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October 6 - 12, 2024

Oct

Olsen Lecture Series: Nanoscience Pioneer Gregory Hartland

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University of Notre Dame chemist Gregory Hartland is pioneering use of optics to examine properties of single plasmonic nanostructures. His research includes development of novel techniques to perform time-resolved and steady state spectroscopy experiments on single particles. He will present “Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Single Plasmonic Nanostructures" as featured speaker for the Utah State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s 2024 Richard Olsen Lecture series. All are welcome to his talk at 4 p.m. Oct. 9, in the Eccles Science Learning Center, Room ESLC 046, on the Logan campus. Hartland is a Notre Dame Collegiate Professor and director of graduate studies in Notre Dame’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He served as senior editor of the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Physical Chemistry, and was recently named deputy editor of the society’s Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Harland is an ACS Fellow, a Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow and an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow. The Olsen Lecture Series was established by in 2006 by the late USU Emeritus Professor Richard Olsen and his wife, LiVina Hymas Olsen.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Eccles Science Learning Center | More Info

Oct

Arrington Mormon History Lecture

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Jana Riess, a senior columnist for Religion News Service and a prominent contributor to The Salt Lake Tribune, is an acclaimed author with a profound understanding of American religious history. Riess holds a doctorate in American religious history from Columbia University and an MDiv degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, making her uniquely qualified to provide insightful analysis on this evolving topic. Riess’s lecture promises to offer valuable perspectives on the shifting dynamics of faith and gender within Latter-day Saint communities, set against broader American religious trends.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall | More Info

Oct

October Lecture Series: Historic Brigham City Through a Modern Technological Lens w/Scott F. Jensen

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Join us for our USU Brigham City Region October Lecture Series: Historic Brigham City Through a Modern Technological Lens, with Guest Speaker Scott F. Jensen. Digitally restored photographs bring new life and forgotten details to the streets, businesses, and homes of Brigham City from her earliest days.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | More Info

Oct

2024 Arrington Mormon History Lecture: Jana Riess

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Join Jana Riess, author and senior columnist for Religious News Service, for a lecture at the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall on October 10. When the first Next Mormons Survey was conducted in 2016, a key finding was that Latter-day Saint women in the U.S. were, on average, more certain in their beliefs about God, Jesus, and the church than LDS men. That may well be changing. Dr. Riess will unpack the 2022-23 Next Mormons Survey’s findings about LDS women and religiosity, placing them in the larger context of the shifting American religious landscape.

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall | More Info

Oct

2024 Arrington Mormon HIstory Lecture: Latter-Day Saint Women and the Quiet Erosion of Certainty

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When the first Next Mormons Survey was conducted in 2016, a key finding was that Latter-day Saint women in the U.S. were, on average, more certain in their beliefs about God, Jesus, and the church than LDS men. That may well be changing. Join Jana Riess, author and senior columnist for Religious News Service, as she unpacks the 2022-23 Next Mormons Survey findings about LDS women and religiosity.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall | More Info

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