CLINTMM013 - Midweek Medley: From Jurassic Dinosaurs to Life on Mars
Covering a wide array of topics, this lecture series examines a different subject each week. Outstanding Rice University faculty and other experts from the arts, humanities and sciences share insights on such topics as the science of Jurassic dinosaurs, the history of baseball and U.S.-Japanese relations, festivals of India, Martian settlements and the future of humanity, and more. This series offers a unique opportunity to sample the diverse course content and instructors featured at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
Course Schedule
Oct. 15. Dancing Across the Decades: Broadway Choreographers. Debra Dickinson, M.A., former artist-teacher of opera studies, Rice University Shepherd School of Music
Oct. 22. Designing Tomorrow: Art Deco Architecture in Houston. Jim Parsons, M.A., programs director, Preservation Houston
Oct. 29. The Science Behind Dinosaurs of the Jurassic World. James Edward Washington III, B.S., paleontologist, geologist and science educator
Nov. 5. Transpacific Field of Dreams: How Baseball Linked the United States and Japan in Peace and War. Sayuri Guthrie Shimizu, Ph.D., Dunlevie Family Chair Professor of History, Rice University
Nov. 12. Becoming Martian: Space Settlements and the Future of Humanity. Scott Solomon, Ph.D., teaching professor, Biosciences, Rice University
Nov. 19. Festivals of India. Sravana Borkataky-Varma, Ph.D., instructional assistant professor, Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Houston
Course Details
This course is taught by outstanding Rice University faculty and other experts from the arts, humanities and sciences.
This course will be delivered on campus/in person. Classroom and parking information will be sent prior to your course start date.
This special series is offered at a deeply discounted rate. No additional discounts are applicable. Schedule subject to change