Fostering Inter-University Research Partnerships:
Redevelopment, Food Systems, and Youth in Detroit

October 18, 2005
Wayne County Extension Office
640 Temple St., 6th floor
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University, together with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, invites you to attend “Fostering Inter-University Research Partnerships: Redevelopment, Food Systems, and Youth in Detroit”, a half-day meeting designed to develop and promote collaborations for your research into urban community development, nutrition, and youth development in Detroit.

Researchers interested in the links between neighborhood improvement; youth involvement in urban agriculture, community nutrition, and nutrition education; and neighborhood-based access to fresh and nutritious foods in urban areas, would find this meeting especially useful. Colleagues with related research interests or involvement in the Eastern Market area in Detroit are especially invited to attend this event.

There is no registration fee. Lunch will be provided.

Register by sending an email to Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University, loverid2@msu.edu by September 28, 2005. Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements.

Sigma Xi Discussion: “Intelligent Design: Should It Be Taught In Our Schools?”

Tuesday
October 25,2005
408 Manoogian (Romanian Room)
Coffee and Tea at 3:30, Discussion at 4:00

Discussion Initiated by
William T. Pelletier (Ph.D., Mathematics, Georgia), EDS
Robert Arking (Ph.D., Biology, Temple), WSU

Moderated by Alvin M. Saperstein
President, Wayne State University Chapter, Sigma Xi

There has been much recent public controversy, and some prominent lawsuits, over the topic of “intelligent design” and whether or not it should be included in the science curriculum of our secondary schools and colleges. Proponents see it as an alternative to the evolutionary paradigm underpinning mainstream biological science and teaching, emphasizing that good teaching, and “freedom of speech”, requires the presentation of alternatives. Opponents say it is not science, will distort and hinder the teaching of science, and represents the intrusion of sectarian religion into publicly funded institutions.

This session will feature two fifteen minute presentations on the controversy, one “pro”, one “con”, followed by a one hour open discussion from the floor. It is presented by Sigma Xi as a service to our community, in the hope of shedding light, rather than more heat, on a nationally contentious subject.

The session will start with a presentation of certificates to newly elected members of Sigma Xi.