-- Vladimir Zatsiorsky, "Multi-Finger Prehension: Biomechanics and Control," at the Department of Kinesiology graduate Colloquium Series, 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, in 127 Noll Laboratory, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34412?nw=4
-- L. Eric Cross, Clive A. Randall, Xiaoxing Xi and John B. Goodenough, "Complex Oxides," the annual Nelson W. Taylor Lecture in Materials, beginning at 8:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12, in 117 HUB-Robeson Center, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34425?nw=4
-- Michael Franzese, Penn State Forum Speaker Series, "Life Choices, Life Stories," noon Friday, Sept. 12, in the ballroom of the Nittany Lion Inn, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34288/?nw=4
-- John Becker, "Australian Water Reform: A Case for Reform of Water Law," 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, in 215 Armsby Building, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34437?nw=4
-- Peter De Forest, "Science and Physical Evidence-Based Case Solutions," 12:20 p.m. Sept. 15 in 112 Borland Laboratory, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34435?nw=4
-- Jerry W. Ward Jr., "The Legacy of Richard Wright in the 21st Century," 12:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, in 102 Kern Building, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34428?nw=4
-- Michael Gooseff, "One of These Things is Not Like the Other: Stream Restoration and Stream Ecosystem Restoration," as part of a speaker series, "Quenching the Thirst: Managing the Water Resources of a Changing Planet," 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, in 112 Walker Building, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34432?nw=4
-- Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, "The Ribosome: The Cell's Protein Synthesis Factory and How Antibiotics Target It," at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15; and "What Structures of the Ribosome have Revealed about Its Role in Decoding mRNA," at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16. Both lectures are part of the Russell Marker Lectures in Genetic Engineering and will be held in the Berg Auditorium, 100 Life Sciences Building, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34421?nw=4
-- Prashanti Iyer, "Characterization of the Acetobacter xylinum cellulose synthase," 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in 244 Agricultural Engineering Building, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34417?nw=4
-- Daniel S. Pine, "Pediatric Anxiety: Current and Future Approaches to Therapeutics," at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Nittany Lion Inn Assembly Room, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34418?nw=4
-- Gaele Ducher, "Effects of Exercise on the Growing Skeleton: How much do we know?" 11:15 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, in 127 Noll Lab, University Park, as part of the Noll Research Seminar Series. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34431?nw=4
-- Lance Allred, "Lance Allred: NBA Player, Author, Scholar, Advocate for the Deaf," 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, in the Founders Lounge, Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. Both Allred and his mother, Tana, will speak at the event. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34332?nw=4
-- Dale Davenport and Jennifer Palmieri, "Informing the Electorate -- Ethically," 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/34233?nw=4
-- Stuart Levenick, group president of Caterpillar Inc., will present a lecture as part of Penn State's Smeal College of Business' guest speaker program, Leadership in Focus: Executive Insights, 11:15 a.m. Friday Sept. 26, in the Struthers Auditorium of the Business Building, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at
http://live.psu.edu/story/34430?nw=4