2017 Distinguished Awards Lecture Series

10:30 a.m. Michele R. Buzon

Professor, Department of Anthropology

Life and Death by the Nile: Tales from the Tombs of Tombos

Bioarchaeological excavations at the ancient Egyptian-Nubian site of Tombos have helped reveal how people lived in the ancient Nile Valley.

11:30 a.m. Reception in Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Stewart Center

1:30 p.m. Mikhail J. Atallah

Distinguished Professor of Computer Science

Opportunities and Perils of the Cyber Revolution

What can we do to enhance the cyber revolution’s benefits and to mitigate its threats?

2:30 p.m. Reception in Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Stewart Center

3:30 p.m. Jean A. Chmielewski

Alice Watson Kramer Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry

Designing Unique Chemical Approaches to Solve Significant Issues in Human Health

Molecular strategies are devised to kill pathogenic bacteria residing in human cells, and to promote penetration of antiviral agents with the goal of eradicating HIV reservoirs.

4:30 p.m. Reception in Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Stewart Center