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Martha Reineke, Hearst Lecture Committee Chair, (319) 273-6233 or <martha.reineke@uni.edu>
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — “Forgetful Husbands and Clever Wives: The Magic Ring in World Mythology” will be the topic of the University of Northern Iowa's Hearst Lecture Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, in the Maucker Union Expansion.
Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Professor of History of Religions and Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, will explore the mythology of the magic ring in Indian mythology, Shakespeare and Wagner. She says it provides an alibi for a husband who conveniently forgets the existence of his wife when he wants to marry another woman, and is the not-so magic ring that a rejected wife must capture in order to win back her husband.
Doniger is among the country's most noted scholars of comparative religion, according to Martha Reineke, professor of religion and chair of the Hearst Lecture Series Committee. While at UNI, Doniger also will conduct a faculty seminar based on her essay, “Rings of Rejection and Recognition in Ancient India," where she will discuss stories about three women.
The UNI Department of Philosophy and Religion is the host for this year's series, which is funded by the Meryl Norton Hearst Chair in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
For more information, contact Martha Reineke at (319) 273-6233 or martha.reineke@uni.edu.
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Cheryl Smith, program associate, College of Natural Sciences, (319) 273-6809
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS--A University of Northern Iowa graduate will give Iowa high school students some advice on how to optimize their college experience at the 38th Annual Science, Mathematics and Technology Symposium Thursday, Nov. 16, on the UNI campus.
Brian Hynek, a 1998 UNI graduate with majors in earth science and science education and a Ph.D. candidate in planetary science at Washington University in St. Louis, will speak on "Getting Involved: Making the Most of Your College Days" at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, in the Maucker Union Expansion.
Although the talk is part of the symposium, it is open to the public free of charge, according to symposium co-directors Roger Betts, associate professor of industrial technology, and David Duncan, professor of mathematics.
Several hundred Iowa high school students, their teachers and counselors are expected to attend the event. High school seniors will compete for four-year tuition scholarships in the sciences, mathematics or technology, as well as several partial-tuition scholarships in the sciences.
Scholarship competitors take a test in the morning and finalists are interviewed in the afternoon. Scholarship winners are announced at the conclusion of the symposium. Participants also receive career information and an introduction to programs and faculty in the College of Natural Sciences.
While a UNI student, Hynek was involved in many activities that, he says, enriched his college years. He operated the university's public observatory, presented science education workshops in New Orleans and Las Vegas, did geologic mapping of a candidate landing site on Mars, gave planetarium shows at the Smithsonian Institution and studied volcanoes in Italy and Hawaii.
He will share his experiences with the symposium participants and give them some tips on how to get involved in campus activities. Hynek will also discuss his role in the current and upcoming missions to Mars.
The symposium is sponsored by the UNI College of Natural Sciences.
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