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2011/2012 Season

Election 2012:  Covering the Campaign

November 10, 2011 at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center

The Presidential Election is one year away but the campaigning is already in full swing. The Iowa caucuses and the first primaries are planned for just after the New Year with a string of contests to follow. Liz Sidoti, national political editor for the Associated Press, will provide an insider’s view of the campaign, including how AP is covering it. What makes news and why during a campaign? How does 2012 look compared to past campaigns? Sidoti will answer these questions and more in Election 2012: Covering the Campaign.

Presenter: Liz Sidoti, Political Editor, The Associated Press

Connecting through Chemistry: Scientific Discoveries and Inspiring the Future

December 8, 2011 at the Behringer-Crawford Museum

Chemistry research has been vital in meeting many world needs. The complexity of tackling these endeavors often requires an interdisciplinary approach, providing an exciting world of discovery that inspires young researchers and advances exploration.   At Northern Kentucky University, undergraduates who conduct interdisciplinary research not only gain a unique and valuable educational experience but also make important and intriguing discoveries.  Come and learn about what promising new discoveries in drug delivery there are, how chemistry can help us understand how problematic biofilms form, and how nanotechnology can impact both of these topics. 

Presenter: Dr. Heather Bullen, professor, NKU Department of Chemistry

Breaking Enigma: An Example of World War II Codebreaking

March 1, 2012 at The Mercantile Library of Cincinnati

The breaking of the German Enigma cipher machine was one of the greatest achievements of the Allied codebreakers during World War II.  The information gained by reading German military communications is thought to have shortened the war by two years and saved many lives. “Breaking Enigma: An Example of World War II Codebreaking” will explore the operation and cryptanalysis of Enigma beginning in Warsaw, Poland, moving to Bletchley Park, England, and ending in Dayton, OH. 

Presenter: Dr. Chris Christensen, professor, NKU Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Lost and Found: Cincinnati’s Medieval Manuscript Fragments

March 22, 2012 at the Behringer-Crawford Museum

Medieval manuscripts are books produced by hand, often illuminated with precious pigment and gold, and written on vellum, the specially treated skin of cows, sheep, or goats. Only in recent years have scholars begun to explore these neglected artifacts in an effort to find hidden treasures and possibly put the pieces back together. This presentation will explore the largely unknown and undocumented specimens of medieval manuscripts scattered around public institutions in the Cincinnati area that represent a broad range of literacy and remain a significant, if unrecognized, cultural legacy for Cincinnati.

Presenter: Dr. Tamara O’Callaghan, professor, NKU Department of English

Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dinah

April 17, 2012 at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center

“Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dinah” will explore the legacy of "those turbaned mistresses of the Southern kitchens.” Aunt Dinah was an African American woman who came to Kentucky from Virginia more than a century ago. Her dishes, as described by John Fox, Jr., were "of a flavor and fragrance to shatter the fast of a pope.” Presenter Dr. Daryl Harris will provide a different slant on what makes up southern cuisine and a different understanding for the relationships of black and white women in the kitchen. Naturally this look at the contributions of African-American women to the traditions of Southern culinary excellence will include a few interesting “old-timey” recipes.

Presenter: Daryl Harris, MFA, Ph.D., professor, NKU Department of Theatre and Dance

The Science of Cycling: Bike Fit, Training Principles, and Nutrition

May 1, 2012 at the Mercantile Library of Cincinnati

The popularity of road cycling in the United States has grown dramatically in recent history and as a result research in the area of cycling performance has also increased. “The Science of Cycling: Bike Fit, Training Principles, and Nutrition” will examine the current cycling research concentrating on practical application of the research findings.  Presenter Dr. Will Peveler will also discuss the importance of bike fit for optimal performance and injury prevention, basic training principles, and nutrition for performance.

Presenter: Will Peveler Ph.D., Exercise Science Professor, NKU Department of Kinesiology and Health


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