In Brief
Watson to Present “DNA Thoughts”
Nobel laureate James D. Watson, president of Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory, will present "DNA Thoughts" on Friday,
March 23, as part of the Society of Fellows Distinguished
Lecturer Series. This event, which is open to the public,
will be held in the Valerie Timken Amphitheater of the Green
Hospital Building at 4 PM. Earlier that day, Watson will participate
in a graduate student discussion in the Roon Foundation Conference
Room, Beckman Center 5S, at 2 PM, and a research associate
discussion in the Roon Foundation Conference Room, 2:55 PM.
Williamson to Speak on RNA as Part of Faculty Lecture Series
Professor Jamie Williamson of the Department of Molecular
Biology will speak on "RNA Structure and RNA-Protein Interactions"
on Wednesday, March 14 at 5 PM as part of The Scripps Research
Institute (TSRI) Faculty Lecture Series. The lecture will
be held in the Scripps Clinic amphitheater and will be followed
by a reception in the Immunology Building.
Mentoring Next Topic of Developing Research Ethics Series
Professor Donald E. Mosier and Assistant Professor Janis
H. Jackson will present "The Importance of Mentoring: Teaching
Professional Responsibility by Example," the fifth lecture
in the Developing Research Ethics for Responsible Conduct
in Research series. The event will take place on Thursday,
March 15, from 4:30 to 6 PM in the Valerie Timken Amphitheatre,
Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Clinic.
Lunch and Learn: "Safeguarding Your Legal Interests"
Anthony Vallaadolid, the directing attorney for the University
of California, San Diego will present "Safeguarding Your Legal
Interests" as part of the Lunch and Learn seminar series.
The event will take place on Wednesday, March 14, from noon
to 1 PM, in the W.M. Keck Amphitheater in the Beckman Center
for Chemical Sciences. The seminar will cover a general overview
of the legal system, self-representation in administrative
and judicial hearings, and protection of legal interests with
or without a lawyer. No registration is necessary. For more
information, contact Jan Hill, x4-2950.
Free Padres Tickets to be Distributed Through News&Views
Those on campus interested in free Padres tickets will be
able to enter their names in a lottery using the News&Views
site beginning Monday, March 12. Drawings will be held at
the end of each month for the following month’s games.
Look for more details in the next issue of News&Views.
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