EVENTS/LECTURES
Graduate conference. The atmospheric sciences department and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics proudly present the eighth annual GRATIS Conference., featuring graduate students’ research in the areas of physical meteorology, air/sea interactions, synoptic and dynamic meteorology, convection, remote sensing, atmospheric electricity, radiation, climate, atmospheric, chemistry, and planetary atmospheres. 8 a.m. Environment and Natural Resources building, Room 253
Math lecture. “”A Better Mousetrap?””, by Andy Linfoot of the Program in Applied Mathematics. 12:30 p.m. Mathematics building, Room 402
Speaker Series. “”Platform-Based Behavior-Level and System-Level Synthesis,”” by Dr. Jason Cong from the University of California-Los Angeles. 1:30 p.m. Student Union Memorial Center, Kiva Room
History lecture. “”An Archaeological Survey of the Onavas Valley, Sonora, Mexico: A Landscape of Interactions During the Late Prehispanic Period,”” by Emiliano Gallaga Murrieta. 2 p.m. Anthropology building, Room 216
Entomology seminar. “”The Dark Side of Mutualism: The Manduca-Datura Interaction,”” by professor Judie Bronstein of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. 4 p.m. Marley building, Room 230
ENTERTAINMENT
Music. “”Groovin’ on the grass.”” Noon. UA Mall
Games. “”Don’t break your bank Thursdays.”” Bring in your Gallagher Theater ticket stub for that day and get 25 percent off a pool, table tennis, poker or chess rental. 6 p.m. Student Union Memorial Center, Games Room
Poker tournament. 6 p.m. Park Student Union, Coati Room. $5
Movie. “”The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.”” 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Gallagher Theater. $3