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WednesDay, September 17 

Presentation on Growing Up in the German Democratic RepublicLectures & Symposia

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Knott Hall B01

MonDay, September 22 

Election 2008 Speaker: Jim Hug, S.J.Lectures & Symposia

7:00 p.m. | TBD
Fr. Jim Hug, president of the Center of Concern, will engage the Loyola community in a discussion regarding Catholic doctrine and issues of social policy. Founded in 1971, the Center of Concern is an independent research group grounded in Judeo-Christian values and Catholic Social Teaching. Fr. Hug focuses on research regarding faith and economic justice, and has lectured extensively in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

Friday, September 26

Nachbahr LectureLectures & Symposia
5:00 p.m. | Reitz Arena
Presented by this year's Nachbahr Award winner, Kelly DeVries in History. His talk is titled, "Be the Cream! Achieving the Life of the Mind."

WednesDay, October 1 

Justice Speaker: Nicholas WolsterstorffLectures & Symposia

7:00 p.m. | TBD
World-renowned Christian philosopher and author of "Educating for Life: Reflections on Christian Teaching and Learning," Nicholas Wolsterstorff joins our Loyola community for an evening to lead a discussion concerning Christian education and the role that justice plays in such an education.

FriDay, October 10 

Presentation on German Beer Brewing in the U.S. Lectures & Symposia
3:30 p.m. | Knott Hall 009


ThursDay, October 23 

Testing Einstein's Happiest Idea by Watching Things Fall SidewaysLectures & Symposia

6:00 p.m. | 4th Floor Program Room
The Phi Beta Kappa - Epsilon of Maryland presents the 2008 Visiting Scholar Lecture by Eric G. Adelberger, physics professor at the University of Washington.

Einstein called his insight that gravitation is equivalent to an acceleration of the observer his “happiest idea.” This idea forms the basis of the modern relativistic theory of gravity in which gravity is not a conventional force but rather a manifestation of curved space-time. Adelberger will review the history of experimental tests of this profound “Equivalence Principle” and discuss the evolving motivations for improving such tests, which have now reached a precision of 2 parts in 10 trillion. Naturally, results of this extraordinary precision require clever experimental techniques. Adelberger will discuss the strategies of recent experiments, present their results and point out their relevance for antimatter and dark matter. The story illustrates how profound ideas develop, how incorrect experimental conclusions can stimulate new insights, and how the best experimental techniques are sometimes the least obvious.

A brief reception will precede the lecture at 5:30 p.m.








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