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Conference on Southeastern Indians to be held on UGA campus Feb. 19-20
The University of Georgia will be the site of a major conference sponsored by the Institute for Native American Studies (INAS) on Feb. 19-20. "Southeastern Indians through Time: Land, Environment, and Geography" will draw experts from all over the country to events which will be held in room 117 Visual Arts and open free to the public.
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Noted UGA pianist and teacher Richard Zimdars to present lecture-recital
Richard Zimdars, the Depsy Karlas Professor of Piano in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music will present his lecture-recital "American Innovators: Henry Cowell and Dane Rudhyar" will be on Feb. 9 at 8 p.m., in the Edge Recital Hall in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. The event is free and open to the public, and afterward his CD, which has received rave reviews, will be for sale.
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Artist Ray Troll to visit campus as part of Darwin Days celebration
Celebrated Alaskan artist Ray Troll will visit the University of Georgia campus as part of the annual Darwin Days week February 9-10, 2010. Troll will present a free lecture entitled, "Crusin' the Fossil Freeway: An Artist's View of the History of Life" in the Ecology Auditorium on Wednesday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend and a reception will follow. The Ecology Auditorium is located in the Odum School of Ecology, 140 E. Green Street.
Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature is a large and diverse department, offering courses in world literatures and languages, literary theory and interdisciplinary studies. Literature classes include a full range of comparative courses in European literature and culture from Antiquity to the present and in the literatures and cultures of Africa and Asia. Their interdisciplinary courses focus on literature and film, literature and the visual arts, literature and music, and literature and nature.
Art
The Lamar Dodd School of Art is one of the largest university art programs in the nation. With over 1000 art majors, the faculty and staff are dedicated to providing the highest level of instruction in studio art, design, art education, and art history.
Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics of the University of Georgia is a vibrant mathematical community and is one of the largest departments at UGA in UGA's Franklin College of Arts & Sciences. The department has particularly active research groups in algebra, analysis, applied mathematics, geometry, number theory and topology.