Neuroscience Researcher and Blogger to Share Research on Brain Function, Memory and Thought

CHESTERTOWN, MD— An educator and researcher in neuroscience from Texas A & M University will visit Washington College on Tuesday, October 2, to talk about the biology of thought and consciousness. 

William Klemm will deliver a power-point lecture titled “The Ghost Materializes: How the Brain’s Three Minds Think,” based on his book by the same title.

The talk will take place at 5 p.m. in Hotchkiss Recital Hall, Daniel Z. Gibson Center for the Arts on the Washington College campus, 300 Washington Avenue.  A reception with the author will follow in the Underwood Lobby.

Klemm’s lecture, like his latest book, crystallizes his ideas about brain function, especially how the brain creates thought as either latent messages stored as memory or “on-line” through patterns of nerve impulses distributed in circuits and networks. He will challenge a common view that free will is illusory with his theory for consciousness: that the brain is capable of generating both automatic intentions and freely chosen ones. A long-time sleep researcher, he also will present his latest theory for why people dream.

Klemm, who calls himself “the Memory Medic,” has authored more than 17 books, 50 book chapters and 200-peer-reviewed papers. His most recent books include Better Grades, Less Effort, 2011 (Benecton), Atoms of Mind: The Ghost Materializes, 2011 (Springer) and Memory Power 101, 2012 (Skyhorse/Norton). 

He writes a monthly research-based newspaper column for baby boomers that covers topics of memory, attentiveness and perception, and maintains the blog site “Improve Your Learning and Memory.” He also blogs for Psychology Today, whose editors have tagged many of his posts as “essential reads.” His blog posts have drawn over a quarter million reader views.

The October 2 event at Washington College is sponsored by Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, and the William James Forum. For more on the speaker: http://vetmed.tamu.edu/faculty/wklemm.

Son of "The Immortal Henrietta Lacks" To Speak Feb. 21 at Washington College

CHESTERTOWN, MD—David “Sonny” Lacks, whose mother is the subject of Rebecca Skloot’s best-selling book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, will visit Washington College Tuesday, February 21 to talk about his family’s reaction to learning that their late mother’s cells were being sold in the billions for use in laboratories around the world. The event, a moderated discussion with the audience, will take place at 5 p.m. in Decker Theatre, Gibson Center for the Arts, with a reception to follow in the Underwood Lobby.

Sponsored by the College’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, William James Forum, Black Studies Program, and Department of Philosophy, the event is free and open to the public.

Henrietta Lacks was a poor African-American tobacco farmer and mother of five whose cells, harvested without her knowledge in 1951, the year she died of cervical cancer, became the first immortal human cells to be grown in a laboratory. Nicknamed HeLa cells, they became an important tool for modern medicine and remain the most widely used cell line in the world today.

Sonny Lacks and his siblings first learned of the cells in the 1970s when researchers wanted to conduct tests on them to learn more about the HeLa line. It has been a point of controversy that, although biotech companies have profited from sales of the HeLa cells, the family has never been financially compensated.

The story was catapulted into the national conscience when author Skloot published her book in 2010. In lectures to university and library audiences throughout the country, Sonny Lacks now celebrates his mother’s legacy and offers a personal perspective on the collision of medicine, race, ethics and business represented by her story.

Symposium Brings Top Chemists to WC to Focus on the Role of Metal Ions in Health

CHESTERTOWN—Washington College continues its celebration of the 2011 International Year of Chemistry Tuesday, April 5 with a symposium on the effects of metal ions on human health. Titled “Why Copper and Iron? Metal Ions We Need for Good Health,” the panel features presentations by a trio of award-winning chemists: Valeria C. Culotta, Caryn E. Outten, and Rosette Roat-Malone. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 5 p.m. in Decker Theatre, the Daniel Z. Gibson Center for the Arts, on the College campus, 300 Washington Avenue.

Culotta, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, studies the role of metal ions and oxygen radicals in biology and disease. Metal ions such as copper, iron and manganese are not only trace nutrients but can be quite toxic. One mechanism of toxicity is the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which have been implicated not only in aging but also in numerous human disorders from neurodegeneration to cancer. Culotta has shown that cells in higher organisms have evolved with “metal-trafficking pathways” that guide each metal to its proper destination in the cell. She also has discovered numerous genes and proteins for metal trafficking.

