University of Wyoming Calendar for March 28

These are among the activities scheduled March 28-April 3 at the University of Wyoming:

Monday, March 28, 1-6:30 p.m. -- UW’s Center for Global Studies presents “Wyoming Goes Global” conference in the Wyoming Union Ballroom. Free.

Monday, March 28, 3:10 p.m. -- The Department of Geology and Geophysics Distinguished Lecturer Series presents John Singleton, professor of geology at Colorado State University. He will discuss “Tectonic Inheritance and the Development of Metamorphic Core Complexes in West Arizona” in the S.H. Knight Geology Building, Room 216. Free.

Monday, March 28, 7 p.m. -- UW Gender and Women's Studies, the Department of Religious Studies and the Department of History present Nadia Oweidat, professor of modern Islamic thought at Georgetown University. Her talk, “A Perspective on Middle Eastern Women,” will be in the Classroom Building, Room 105. Free.

Tuesday, March 29, 9 a.m.-noon -- UW’s Center for Global Studies presents “Wyoming Goes Global” conference in the Wyoming Union Ballroom. Free.

Tuesday, March 29, noon -- A film screening of “DamNation,” a documentary that looks at the effects of damming rivers in North America, will be in Coe Library, Room 123. The film is part of Literature and the Environmental Imagination series with Susan Oliver, visiting fellow in English. Free.

Tuesday, March 29, 6 p.m. -- The Global and Area Studies Program and the Department of History present Bernardo Michael, associate professor of history at Messiah College. His talk, “Separating the Yam from the Boulder: Statemaking and Space and the Anglo-Gorkha War of 1814-16,” will be in the Classroom Building, Room 118. Free.

Tuesday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. -- The Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series continues with a concert by JANO Duo in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. Free.

Wednesday, March 30, noon -- The School of Energy Resources Speaker Series presents an Engineering Initiative seminar with UW faculty members Shane Murphy, assistant professor of atmospheric science; Jianting Zhu, associate professor of civil engineering; and Xiaohong Liu, professor of atmospheric science. Their talk, “Snowflake to Headgate: From Absorbing Aerosols to Hydroclimate in America's Headwaters Region,” will be in the Energy Innovation Center’s Encana Auditorium, Room 201. Lunch provided. Free.

Thursday, March 31, noon -- The three-part Literature and the Environmental Imagination series with Susan Oliver, visiting fellow in English, begins with a discussion of the film “DamNation.” Discussion of the documentary will be in Coe Library, Room 123. Free.

Thursday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. -- “The Real Group,” a Swedish jazz a cappella ensemble, will perform in the Performing Arts Center concert hall. Tickets cost $23 for the public; $19 for faculty, staff and senior citizens; and $10 for students. For tickets and information, call (307) 766-6666, visit the Performing Arts box office, or go online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts.

Friday, April 1, 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. -- Friday Night Fever presents “The Hateful Eight” in the Wyoming Union Family Room. Free.

Friday, April 1, 7 p.m. -- Planetarium show, “Don't Be Fooled.” A STAR Observatory tour follows at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $3 for students and $4 for non-students, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in Room 204 of the Physical Sciences Building.

Friday, April 1, 7:30 p.m. -- Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Brian Lynch will perform in the Performing Arts Center concert hall. Tickets cost $15 for the public; $12 for faculty, staff and senior citizens; and $10 for students. For tickets and information, call (307) 766-6666, visit the Performing Arts box office, or go online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts.

Friday, April 1, 9 p.m. -- 7220 Entertainment presents rock band “X Ambassadors” in the College of Arts and Sciences auditorium. Tickets cost $10 for the public. For tickets and information, visit the Wyoming Union information desk or the Performing Arts box office, or go online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts.