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Science Calendar

March 2010

Wednesday, March 17

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Greenhouse Open House.  Come browse through the greenhouses at your leisure. See cacti and succulents in our Xeric house and tropical species in our high humidity environment. Bring a plant that needs repotting.  Science Center Greenhouses.  Donations accepted.  
Web link. Contact: Jane Young, greenhouse caretaker (ext. 3943)

April 2010

Thursday, April 1

12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.Faculty Lunch Talk.  David Wulff, professor of psychology, will present a talk entitled ''Prototypes of Faith: An International Project on Assessing Subjective Life Perspectives.''  President's Dining Room, Emerson.  All invited. Bring your lunch and join us.  
Contact: Ruth Mattson

Friday, April 2

12:30 p.m.Graduate Fellows Application Deadline.  Wheaton offers a number of graduate scholarships for current seniors and, in some instances, graduates of the college.  
Web link. Contact: Judi Razee
12:30 p.m.Wheaton Fellows Application Deadline.  The Wheaton Fellows program funds students who undertake unpaid educationally meaningful internships, service experiences, or structured independent research during the summer. Selected students will receive a $3,000 stipend.  
Web link. Contact: Judi Razee

Friday, April 23

12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.Faculty Lunch Talk.  Matt Evans, assistant professor of chemistry, will present ''Geochemistry of Mineral-Rock Interactions: A Travelogue from Greenland to Nepal.''  Faculty Lounge in Emerson.  All welcome to bring a lunch and join us.  
Contact: Ruth Mattson
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Academic Festival XIX.  The 19th annual Academic Festival will feature the research, creative and scholarly achievements of those Wheaton students who were nominated by their faculty and selected by a review committee.  Atrium, Balfour-Hood.  
Contact: James Mancall
12:30 p.m.Adams Professional Development Application Deadline.  The Filene Center is accepting applications from seniors for an opportunity to undertake summer 2010 post-graduate non-academic experiences in professional development.  
Web link. Contact: Judi Razee