Outten, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of South Carolina, works in the complementary fields of biochemistry and bioinorganic chemistry with a focus on the role of iron in biological systems. She worked with Culotta at Johns Hopkins as a post-doctoral fellow (2001-2005) and began her career at USC with a Transition to Independent Position (TIP) Award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. TIP awards recognize talented new investigators who have demonstrated an ability to improve the scientific community’s understanding of the problems and mechanisms associated with exposure to environmental agents. In 2010, she received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECAS), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.

Roat-Malone, adjunct professor of chemistry at Washington College, has written two editions of the textbook Bioinorganic Chemistry: A Short Course ( 2^nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2007). The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) of the American Chemical Society have supported her research in the development and testing of platinum coordination compounds as anticancer agents. She serves as a reviewer for NSF research grant applications and for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program. Through an NSF-funded Visiting Professorship for Women Award, she taught at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and completed research at Leiden University, the Netherlands. She will serve as moderator for the symposium and provide a “Primer on Metal Ions.”

The April 5 symposium is sponsored by the William James Forum and the Washington College Chapter of Sigma Xi. Following the presentations, the Washington College Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Theta of Maryland will host a reception in the Underwood Lobby.

The William James Forum was founded in 1963 by the late Washington College professor of philosophy and religion Peter F. Tapke to honor the multitalented nineteenth century philosopher William James, who was also an artist, explorer, medical doctor, psychologist, and theologian. The Forum considers issues from any field of inquiry that have practical relevance to life and decision-making.

Sigma Xi, the international honor society of science and engineering, was founded in 1886 at Cornell University to reward excellence in scientific research and to encourage a sense of companionship and cooperation among scientists in all fields. Sigma Xi has nearly 60,000 members in more than 500 chapters worldwide. The Washington College Chapter was founded in 2001.

Measuring the Pulse of the Political Blogosphere, April 5

On Wednesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Norman James Theatre, Washington College's William James Forum will present "The Political Blogosphere," a panel discussion with four bloggers from the right and left of the political spectrum. The event is free and open to the public.

A "blog" (the word is a contraction of "web log") is a web site where one or a group of "bloggers" publish thoughts, commentary, analysis, or reviews. This phenomenon—now called the "blogosphere"—has exploded across the web and has helped to create a new era of web journalism and electronic democracy whose ramifications are still being felt in the political realm and by the traditional print and broadcast media.

The panel consists of four bloggers with decidedly political bents but different relationships to blogging: Steven Clemons of TheWashingtonNote.com; Robert A. George of Ragged Thots; Matt Stoller of Jon Corzine's 2005 New Jersey gubernatorial campaign and MyDD.com; and Paul Zummo of Confirm Them and The Political Spectrum.

Steven Clemons, of TheWashingtonNote.com, directs the New America Foundation's American Strategy Program, whose purpose is to promote a new American internationalism by updating what is best in America's foreign policy tradition for the 21st century. A specialist in U.S.-Asia policy and U.S. foreign policy matters as well as broad international economic and security affairs, Clemons previously served as the Executive Vice President of the Economic Strategy Institute. He has also served as Senior Policy Advisor on Economic and International Affairs to Senator Jeff Bingaman and was the first Executive Director or the Japan America Society of Southern California and co-founded the Japan Policy Research Institute, of which he is still Director.

Clemons writes frequently on matters of foreign policy, defense, and international economic policy, and his work has appeared in most of the major leading OP-ED pages, journals, and magazines around the world. Visit his blog at http://thewashingtonnote.com.

Besides blogging at Ragged Thots, Robert George is currently the Associate Editorial Page Editor for the New York Post. He writes several editorials a week on a diverse array of social and political topics and occasional OP-EDs. He is also a columnist for National Review Online and a regular CNN contributor. Previously, George has served as Director of Coalitions for the Republican National Committee, and from January 1995 through May 1998 he served as Special Assistant and Senior Writer to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich.

George is an Adjunct Fellow with the Center For New Black Leadership, a national African-American advocacy group exploring entrepreneurial and free-market issues, and at Third Millennium, an organization dedicated to multi-generational public policy issues. You can read his Ragged Thots at http://raggedthots.blogspot.com.

