St. Olaf College | This Week in Science

October 19-23, 2026

Monday, Oct 19

MSCS Colloquium: What Do Voters Really Want? Statistics Meets Ranked-Choice Voting
Michael Pearce, Assistant Professor of Statistics, Reed College
3:30pm, RNS 210

National Chemistry Week: SOCS Culver’s Fundraiser
Society of Chemistry Students will be serving you!
5-8 pm, Culvers

Tuesday, Oct 20

National Chemistry Week: SOCS Study Night
Everyone is Welcome – Need a study break or extra time to work on Chemistry? Come get some studying done!
6-7 pm, RNS 310

Wednesday, Oct 21

National Chemistry Week: Chemistry Demo Day
Come watch some fun chem demos and see chemistry in action! Prof Brezny and Muth and SOCS students.
10-10:45 am, RNS 4th Floor Atrium

Thursday, Oct 22

National Chemistry Week: Lunch with Chemistry Seminar speaker, Jessica Hoover, Merck Prof of Chemistry, UMN
Grab your lunch in Stav Hall and head to the President’s Dining Room to learn about Dr. Hoover’s Research
11 am – 12 pm, President’s Dining Room

Chemistry Seminar: Mapping Catalytic Oxidative Decarboxylative Coupling Reactions
Jessica Hoover, Merck Professor of Chemistry, University of MN – Twin Cities
3:45 pm, RNS 310

Friday, Oct 23

National Chemistry Week: Guacamole Day
SOCS will be serving up Guacamole for Mole Day!!
All day outside of RNS 336

MSCS Research Seminar: Particularly Pleasing Patterns in Lucas Sequences Under a Modulus
aBa, Professor of Mathematics at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Sarah O-Malley, Undergraduate Student Research Collaborator
3:30pm, RNS 210