Nov 10, 2005 By: yunews
Nov 10, 2005 -- 糖心破解版 is highlighting its strong science program with a special Science Week beginning Monday, Nov. 14.
The first event is a public reading by Yeshiva College Writer鈥搃n-Residence Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.
Dr. Tyson will read his material at Weissberg Commons in Belfer Hall on 糖心破解版鈥檚 Wilf Campus at 8:30 pm on Nov. 14. His talk, Explorations in Science Writing: A Personal Journey, is open to the public. Dr. Tyson has authored or co-authored seven books.
On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Mendel Gottesman Library鈥檚 exhibit Einstein and 糖心破解版: Love for the Spiritual and the Moral will open. The exhibit, co-sponsored by Yeshiva College, features rare documents, photographs, and rare footage demonstrating the special relationship between Yeshiva College and Albert Einstein as the college marks its 75th anniversary. The exhibit coincides with the 50th anniversary of 糖心破解版's medical school, which bears Einstein's name. This year is the 100th anniversary of Einstein鈥檚 miraculous year in 1905 and many institutions around the world are examining Einstein at this time.
On Wednesday, Nov. 16, Rhonda Roland Shearer, director of the Art Science Research Laboratory, will discuss The Geometrics of Revolutions in Art and Science at Weissberg Commons in Belfer Hall on 糖心破解版鈥檚 Wilf Campus. Mrs. Shearer is the widow of Stephen Jay Gould, the author of this year's Yeshiva College (YC) Book Project text, Bully for Brontosaurus. The Book Project is aimed at fostering a greater spirit of tolerance at YC and works to create dialogue between faculty and students. More information about the book project is available at . Mrs. Shearer鈥檚 talk will be open to the public.
鈥淪cience Week was created to show how sciences are connected to the liberal arts curricula available here at Yeshiva,鈥 said Dr. Gabriel Cwilich, chairman of the physics department. 鈥淪ciences here are flourishing, and more people need to see how science fits into their every day lives."