Matt Stoller, of MyDD.com, was one of the co-creators of "The Blogging of the President," which explored the ongoing digital transformation of politics first in blog format and later as a nationally syndicated talk radio show from Minnesota Public Radio. At the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Stoller was in charge of blogger credentialing. He has testified before the Federal Election Commission on the role of electronic media in politics and is the co-author with Chris Bowers of a report on electronic communities in politics.

Stoller has also worked for General Wesley Clark's presidential candidacy, Simon Rosenberg's campaign for DNC chair, and most recently for New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jon Corzine's official blog, the Corzine Connection. You can read Stoller's blog athttp://www.mydd.com.

Blogger Paul Zummo began posting on The Political Spectrum, a bi-partisan group of bloggers, and now frequently blogs for Confirm Them, a site dedicated to getting President Bush's judicial appointments confirmed, which made a splash attacking the Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers. Zummo is a research analyst at the American Public Power Association and a doctoral student at Catholic University where he is working on a dissertation critiquing Jeffersonian style liberalism and democracy. You can read his commentary online at http://www.confirmthem.com.

General Barry McCaffrey On The War On Terrorism, March 31 At Washington College

Chestertown, MD, March 1, 2004 — Washington College's William James Forum and Goldstein Program in Public Affairs present retired General Barry McCaffrey, former White House “Drug Czar” and a recognized authority on national security and terrorism, speaking on “The War on Terrorism,” Wednesday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Hynson Lounge. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.

General McCaffrey serves as the Bradley Distinguished Professor of International Security Studies at the United States Military Academy and is also President of his own consulting firm based in Alexandria, VA. He has been a frequent guest expert in the broadcast media on drug control policy, terrorism and national security, serves as an analyst for NBC News and writes a regularly on national security issues for Armed Forces Journal.

In January 2001, General McCaffrey stepped down as the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, a position which he held since 1996. By law, he coordinated the $19.2 billion federal drug control budget and developed the U.S. National Drug Control Strategy. Prior to confirmation as the National Drug Policy Director, General McCaffrey served as the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces Southern Command coordinating national security operations in Latin America. During his military career, he served overseas for 13 years, including four combat tours, and commanded the 24th Infantry Division during Operation Desert Storm. At retirement from active duty, he was the most highly decorated four-star general in the United States Army. He twice received the Distinguished Service Cross the nation's second highest medal for valor. He was also awarded two Silver Stars and received three Purple Heart medals for wounds sustained in combat. General McCaffrey served as the assistant to General Colin Powell and as the Joint Chiefs of Staff advisor to the Secretary of State and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

Have We Gone Too Far? ACLU President On National Security Vs. Civil Liberties, November 6

Chestertown, MD, October 20, 2003 — Washington College's William James Forum and Goldstein program in Public Affairs present Nadine Strossen, President of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), on “Protecting Civil Liberties and National Security After 9/11: How to Strike a Balance,” Thursday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Hynson Lounge. The event is free and the public is invited to attend. Please note, this event was originally scheduled for September 17, but was rescheduled because of Hurricane Isabel.
Nadine Strossen, Professor of Law at New York Law School, has served as President of the ACLU since 1991, and has written, lectured and practiced extensively in the areas of constitutional law, civil liberties and international human rights. The National Law Journal has twice named Strossen one of “The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America,” and in 1998, Vanity Fair included Strossen in “America's 200 Most Influential Women.” Since becoming ACLU President, an unpaid, volunteer position, Strossen has made more than 200 public presentations per year and comments frequently on legal issues in the national media. She was a regular guest on ABC's “Politically Incorrect” with Bill Maher and is a weekly commentator on the Talk America Radio Network. In October 2001, Strossen made her professional theater debut as the guest star in Eve Ensler's award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues, during a week-long run at the National Theatre in Washington, DC.
Strossen's writings have been published in many scholarly and general interest publications (approximately 250 published works). Her book, Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights (Scribner 1995), was named a “notable book” by the New York Times and was republished in October 2000 by NYU Press. Her co-authored book, Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex: Hate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (NYU Press 1995), was named an “outstanding book” by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America. Strossen graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College in 1972 and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1975. Before becoming a law professor, she practiced law for nine years in Minneapolis, MN, and New York City.
The talk is sponsored by Washington College's William James Forum and Goldstein Program in Public Affairs, established in honor of the late Louis L. Goldstein, 1935 alumnus and Maryland's longest serving elected official. The Goldstein Program sponsors lectures, symposia, visiting fellows, travel and other projects that bring students and faculty together with leaders in public policy and the media.

