Feb
21
The One–Dimensional Grandma: Bias in Evolutionary Explanations of Menopause
Laura Seger, current Sawyier Fellow in the Humanities Department, will present
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Feb
20
Probing Mysteries In Particle Physics With Neutrino Oscillations
Description Neutrinos and their unique ability to change flavor, or 'oscillate', have proven to be fascinating remedies to puzzling mysteries in particle physics. By making increasingly precise...
Feb
19
Reading/Discussion: Integer programming, transportation problems, tables, and Markov bases
Description Despina and Dane are leading the discussion of the following paper: All linear and integer programs are slim 3-way transportation programs by De Loera and Onn. See also this survey paper...
Feb
19
From Enyne Metathesis To Aryne Chemistry
Description Enyne metathesis is a process by which alkenes and alkynes are merged together with the catalytic action of metal alkylidene complexes to form 1,3-dienes. In light of developing new eneyne...
Feb
19
Career Development for Data Science Students
Description Abstract: In this talk the speaker will provide guidance to students on how to prepare themselves for future career development, including details on how to search for jobs, how to prepare...
Feb
18
Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
Description The central clearing mandate of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law has a fundamental impact on the interest rate swaps market, the most traded OTC derivative. It took the regulators a long time to...
Feb
18
Shape Optimization For Navier-Stokes Boundary and A Dimensional Splitting Method
Description The Drag Functional (Hydraulic Force acting on the Boundary) is chosen as the objective functional for shape optimization of the Navier-Stokes boundary. Since conjugate gradient methods to...
Feb
17
The Majority-rule Paradigm in Supertree Construction
Host Department of Applied Math Speaker F.R. McMorris Professor Emeritus, IIT www.iit.edu/directory/people/fr-mcmorris Description The problem of aggregating the individual preferences of a group of...
Feb
17
Ion Channel Defects Cause Hyperexcitability in Huntington's Disease Skeletal Muscle
Description Huntington's disease is a progressive and fatal degenerative disorder with devastating cognitive and motor defects. It is estimated to afflict 5.70 per 100,000 individuals. The motor...
Feb
17
DEADLINE: Chicago Innovation Awards Scholarship Competition - 2015
Chicago Innovation Foundation and IIT Stuart School of Business are partnering to host the Chicago Innovation Awards Scholarship Competition, providing students a unique opportunity to apply their...