Year: 2008
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Gustavus Looks Ahead to 45th Nobel Conference
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The 45th annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College, scheduled for Oct. 6-7, 2009, is titled H2O: Uncertain Resource and will focus on global issues surrounding water resources.
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Nobel Laureate to Give Public Lecture at Gustavus
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Dr. Leon Lederman, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1988 and the Pritzker Professor of Science at the Illinois Institute of Technology, will give a free public lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College on Friday, Oct. 24.
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Polar Explorer Ann Bancroft to Visit Gustavus
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Polar explorer and Minnesota native Ann Bancroft will deliver the keynote address at the fourth annual Science and Nature Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Gustavus Adolphus College is the site of the conference which is sponsored by the South Central Service Cooperative and the Minnesota Center for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence.
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Topsy Turvy Mouse Opens Theatre Season at Gustavus
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The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to open the 2008-09 Anderson Theatre season with Topsy Turvy Mouse.
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Robinson Steps Down as Director of the Nobel Conference
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Dr. Timothy Robinson, Professor of Psychology at Gustavus Adolphus College, is stepping down as Director of the Nobel Conference at the conclusion of this year’s conference on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Robinson will be replaced by Charles Niederriter, Professor of Physics at the College.
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Two Million Dollar Gift Will Support the Nobel Conference
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Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce that the Reverend Drell and Adeline Dekko Bernhardson have made an endowment gift of $2 million that will support the Nobel Conference.
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Alumnus to Speak at Lefler Lecture
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Pulitzer Prize winning American Civil War historian James M. McPherson will deliver the 2008 Herbert P. and Mary Jane Lefler Lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13.
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Commission Gustavus 150 Announced
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At a gala evening following President Jack R. Ohle’s inauguration as Gustavus Adolphus College’s 16th president on Oct. 3, 2008, Gustavus Board of Trustees Chair James H. Gale announced Commission Gustavus 150, a major initiative to chart the College’s future and plan for its Sesquicentennial in 2012. The Commission will be led by Warren Beck…
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Gustavus Inaugurates Jack R. Ohle
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At 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, Gustavus Adolphus College inaugurated Jack R. Ohle as its 16th president.
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44th Nobel Conference Explores the Origins of Humans
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Who Were the First Humans?, the 44th Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College, Oct. 7-8, will trace human history from its origins in Africa to modern times. Using modern genetic techniques as well as examinations of fossils and artifacts, world renowned scientists will explore how early humans spread around the world and how human behavior…