St. Olaf College | This Week in Science

October 6-10 2025

Monday, October 6

MSCS Seminar: A Wrinkle in Time (to Event): A Model for Alternating Recurrent Events
Abby Loe, Ph.D Candidate at University of Michigan
3:30 pm, RNS 210

Tuesday, October 7

No Seminar

Wednesday, October 8

Physics Seminar:Calculating the impossible: using symmetries and the lattice to understand quantum field theory
Maria Neuzil, University of MN
3:00 pm, RNS 210

Thursday, October 9

Chemistry Seminar: Parallel Selective Capture of Single Circulating Melanoma Cells and Functional Analysis
Robbyn Anand, Suresh Faculty Fellow & Carlyle G. Caldwell Endowed Chair in Chemistry at Iowa State University
3:45 pm, RNS 390

Friday, October 10

CURI Fall Showcase
All members of the St. Olaf community, along with their friends and family, are invited to attend the Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (CURI) program’s annual Fall Showcase. The showcase will feature the scholarship and artistry of dozens of students who were Summer 2025 CURI scholars, Summer 2025 Steen Fellows, Academic Year 2024-25 CURI scholars, or Magnus 2024-25 Collaborators.
4-6 PM, Kings Dining Room, Buntrock Commons