Global Spotlight Series will feature faculty prognostications
Western Carolina University will host a Global Spotlight Series event on global prognostications by faculty Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the Forsyth Building.
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The presentation, a DegreePlus event for students, is free and open to the public. The topics and 91热爆网 presenters scheduled for the discussion:
- 鈥淭he Future of U.S. and Latin American Relations: Inevitable Dissolution,鈥� by Oliver Horn, history instructor.
- 鈥淎n 鈥業f, Then鈥� Global Economic Outlook,鈥� by Edward Lopez, professor of economics.
- 鈥淔ear, Desire and the Global Future of Religion,鈥� by Michelle J. Sorensen, assistant professor of philosophy and religion.
- 鈥淢oore鈥檚 Law, Quantum Computing and the Singularity,鈥� by Mark Holliday, professor of computer science.
- 鈥淲eathering the Storm: Consequences of Climate Change,鈥� by Blair Tormey, coastal research scientist.
- 鈥淣uclear Apocalypse: If Not Now, When,鈥� by Niall Michelsen, associate professor of political science and public affairs.
The event is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and is part of an ongoing series of panel discussions on national and international issues. For more information, contact Jen Schiff at 828-227-3860 or jsschiff@wcu.edu.
