Sentences with phrase «during a lecture by»

During a lecture by a black person last spring, I overhead a white student mutter, «We should have killed them all.»

While working on a small project chosen by my advisor, I noticed a certain unexplained phenomenon during a lecture by a visiting professor.

Gain a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding poaching and elephant conservation during a lecture by an accredited speaker from the Kenya Wildlife Service — an organization that has long partnered with National Geographic to preserve the country's wildlife habitats.

Not exact matches

Hawking was also known to bridge the gap on complicated subjects by infusing humor and wit during his lectures.

The purpose of the IRF report is «to highlight the importance of religious freedom not by lecturing but through advocacy and through persuasion,» said Kerry during the report's release.

I recall that Wystan Auden once told me that when asked to do just this during a lecture - series which he was delivering at an American university, he replied by reciting the Nicene Creed!

On February 6 the well - known Dusseldorf historian Christoph Weber, who had been invited by the Catholic faculty to give a lecture at Tübingen during the summer semester, sent a telegram to Dean Bartholomäus canceling his lecture.

On a lecture tour during which she had preached of the need for forgiveness, she was confronted by a «beaming and bowing» former S.S. jailer of Ravensbruck prison, where her beloved sister perished and she herself barely survived.

I base this interpretation, moreover, not on any published material, but on lecture notes taken by Whitehead's Harvard colleague, William Ernest Hocking, during Whitehead's first lecture course at Harvard during the academic year 1924 - 25.

There are sections - in his The Future of Man, which is a fascinating collection of papers, essays, and lectures given by Teilhard during the years 1924 - 50, which clearly point the theme and purpose of the present lectures.

The contents in fact were edited by a fellow teacher, Frank Boyd, from class lecture notes used by Mr. Williams in a course of that title offered at Central Bible Institute (name changed to Central Bible College in the niid - ig6os) during the early and middle 1950s..

This 2 hour lecture, by Dr. Jane Nelsen, was given during the Butte County Dept. of Behavioral Health, Parent Conference, in Chico, CA.

Akande spoke during the maiden lecture organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ibadan titled: Radio as a potent means of communication.

Dinowitz also didn't appreciate being lectured on ethics by Koch, who had close ties to scandal - plagued outer - borough political leaders during his tenure.

Former President Mahama speaking during the maiden lecture of the Ghana Institute of Social Democracy, a political training institute set up by the NDC said people are no longer interested in how they can work to better the lives of Ghanaians but, rather, that of their own.

Lindsay Shepherd, a TA at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, was reprimanded by the universitry, NOT for even using the wrong pronoun, but simply for using the youtube clip during a lecture which showed a debate about usage of pronouns (and specifically, for not telling the students that one of the positions in the debate is «wrong».

Giving further insight during lecture titled «Nigerian Army: Challenges and Future Perspectives», at the National Defence College, Abuja, Buratai said the establishment of the new division was part of strategic plan by the army to boost military operations against terrorists particularly in areas around the Lake Chad Basin.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II said this Monday when he delivered a lecture in the UK Parliament during the launch of two books authored by two Ghanaians, Ivor Agyeman Duah and Nana Ayebea Clarke.

The new program was unusual in that its students attended lectures given by visiting researchers during their first year and then were sent abroad to do their doctoral research.

The broad spectrum of lying and the array of scientific disciplines involved in seeking to understand what drives such behaviors was explored by three experts in psychology, human memories and psychiatry during a lecture at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10.

During my research in Rochester, I developed relationships with oncologists in Africa, primarily by participating actively in the inaugural Euro - African Cancer Congress in March 2001, where I gave lectures and participated in panel discussions.

During a 1909 lecture in Salzburg, Austria, he said, «I more or less imagine each such singular point [of light] as being surrounded by a field of force which has essentially the character of a plane wave.»

Neuroscientist Joseph E. LeDoux of New York University will reveal what we know about the biological underpinnings of fear and memory during a lecture hosted by the Oregon Health & Science University.

He introduced the word during a lecture to the Royal College of Physicians of London: «These chemical messengers, however, or hormones... as we might call them, have to be carried from the organ where they are produced to the organ which they affect by means of the bloodstream.»

In February 2009, the AAAS Annual Meeting highlighted environmental issues, particularly during a plenary lecture by former U.S. vice president Al Gore.

A small delegation led by Nobel laureate and former AAAS President Peter Agre delivered a series of lectures and met with Iranian science leaders, researchers, and students during a week - long science diplomacy visit to Tehran.

