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Q.E.D. 2015: Natural Science Symposia

Thomas Planchon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Young-Gi Kim, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor

Gulnihal Ozbay, Ph.D.  

Professor and Extension Specialist in Natural Resources

Hakeem Lawal, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Q.E.D.: Natural Science Symposia-2014(PDF)

Q.E.D.: Natural Science Symposia-2013

Q.E.D.: Natural Science Symposia -2012 (PDF)

Q.E.D.:  Natural Science Symposia - 2011 (PDF)

2011 Schedule:  A Series of Informal Presentations, in an Informal Environment, on Research in the Natural Sciences.  

Q.E.D.: Natural Science Symposia - 2010 (PDF)

2010 Schedule:  A Series of Informal Presentations, in an Informal Environment, on Research in the Natural Sciences.

Ethical Challenges in Scientific Research - February 11, 2008
Dr. John F. Ahearne, Executive Director Emeritus of the Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina delivered a presentation on "The Many Ethical Challenges in Scientific Research" on Monday, February 11, 2008 at 3:00 p.m at Delaware State University, Science Center North-117.

Forum on Immigration - January 24, 2007
On Wednesday, 24 January 2007, The Ethics Resource Site sponsored "A Forum on Immigration."  Forum panelists included: Elaine Archangelo, Director, Delaware Division of Social Services; Jeanne Cashman, Executive Director, Sojourner's Place; Madeline Welch, Attorney, Community Legal Aid Society; and Louisa Terrell, Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden.  This forum was held at 7:00 p.m. in the Longwood Auditorium of the School of Management Building on the campus of Delaware State University in Dover, and was free and open to the public.  Each of the forum panelists (from the perspective of her own area of expertise) was expected to do the following: to identify and explain some important features of the immigration process, to identify (in order to dispel) some popular misconceptions concerning immigration, and to identify some ethical issues concerning immigration and/or immigrants.

Global Climate Change - November 14, 2006
Anthony C. Janetos, Director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute delivered a presentation on "Global Climate Change" on Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at 7:00 p.m., in the Longwood Auditorium of the School of Management Building. This presentation, "Global and Regional Issues in Global Change," was designed to demonstrate, scientifically, the impact of global climate change on the environment (including the local environment of Delaware as a coastal state), to enumerate some measures that individual people can take in order to mitigate some of the negative effects of global climate change, and to identify some ethical issues that are raised by the current conditions of global climate change. Dr. Janetos graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree in biology, and earned both a master's degree and a Ph.D. in biology from Princeton University.