Hygiene for Humanity. The Student Association for International Relief Effort (SAFIRE) will be all over campus today accepting donations and hygiene products to benefit Sri Lanka as it continues its attempts to recover from the devastating effects of the 2004 tsunami. For more information, e-mail Neha Datta at ua_safire@hotmail.com. All day. Numerous locations
Doctoral final oral defense: mathematics. “”Poisson Structures on U/K and Applications”” will be presented by John Arlo Caine. 10 a.m. Free. Mathematics building, Room 101
Doctoral oral defense: teaching and teacher education. “”Teaching for Understanding: An Analysis of Tasks Enacted in a Fifth Grade Classroom”” will be presented by Jonathan Schwartz. 10 a.m. Free. Education building, Room 312
Doctoral oral defense: chemistry. “”Lanthanide-containing Functional Materials: Exploratory Synthesis and Property Investigation”” will be presented by Mawanana H.C.R. DeSilva. 1 p.m. Free. Marvel Labs building, Room 542
Writing workshop. Victoria Stefani will discuss “”Perfecting Punctuation, Part II.”” 5 p.m. Free. Modern Languages building, Room 410
Film. “”The Future of Food,”” presented by Voices of Opposition, explores an investigation regarding genetically engineered foods and their increasing popularity in U.S. grocery stores. 7 p.m. Free. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering building, Room S202
Lecture. Alex Storrs from the physics and astronomy department at Towson University will discuss “”Halley’s Comet: Two Decades of Study.”” The lecture is free and open to the public. 7:30 p.m. Steward Observatory, Room N210
Leadership workshop. “”The Art of Leadership”” will be presented courtesy of the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership. 5 p.m. Free. Student Union Memorial Center, Sabino Room
Project Converse/Proyecto Converse. Project Converse is a student-run organization that offers an informal setting for practicing English. All practice is one-on-one conversation. 1 p.m. Free. SUMC, Tubac Room
Entertainment
Exhibit. A collection of works by students earning their Bachelor of Fine Arts in May opens today at 5:30 p.m. with a reception. The exhibit will open daily at 10 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. Free. Student Union Memorial Center, Union Gallery