By previewing the material, you'll be much better prepared to understand it when it comes up during the lecture.

Begin right now by prereading the material for your next lecture, or by calling friends to set up a study group, or by visiting your professor during her or his next office hours, or by resisting the temptation to use the sample problems to do your homework.

During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Andrei Linde explains how a new cosmological theory of an inflationary multiverse, which is supported by developments in string theory, would change accepted views on the origin and global structure of our universe, as well as where and how we fit in it.

During this 499th Brookhaven Lecture, Dmitry Polyansky explains how artificial photosynthesis — inspired by plants» natural ability to convert sunlight to usable energy — can help meet future energy demands.

During the 494th Brookhaven Lecture, Matthew Eisaman explained solar cells» important role in meeting the world's energy demands, the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative to reduce the cost of solar cell - generated electricity by 2020, and solar cell research at Brookhaven Lab.

During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Hitoshi Murayama discusses how scientists have major puzzles to solve by, for example, uncovering more about the Higgs boson discovered nearly five decades after it was predicted and investigating the mysterious, invisible dark matter that holds the universe together.

During this BSA Lecture, Kevin Esvelt of Massachusetts Institute of Technology discusses his lab's work with communities on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard to prevent tick - borne human illness by developing hereditary traits in mice that could immunize them, removing a vital link in the spread of Lyme disease.

The school will be structured around lectures delivered by members of CNL's research team and external experts in the mornings, followed by demonstrations and practical sessions in the afternoons during which students will spend time at the Zero Energy Deuterium (ZED - 2) reactor, as well as several other nuclear facilities located on the campus.

The lecture, given each year by an invited speaker during the annual meeting of the two societies, commemorates her contributions to public appreciation of the universe.

Of course, as one maternal blogger observes, «long - term consequences are nowhere near the radar» during adolescence, and lectures by parents are unlikely to soften teens» sense of invincibility.21 On the other hand, teenage boys are certainly mature enough to begin to understand «what is good and what isn't,» even if they won't admit it.21 Fortunately, parental willingness to cook regularly with ingredients like butter and bone broth greatly facilitates the task of preparing appetizing meals that teenage boys will not only accept but gobble up.

One of the most interesting lectures I attended during that information packed weekend was given by Dr. Bruce Rind MD, a holistic endocrinologist whose talk focused on spotting and reversing thyroid and adrenal problems.

During the festival's Talent Campus — a lecture series featured throughout the festival — there is a presentation by the short film programmers, in which they discuss what they look for in a short film.

During this residency program, including the lecture open to the public by Fernando Trueba, there will be workshops, such as one on low - budget film, by director Michael Rowe, among other activities.

As schoolchildren absorbed lectures on state history during tours of the Capitol here last week, California lawmakers were making history of their own by passing a school reform package that will raise the stakes for teachers, administrators, and students.

During the lecture portion of my class time I tried to help keep my students engaged by moving around the room and calling on them to answer questions or respond to the comments of others.

During the lecture, «Why Democracy Matters: Education, Empowerment and the American National Myth at Home and Abroad,» cosponsored by the Askwith Forum and the W.E.B. DuBois Institute, Rice reflected on what she called the great American myth that if one works hard, one can achieve anything, even if coming...

During a parent presentation on Google Glass, Terri Eichholz (@terrieichholz) discovered that by using mobile devices and a backchannel during presentations or lectures, her students actually paid closer attention to the spDuring a parent presentation on Google Glass, Terri Eichholz (@terrieichholz) discovered that by using mobile devices and a backchannel during presentations or lectures, her students actually paid closer attention to the spduring presentations or lectures, her students actually paid closer attention to the speaker.

Inspired by the same body of research University of Michigan economist Sue Dynarski reviewed in her recent New York Times column, I decided to ban laptops altogether — at least during the 50 percent of class meetings that are primarily lectures.

During her retirement, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell maintained her interest in the women's rights movement by writing lectures on the importance of education.

The research on brain activity by Rosalind Picard and her colleagues at MIT's Media Lab suggests that students» brain activity is nearly non-existent during lectures - even lower than when they are asleep.

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True to his lecture style, Jandrey went rogue during his talk by using a cordless microphone.

Dogs can be set up in the area with their owners, as if they were at a dog show (dog's crate by owner's chair) so they can work on crate skills during the lecture pieces.

All dogs brought in for working spots must be able to crate quietly or lay by their owners during the lecture portions and must be able to work with their owner during the lab sessions with other dogs in the vicinity (there will be room to spread out a little during the lab).