education /AAAS Special Lecture by Baldwin King, Ph.D.
Research Professor and Professor Emeritus, Drew University Department of Chemistry
4:15 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2007in Hall of Sciences 4
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PreMed Society Q&A Session
Panel Presentation by Drew University Juniors & Seniors
HS 244, 8:30 p.m., Nov. 27, 2007
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"Who Killed the Electric Car?"
Documentary film - Nov. 14, 2007, 9:30 pm, LC 28
Sponsored by Drew Environmental Action League
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Annual Plant Sale - Fundraiser for Tri Beta, the Biology Honor Society
University Center, November 12-14, 2007
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The Re-Greening of Northern Nicaragua:
Protecting Watersheds and Promoting Sustainable Agriculture
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 4:30 p.m. in HS 4

Elvin Castellon of the Nicaragua Network will describe the projects of FEDICAMP ( Federation for Integral Development of Peasant Farmers): planting 1 million + trees, land restoration, helping families build more efficient cook stoves, providing training in community empowerment & environmental awareness, and building cisterns to provide potable water during the dry season.
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Graduate Environmental Professional Studies at Duke University
Presentation by Lisa Rattray , Northeast Admissions Officer
Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment
Nov. 7, 2007, 12:30 noon, HS 104 - Pizza will be served!
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Medical Humanities Symposium: Bridging Health Care and Human Experience
November 2, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Drew University Medical Humanities Graduate Program
A day-long symposium with renowned presenters speaking on medical humanities, medical ethics, bioethics, narrative and healing, and public health as related to technology and culture.
Click here to register on-line.
Student registration is only $25. A limited number of student scholarships is available.
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First Annual Wyeth Seminar Series at Drew University
“A Celebration of Science: The Process of Discovery.”

Kickoff Event with Keynote Address: Monday, October 29, 2007
Refreshments at 4:15 PM in the Hall of Sciences Rotunda, followed by a keynote address in HS 4
"Discovery of Innovative Therapeutics: The Pharma Perspective"
Dr Magid Abou-Gharbia, Senior Vice-President and Head of Chemical & Screening Sciences at Wyeth.

Second Seminar Event: Monday, November 12, 2007
"New Pathways for Natural Products Drug Discovery”
Dr. Guy Carter, Assistant Vice President, Chemical & Screening Science at Wyeth.

Third Seminar Event: February 11, 2008:
“The Power of Semisynthesis:
The Chemistry Behind the Discovery of Torisel"
Dr. Jerry Skotnicki, Senior Director, Chemical & Screening Sciences, Wyeth.

Fourth Seminar Event: February 25, 2008:
“Exploiting the Biology of the Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) for Cancer Chemotherapy:
The Development of Torisel”
Dr. Jay Gibbons, Assistant Vice President, Oncology, Wyeth.
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"Rapid Evolvers and Cryptic Hybrids:
Variation in Populations of Water Fleas Over Space andTime"
Dr. Jennifer Fox, Assistant Professor of Biology, Drew University
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Greening the Drew Campus: Global Warming, Biodiversity, and Other Challenges
A Panel Presentation
Monday, Octover 22, 2007, 4:30-6:30 in Hall of Sciences S4

Economics Professor Fred Curtis, "What Colleges and Universities are Doing Today"
Mike Kopas, Director of Special Projects, "The New Green Dorm: Geothermal Energy and LEEDs Certification"
Political Science Professor Phil Mundo, "Government Policies: Potential Impacts on Drew"
Biology Professor Sara Webb, "Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity on the Drew Campus."
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Zero to Sixty: Growing a Campus Sustainability Program From Scratch
Dr. Susan Allen-Gil, Biology and EnvironmentalStudies Program, Ithaca College
Wed., Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m., HS 4
Sponsored by the President's Initiative Fund and the Environmental Studies Program
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Biology Student-Faculty Dessert Night
Wed., Oct. 3, Welch-Holloway Lounge
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Drew Science Symposium
October 1, 2007 - 1:30-5:15 p.m., HS4
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Internship Dinner: Students Talk About Their Summer Internships
Pizza will be served!
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Poster Session - Drew Summer Science Institute
Student researchers present their findings from summer projects
September 27, 2007 - Mead Hall
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Graduate School in the Biological Sciences: A Panel Discussion