News & Events
Special Neuroscience Lecture:
"Losing Cal: The Miraculous Story of a Mother and a Neurologist Treating a Child with an Untreatable Disease"
Thursday, October 24th, 4:45 PM, S277
Dr. Amy Waldman (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Scientific Advisor, The Calliope Joy Foundation)
This will be a presentation shared between Dr. Maria Kefalis, a sociologist and mother of a child with a child with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), and Dr. Amy Waldman, a pediatric neurologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). This lecture will touch on the biology of MLD, as well as the sociological and philosophical issues surrounding raising a child with a terminal illness.
MLD is a terminal neurological disease in which children usually do not survive beyond the age of 5. Initially, MLD children develop normally, but the disease reverses every childhood milestone, such as speaking and walking. Children with MLD lack an enzyme in their blood called arylsulfatase A. Without it, the development of the myelin sheath is impaired, and leads to a rapid breakdown in neuronal function.
Open to the campus community; all ages welcome.
Join us in the Faroll Focus for an hour of music and refreshments. Relax with friends and enjoy the musical stylings of members of the Wellesley Community on select Tuesday afternoons from 4:30-5:30 PM.
February 26, March 12th, March 26, April 9 (Faculty Lip Synch Review!),
and April 30th.
Click here for more details!
Science Faculty Seminar Seminar Series
Research talks by faculty, for faculty, on select Wednesdays throughout the semester. Click here: Spring 2013 schedule
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Wednesday, January 30, 12:30pm, OBS 114
Deborah Lenares, Science Collection Management Librarian, LTS
“Ebook Use and Acceptance at Wellesley College”
Wednesday, February 13, 12:30pm, OBS 114
Katrin Monecke, Geosciences
“Tsunami Hazard Assessment in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia”
Wednesday, March 13, 12:30pm, OBS 114
Nancy Kolodny, Chemistry
“The Nuclear Challenge”
Wednesday, March 27, 12:30pm, OBS 114
Mike Wiest, Neuroscience Program
“How Does a Rat's Brain Pay Attention?”
Wednesday, April 17, 12:30pm, **SCI 277**
Layli Maparyan, Executive Director, WCW
“Women, Minorities, and STEM: Brainstorming Together about Retention”
(Co-sponsored by Wellesley Wednesdays)
Ruhlman Conference
Join Wellesley College for a celebration of student achievement! Wednesday, April 24th in the Science Center and across campus. Click here for conference details.