ACLU President Nadine Strossen

Chestertown, MD, August 5, 2003 — Washington College's William James Forum and Goldstein program in Public Affairs present Nadine Strossen, President of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), on “Protecting Civil Liberties and National Security After 9/11: How to Strike a Balance.”
Nadine Strossen, Professor of Law at New York Law School, has served as President of the ACLU since 1991, and has written, lectured and practiced extensively in the areas of constitutional law, civil liberties and international human rights. The National Law Journal has twice named Strossen one of “The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America,” and in 1998, Vanity Fair included Strossen in “America's 200 Most Influential Women.” Since becoming ACLU President, an unpaid, volunteer position, Strossen has made more than 200 public presentations per year and comments frequently on legal issues in the national media. She was a regular guest on ABC's “Politically Incorrect” with Bill Maher and is a weekly commentator on the Talk America Radio Network. In October 2001, Strossen made her professional theater debut as the guest star in Eve Ensler's award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues, during a week-long run at the National Theatre in Washington, DC.
Strossen's writings have been published in many scholarly and general interest publications (approximately 250 published works). Her book, Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights (Scribner 1995), was named a “notable book” by the New York Times and was republished in October 2000 by NYU Press. Her co-authored book, Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex: Hate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (NYU Press 1995), was named an “outstanding book” by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America. Strossen graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College in 1972 and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1975. Before becoming a law professor, she practiced law for nine years in Minneapolis, MN, and New York City.
The talk is sponsored by Washington College's William James Forum and Goldstein Program in Public Affairs, established in honor of the late Louis L. Goldstein, 1935 alumnus and Maryland's longest serving elected official. The Goldstein Program sponsors lectures, symposia, visiting fellows, travel and other projects that bring students and faculty together with leaders in public policy and the media.

Have We Gone Too Far? ACLU President On National Security Vs. Civil Liberties At Washington College

Chestertown, MD, March 18, 2003— Washington College presents Nadine Strossen, President of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), on “Protecting Civil Liberties and National Security After 9/11: How to Strike a Balance.” This event is free and open to the public.

Nadine Strossen, Professor of Law at New York Law School, has served as President of the ACLU since 1991, and has written, lectured and practiced extensively in the areas of constitutional law, civil liberties and international human rights. The National Law Journal has twice named Strossen one of “The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America,” and in 1998, Vanity Fair included Strossen in “America's 200 Most Influential Women.” Since becoming ACLU President, an unpaid, volunteer position, Strossen has made more than 200 public presentations per year and comments frequently on legal issues in the national media. She was a regular guest on ABC's “Politically Incorrect” with Bill Maher and is a weekly commentator on the Talk America Radio Network. In October 2001, Strossen made her professional theater debut as the guest star in Eve Ensler's award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues, during a week-long run at the National Theatre in Washington, DC.

Strossen's writings have been published in many scholarly and general interest publications (approximately 250 published works). Her book, Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights (Scribner 1995), was named a “notable book” by the New York Times and was republished in October 2000 by NYU Press. Her co-authored book, Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex: Hate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (NYU Press 1995), was named an “outstanding book” by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America. Strossen graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College in 1972 and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1975. Before becoming a law professor, she practiced law for nine years in Minneapolis, MN, and New York City.

The talk is sponsored by Washington College's William James Forum and Goldstein Program in Public Affairs, established in honor of the late Louis L. Goldstein, 1935 alumnus and Maryland's longest serving elected official. The Goldstein Program sponsors lectures, symposia, visiting fellows, travel and other projects that bring students and faculty together with leaders in public policy and the media.

