Arabic Bootcamp
Betty Lou McClanahan
Tue, Thu, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 09:45-10:30am, Johnson Indoor Track
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Improve your physical fitness while acquiring a basic knowledge of Arabic. This experimental course employs a strategic approach for rapid mastery and continued learning in reading, speaking and handwriting. Simple homework will be assigned. In-class fitness activities include pushups/situps, running and agility exercises. All fitness levels welcome! Come dressed to run and bring pen and paper!
Contact: Betty Lou McClanahan, 56-579, x3-0630, bl@media.mit.edu
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Chemistry UROP Symposium
Professor Christopher Cummins
Tue Jan 27, 03:30-05:30pm, 34-401
Single session event
An opportunity to view the Undergraduate Chemistry Research Poster Session.
Contact: Mary Turner, 2-204, x3-7271, maturner@mit.edu
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Error and Fraud in Organic Synthesis
Professor Rick Danheiser
Thu Jan 8, 04-06:00pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Limited to 150 participants.
Single session event
This lecture will review several notable case histories of published research that later turned out to be erroneous. Questions that will be discussed include which cases involved "honest error" and in which was there an intention to deceive, why fraud is rare in organic synthesis, how organic chemistry is "self correcting", and steps that can be taken to minimize the publication of fraudulent work. Case histories to be described include examples from the total syntheses of natural products and methods for absolute asymmetric synthesis and C-H bond activation.
Contact: Professor Rick Danheiser, 18-298, x3-1842, danheiser@mit.edu
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Navigating the Stock Market Successfully
John J. Dolhun
Mon Jan 12, 04-05:30pm, 4-270
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 140 participants.
Single session event
A “Roundtable Discussion” or “Blackboard Chat” The audience becomes the participants relating their personal experiences both positive and negative in the Stock Market over past months with an eye on the future. This discussion will explore the pros and cons of a Professional v. Amateur stock picker. We will focus on trends and what will make for a winning strategy for 2009 and beyond.
John Dolhun is an MIT alumni, entrepreneur, successful amateur stock picker, whose weekend hobbies include finance and organic gardening.
Contact: John J. Dolhun, 4-449B, x8-6848, dolhun@mit.edu
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