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Leakey’s April 1 presentation is “Why Our Origins Matter.” Named by Time magazine as one of the “100 Greatest Minds of the 20^th Century,” the son of the legendary husband-and-wife team of anthropologists Louis B. and Mary Leakey is recognized as one of the world’s most powerful voices in wildlife conservation.

Other speakers visiting Florida State to take part in Origins ’10 are as follows:

* April 8: Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists and author of popular books on the origins of matter and the universe, will discuss “The Fabric of the Cosmos.” Greene’s 2000 book “The Elegant Universe” has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a Peabody Award-winning “Nova” special that Greene hosted.

* April 16: World-famous oceanographer — and Florida State alumna — Sylvia Earle will deliver a talk. In 1979, Earle set a world record by diving with a special suit to an astonishing depth of 1,250 feet. Author of many books on ocean exploration, she has been called a “living legend” by the Library of Congress.

* April 23: Science writer and social critic Steven Berlin Johnson will present “The Origin of Air.” Johnson is the bestselling author of six books on the intersection of science, technology and personal experience. His writings have influenced everything from the way political campaigns use the Internet to urban planning and the battle against terrorism.

* April 28: The series concludes with a presentation by John D. Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil and now a fiery advocate for overhauling the federal government’s energy policies. Hofmeister is the founder of the nonprofit Citizens for Affordable Energy; he warns of dire consequences if the federal government continues on its current path, which in his words represents “40 years of failure.”

http://geoset.fsu.edu/conferences.html

The L’Oréal USA Fellowships for Women in Science program is a national awards program that annually recognizes and rewards five U.S.-based women researchers at the beginning of their scientific careers. Recipients receive up to $60,000 each that they must put towards their postdoctoral research.

WHEN: Applications close December 15, 2009

From their website, it also appears that they have international awards as well.

http://www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience

Check it out at www.gradshare.com

Sheila Tobias, author, consultant, and speaker, on science and on science and mathematics education is coming to Florida State University on Thursday, November 12th and presenting a talk on "MAKING IT IN THE 21ST CENTURY SCIENCE: END-RUNNING THE CROWD" . This talk will take place 6-7 PM (with refreshments at 5:30 PM) in 1003 Chemistry Science Laboratory

Here is a great article with Dr. Carol W. Greider, one of the recipients of the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/science/13conv.html

Here is an outline of these accomplished 2009 women:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/12/nobel-prizes-2009-a-recor_n_317538.html

• Overcoming Math Anxiety
• Breaking the Science Barrier
• Rethinking Science as a Career

We hope to see yout there!