War With Iraq? Former UN Inspector Scott Ritter To Speak At Washington College January 30

Chestertown, MD, January 6, 2003 — Scott Ritter, former Chief Weapons Inspector for the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq (UNSCOM), will discuss “WAR WITH IRAQ: HOW DID WE GET HERE?” on Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 7:30 p.m. in Washington College's Tawes Theater. This timely talk is free and the public is encouraged to attend.

As a chief weapons inspector for the UNSCOM, Ritter was labeled a hero by some, a maverick by others, and a spy by the Iraqi government. Ritter has had an extensive and distinguished career in government service. He is a ballistic missile technology expert who worked in military intelligence during a 12-year career in the U.S. armed forces, including assignments in the former Soviet Union and in the Middle East. In 1991, Ritter joined UNSCOM and took part in more than 30 inspection missions, 14 as chief. In 1995, his team discovered in Iraq missile guidance equipment purchased from Russia through a Palestinian agent.

In January 1998, he led the U.N. weapons inspectors back to Iraq only to blocked by Iraqi officials who accused him of being a spy. Following Iraq's decision to block further inspections, Ritter found the U.S. and the U.N. Security Council unwilling to confront Iraq's position and resigned proclaiming that the “illusion of arms control is more dangerous than no arms control at all.” His experience in enemy territory has resulted in a book, Endgame: Solving the Iraq problem Once and for All, and a film exposing the results of America's foreign policy in the Persian Gulf and the devastating effects of the United Nations economic sanctions on the people of Iraq.

The talk is sponsored by Washington College's William James Forum and Goldstein Program in Public Affairs, established in honor of the late Louis L. Goldstein, 1935 alumnus and Maryland's longest serving elected official. The Goldstein Program sponsors lectures, symposia, visiting fellows, travel and other projects that bring students and faculty together with leaders in public policy and the media.

America 2002: Pete Du Pont Shares Views On The Economic And Political State Of The Nation April 9th

Chestertown, MD, March 25, 2002 — The William James Forum at Washington College is pleased to present "AMERICA 2002," a lecture by former Delaware governor and columnist, the Honorable Pete du Pont, on the current economic and political state of the nation. The talk will be held Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Hynson Lounge. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.

Du Pont is currently policy chairman of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a public policy analysis organization that promotes free enterprise and conservative governmental policies, and contributes a regular column — "Outside the Box" — to www.opinionjournal.com, the editorial page website of The Wall Street Journal. He has served as a state legislator, U.S. Congressman, governor, and in 1988 was a Republican candidate for President of the United States. He is a director in the Wilmington, DE, law firm of Richards, Layton & Finger.

Du Pont began his political career in 1968 with his election to the House of Representatives of the Delaware General Assembly. Next, he spent six years in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1970-1976. He was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and in 1975 was picked by Time magazine as one of America's "200 Faces for the Future." In l976, du Pont entered the race for Delaware governor against the Democratic incumbent and won what was then considered a landslide victory. He was re-elected in 1980 to a second term, winning a record 71 percent of the vote and becoming the first Delaware governor reelected in 20 years. During his tenure as Delaware's Governor, du Pont was known for his financial integrity and fiscal conservatism, signing into law two income tax reduction measures and a constitutional amendment that restrained future tax increases and limited government spending. In selecting him as one of the "Delawareans of the Century," the Wilmington News Journal said, "He set the stage for prosperity. As Delaware's governor, du Pont revived [the] business climate."

In 1996, du Pont co-founded IntellectualCapital.com, a weekly on-line public policy journal featuring the leading ideas of renowned public policy thinkers. He served as editor of this e-zine and bylined his own column until its sale in 2000. In October 1999, Newsstation.com named du Pont as one of the "50 best, most important, and most influential journalists on the Internet." Du Pont served as Chairman of the Hudson Institute from 1985-1987 and the National Review Institute from 1994-1997.

Rivlin To Address Dilemmas Of Successful Capitalism March 25th

Chestertown, MD, March 19, 2002 — The Goldstein Program in Public Affairs and the William James Forum as part of the Women In Science Lecture Series present "DILEMMAS OF SUCCESSFUL CAPITALISM," a lecture by Dr. Alice Rivlin, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Brookings Institution, on Monday, March 25 at 4:00 p.m. in Washington College's Norman James Theatre. The public is invited to attend.

