Announcing the 2019 RCI George and Bernadine Converse Lecture: Wednesday, March 20th, 7pm, CUB 220 (Senior Ballroom), Washington State University Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble. "AAKOMA: Understanding Global-Historical Context and Complexity of Mental Heath & Depression Disparities in Black Youth." While the prevalence of depression rates varies little across racial groups of teens, Black (African American, […]
The RCI 2018-19 Interdisciplinary Lecture will take place on Tuesday, Nov 6, @ 7pm in the CUB Senior Ballroom. Dr. Lawrence Pintak will deliver the lecture, titled: “America & Islam: Soundbites, Suicide Bombs & the Road to Donald Trump." Lawrence Pintak is Professor and Founding Dean of the Murrow College of Communication, former long-time CBS […]
On Tuesday, Sep 12 @ 7pm in the CUB Senior Ballroom, the RCI program welcomes Professor Catherine Cooper, Associate Professor in Geophysics, School of the Environment, WSU for the Fall 2017 Interdepartmental Lecture. Dr. Cooper's talk is titled: “Plate Tectonics and You: How the Earth’s Interior Impacts Elections, Cell Phones, Global Climate, and Your Very […]
“Coke Isn’t Dope! The Ecological Limits of Coca-Cola Capitalism”. Dr. Bart Elmore, Assistant Professor of History, The Ohio State University. Coca-Cola is everywhere. Today, the company sells over 1.8 billion servings of its products daily to customers in over 190 countries worldwide. So how did the company do it? That’s the question that inspired environmental […]