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Monday, Oct 19<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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

National Chemistry Week:<\/strong> SOCS Culver’s Fundraiser<\/em><\/a>
Society of Chemistry Students will be serving you!
5-8 pm, Culvers
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Tuesday, Oct 20<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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

Wednesday, Oct 21<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

National Chemistry Week<\/strong>: Chemistry Demo Day<\/em><\/a>
<\/em>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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, Oct 22<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

National Chemistry Week:<\/strong> Lunch with Chemistry Seminar speaker, Jessica Hoover, Merck Prof of Chemistry, UMN<\/em><\/a>
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

<\/em>Chemistry Seminar<\/strong>:\u00a0Mapping Catalytic Oxidative Decarboxylative Coupling Reactions<\/a>
<\/em>Jessica Hoover, Merck Professor of Chemistry, University of MN – Twin Cities
3:45 pm, RNS 310<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, Oct 23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

National Chemistry Week: <\/strong>Guacamole Day<\/em>
SOCS will be serving up Guacamole for Mole Day!!
All day outside of RNS 336

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

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