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Physicist Greene to speak
Brian Greene, physicist and groundbreaking string theorist, will speak at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Alumni Arena, North Campus, as the next speaker in UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.
He will present the President's Lecture for Science and Technology.
Greene is one of the world's foremost experts on string theory, which proposes that the particles that were thought to be the most simplified components of atoms—electrons, neutrinos, quarks—actually are composed of smaller units, filaments of energy called strings. If correct, string theory bridges the gap between quantum mechanics and general relativity, providing a unified theory of the universe.
Greene's 1999 book, "The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory," was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in non-fiction and winner of the 2000 Aventis Prize for Science Books. It also was the basis of a PBS "Nova" special narrated by Greene. His second book, "Fabric of the Cosmos," which focused on space, time and the nature of the universe, was a long-time feature on The New York Times bestseller list.
Known for his expertise and ability to present complex scientific concepts in layman's terms, Greene has been a guest on CNN, "The Century with Peter Jennings," and even "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."
He received a bachelor's degree in physics from Harvard and attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Tickets to Greene's lecture may be purchased at the Alumni Arena box office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or through tickets.com and all Tops Friendly markets
United University Professions (UUP) and TIAA-CREF are providing discount vouchers for tickets to UB faculty and staff. Visit http://www.studentaffairs.buffalo.edu/ special/tickets.shtml.
Haitian author Agnant to speak
Author Marie-Célie Agnant will speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday in 830 Clemens Hall, North Campus.
The talk will be free and open to the public; a reception and book signing will follow.
A native of Haiti, Agnant immigrated into Quebec in 1970 and has lived there ever since. She portrays in her poetry and prose the exclusion, solitude, racism and exile suffered by Caribbean francophones. In particular, she examines the condition of Haitian women living in various parts of the world.
Agnant's novels, poems, short stories and children's fiction have been translated into Spanish, Dutch, Korean and English. She was a finalist for the prix littéraire Desjardins for "La dot de Sara" and the prix du Gouverneur Général for "Le silence comme le sang." Her novel "Le livre d'Emma" (2001) is being translated into English.
Agnant's UB talk is part of a visit to Western New York organized by the UB Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, the Department of Modern Languages at Canisius College and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Niagara University. In addition to the talk, Agnant will speak at Canisius College and work with students at Niagara and UB.
Her visit is co-sponsored by the Women's Studies Program at Niagara; the Melodia E. Jones Chair, the Caribbean Cultural Studies Program, the Canadian-American Studies Committee, the Department of American Studies, and the Department of Women's Studies, all at UB; the Consulate General of Canada, Buffalo; the Government of Quebec; and the International Association of Quebec Studies.
"Wall" workshops offered
As part of the programming associated with the large-scale exhibition "The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art," the UB Anderson Gallery will host a series of workshops. Two workshops are scheduled for next week. Community Wall Connections Family Workshop will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday. Participants will learn various hands-on traditional Chinese art-making processes with an emphasis on techniques adapted and applied by contemporary Chinese and American artists to create an original artwork. The cost is $15.
An adult workshop, "Meditation: Learning Techniques for the Expansion of Creativity in Art and Life," will be held from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday. Participants will learn meditative practices surrounded by "The Wall" exhibition, followed by a class where Chinese sumi painting technique will be taught. The cost is $80.
Registration is required to attend both workshops and can be made by calling 829-3754 or going to http://www.ub.andersongallery.org/workshop/.
The UB Anderson Gallery is located on Martha Jackson Place near Englewood and Kenmore avenues. "The Wall" exhibition is free and open to the public and is on view 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. The exhibition also is on view at the UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts and at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
Art department to hold print sale
The Department of Art will hold its 10th annual Print Sale benefit, titled "UB Print Photonics," from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Center for the Arts Atrium, North Campus.
All proceeds will support student scholarship and research in print media through the ePIC (experimental Print Imaging Center) Fund.
The artwork currently on display in the CFA Atrium is included in the sale.
Artist prints by students, alumni and members of the ePIC Community Printshop covering all major print processes are featured in the sale.
All artwork sold is appropriately packaged for transport. Checks, cash, or major credit card will be accepted.