BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Letters & Science - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Letters & Science REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T183000 DTSTAMP:20260608T080921 CREATED:20251006T200910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T201029Z UID:10016785-1760553000-1760553000@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Searching for Life in the Universe DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Professor Dawn Erb of the UWM Center for Gravitation\, Cosmology\, and Astrophysics \nThe Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation\, Cosmology and Astrophysics\, in partnership with the Manfred Olson Planetarium\, invites you to an evening with UWM Professor Dawn Erb to learn how the latest science is addressing this ancient question. We’ll examine what the origin and evolution of life on Earth may tell us about the potential for life on other worlds\, and then turn to the possibility of life elsewhere in our solar system and on planets around other stars. \nPlease reserve your free spot for this event by October 12\, 2025. \nThe event will be held in Room 108 of UW-Milwaukee’s new Chemistry building (2000 E. Kenwood Blvd.\, Milwaukee\, WI). \nThere will be a reception at 6:30 PM\, and the program starts at 7:00 PM. There will be complimentary desserts and a bar with drinks for purchase in the lobby. We look forward to seeing you there! \ncgca-info@uwm.edu \n  URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/searching-for-life-in-the-universe/ LOCATION:UWM Chemistry Building – Room 108\, 2000 E Kenwood Blvd\, Milwaukee\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Alumni & Community,Faculty and Staff,Public,Students,UWM Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2025/10/Searching-for-Life-in-the-Universe-event.webp X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T203000 DTSTAMP:20260608T080921 CREATED:20250904T155401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T211106Z UID:10016778-1758220200-1758227400@uwm.edu SUMMARY:From a Whisper to a Symphony DESCRIPTION:The Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation\, Cosmology and Astrophysics\, in partnership with the Manfred Olson Planetarium\, invites you to an evening with Dr. Patrick Brady and friends as they discuss what we have learned about black holes and neutron stars since the first observation of gravitational waves. \nPlease reserve your free spot for this event before September 14\, 2025. \nThe event will be held in room 108 of the new Chemistry building on the campus of UW-Milwaukee. There will be a reception at 6:30 PM. The program starts at 7:00 PM. There will be complimentary appetizers and a bar with drinks for purchase in the lobby. We look forward to seeing you there! URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/from-a-whisper-to-a-symphony/ LOCATION:UWM Chemistry Building – Room 108\, 2000 E Kenwood Blvd\, Milwaukee\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Natural Sciences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2025/09/CGCA-Symhony.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation%2C Cosmology%2C &%3B Astrophysics":MAILTO:cgca-info@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241016T170000 DTSTAMP:20260608T080921 CREATED:20240813T221318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T142506Z UID:10015761-1729094400-1729098000@uwm.edu SUMMARY:From malaria to chatGPT: the birth and strange life of the random walk DESCRIPTION:The Dean’s Distinguished Lecture in the Natural Sciences for 2024 features Professor Jordan S. Ellenberg from UW-Madison. \nThe “random walk” is a mathematical concept which underlies the way scientists now think about everything from stock markets to Wisconsin’s legislative districts to the latest developments in AI. Ellenberg will talk about the surprising history of this concept\, which between 1905-1910 was invented simultaneously by multiple people in multiple countries for completely different purposes\, from mosquito control to physics to finance to winning a theological argument (really!) And then he will move to the present day and talk about the rise of large language models\, the modern descendants of the random walk. Are they just mindless algorithms\, or can they generate authentically new ideas in writing and math? \nEllenberg is the John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Mathematics at UW-Madison. He is the author of New York Times bestsellers “How Not to be Wrong\,” and “Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Absolutely Everything\,” as well as many research papers. Most recently he has been collaborating with Google DeepMind on projects at the interface of math and artificial intelligence. \nBooks can be purchased from Boswell Book Company at the event and a book signing with Ellenberg immediately follows the lecture. Book sales are credit or debit only. \nRSVP not required but appreciated at (clickable hyperlink below): \nhttps://uwmletsci.vbotickets.com/event/From_malaria_to_chatGPT_the_birth_and_strange_life_of_the_random_walk/136456 (clickable hyperlink below) URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/from-malaria-to-chatgpt-the-birth-and-strange-life-of-the-random-walk/ LOCATION:UWM Chemistry Building – Room 108\, 2000 E Kenwood Blvd\, Milwaukee\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures Conferences and Symposiums,UWM Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2024/08/web-calendar-ad.webp ORGANIZER;CN="College of Letters &%3B Science":MAILTO:let-sci@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR