The Galactic Real Estate Market: Life Beyond Our Planet

The Galactic Real Estate Market: Life Beyond Our Planet

Dr. Penny Boston, New Mexico TechOctober 23, 2013 The search for life beyond our planet has gone in two directions: looking for traces of microbial life on planetary bodies and icy moons in our own Solar System, and looking for life (perhaps including intelligent...
The Future of Ice on Earth

The Future of Ice on Earth

Dr. Richard Aster, New Mexico Tech November 15, 2013 (Fri) 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. UNM Continuing Education Auditorium 1634 University Blvd. NE (at the intersection with Indian School Rd.) Ongoing changes in the oceans and atmosphere are driving remarkable changes in...
Sunnis and Shi’is: Has the Arab Spring Deepened the Divide?

Sunnis and Shi’is: Has the Arab Spring Deepened the Divide?

Dr. Richard Norton, Boston University November 1, 2013 (Fri) 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. UNM Continuing Education Auditorium 1634 University Blvd. NE (at the intersection with Indian School Rd.) In the early years of the 21st Century, Iran enjoyed remarkable popularity in...
New Trends in Global Education

New Trends in Global Education

Dr. Mary Anne Saunders, Special Assistant for Global Initiatives to UNM PresidentSeptember 25, 2013 The world revolution of globalization is rapidly changing the face of American higher education. Everywhere universities are expanding their outreach by enhancing...
Mosque and State in Europe: Muslim Minorities and Civic Citizenship

Mosque and State in Europe: Muslim Minorities and Civic Citizenship

Dr. Jonathan Laurence, Boston College October 11, 2013 (Fri) 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.UNM Continuing Education Auditorium1634 University Blvd. NE (at the intersection with Indian School Rd.)  Foreign governments and Islamist movements have supported rival mosques and Islamic...