St. Olaf College | This Week in Science

September 21-25, 2026

Monday, Sept 21

MSCS Colloquium: What is Big? Understanding Geometric Notions of Size
Matthew Wright, Associate Professor of Mathematics at St. Olaf College
3:30pm, RNS 210

Biology Seminar: Meet the Biology Professors!
Biology Faculty
4pm, RNS 4th Floor Atrium

Tuesday, Sept 22

No Seminars

Wednesday, Sept 23

No Seminars

Thursday, Sept 24

No Seminars

Friday, Sept 25

Chemistry SeminarFate of Plastics in the Environment: from legacy pollutants to emergent materials
Melissa Maurer-Jones, PhD., Associate Professor, Dept of Chemistry/Biochemistry, University of MN Duluth
3:15 pm, RNS 310