Dr. Rivlin has a long and distinguished career in economics in both the public and private sectors. Dr. Rivlin has served as Director and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget during the Clinton Administration, founding Director of the Congressional Budget Office, serving from 1975 to 1983, Chair of the District of Columbia Financial Management Assistance Authority, and Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Rivlin also served as Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Coordination at HEW.

A recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation Prize Fellowship, Dr. Rivlin has taught at Harvard and George Mason University. She earned a Ph.D. in economics from Radcliffe College in 1958. A member of the boards of directors for several corporations, she is a past President of the American Economic Society. Dr. Rivlin has written numerous books, the most recent of which is "Reviving the American Dream." She is a frequent contributor to newspapers, magazines and journals, and currently serves as Director of Economic Studies for the Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution.

Dr. Rivlin's visit is sponsored by Washington College's Goldstein Program in Public Affairs, named in honor of the late Louis L. Goldstein, the College's former Chairman of the Board of Visitors and Governors, a 1935 alumnus, and Maryland's longest-serving elected official. The Goldstein Program sponsors lecture series, symposia, visiting fellows, travel and other projects that bring students and faculty together with leaders experienced in developing public policy.

Mahlman to Explore the Facts, Fictions and Implications of Global Warming

Chestertown, MD, March 2, 2001 — Dr. Jerry Mahlman, one of the world's leading experts on global climate change and former director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab, will address the topic "Global Warming: Myth or Reality?" on Thursday, March 22, 2001, at 6 p.m. in Washington College's Casey Academic Center Forum.

Dr. Mahlman's research has focused on modeling, diagnosing and understanding the behavior of the atmosphere and its implications for global climatic change. In addition, Dr. Mahlman has worked to clarify the controversy between those who believe human activity is primarily responsible for global warming and those who attribute it to natural causes such as fluctuations in the sun's radiation. His research has shown there is little remaining doubt that increasing greenhouse gases due to human activities are partly responsible for global climate changes, now and for centuries to come.

"We know that it takes decades to centuries to produce a large buildup of greenhouse gases," Dr. Mahlman has reported to Congress. "Much less appreciated is that a 'return to normal' from high carbon dioxide levels would require many additional centuries."

Mahlman has observed that effects of global warming are more than just changing weather patterns--they are economic and societal. Governments will have to develop policies and programs for nations facing the effects of increased drought and summer heat indexes, erosion and loss of coastline from rising sea levels, and human causalities and property damage caused by increased tropical storm intensities.

The talk is sponsored by the William James Forum, and the public is invited to attend.

Green Party Candidate Ralph Nader Speaks at WC April 30

Chestertown, April 20—Ralph Nader will speak at Washington College on Sunday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. Ranked third in polls on presidential candidates, Nader will talk about how government, corporations, and free trade will affect the global environment in the 21st century. His appearance in the Casey Academic Center Forum on campus is free and open to the public.

Nader is a noted lecturer whose simple message of being an active citizen touches a chord in his audiences. Years after they graduate, college students tell him how his lecture evening changed their lives.

Honored by "Time" magazine as one of the 100 most influential Americans of the 20th century, Nader has devoted his life to giving ordinary people the tools to defend themselves against corporate negligence and government indifference. After publication of his 1965 book "Unsafe at Any Speed," about potentially fatal mechanical defects in some cars, and the Senate hearings that resulted from it, Nader was catapulted into the public sphere. Seat belts and air bags in automobiles resulted from Nader's expose.

Nader was instrumental in the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA; the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA; and the Consumer Product Safety Commission. He helped draft and pass the Safe Water Drinking Act, the Meat and Poultry Inspection rules, and the Freedom of Information Act. Nader has formed numerous citizen groups, including the Center for Auto Safety, Public Citizen, Pension Rights Center, the Coalition for University in the Public Interest, and the student public interest research groups that operate in more than 20 states. He is now also working with alumni classes, including his own at Princeton University and Harvard Law School, to redirect their efforts from parties and reunions to volunteerism and community projects.

This William James Forum lecture is also sponsored by the Louis Goldstein Program in Public Affairs, The Society of Junior Fellows and the Campus Events and Visitors Committee.