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Recent Examples of colloquium
In 2021 and 2022, Cannon took weeklong trips to the luxurious Sage Lodge in Pray, Montana, for legal colloquiums sponsored by George Mason, which named its law school for Scalia thanks to $30 million in gifts that conservative judicial kingmaker Leonard Leo helped organize.
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Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2024
In 2017 Perlin organized a colloquium on Eunice Foote (an American scientist who, in 1856, was the first to argue that putting greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere could cause climate change).
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
In the math department, there were people running this colloquium series called Math and Social Responsibility — very Berkeley-like.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
Following the colloquium, the AHA will offer a limited-capacity listening tour of the Wallace House in Shelby County.
—Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2023
Lord began by outlining plans for an online colloquium series, which would be open to the public, and which would try to involve people in their research on topics ranging from racial scapegoating in previous pandemics to voting during national crises.
—Andrew Dickson, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2020
In this colloquium, Teddy Tzanetos, JPL’s assembly, test, operations lead and ground support designer will present the project’s inception, its operational goals and capabilities, and what its success may mean for space exploration.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023
The first lecture was an overview at a colloquium level; i.e. meant for physicists, but not necessarily with any knowledge of cosmology.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2011
Anand Kumar Sharma writes to urge scientists not to grill their junior colleagues at conferences: The most interesting part of a scientific seminar, colloquium or conference for me is the question and answer session.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2018
Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2024
In 2017 Perlin organized a colloquium on Eunice Foote (an American scientist who, in 1856, was the first to argue that putting greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere could cause climate change).
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
In the math department, there were people running this colloquium series called Math and Social Responsibility — very Berkeley-like.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
Following the colloquium, the AHA will offer a limited-capacity listening tour of the Wallace House in Shelby County.
—Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2023
Lord began by outlining plans for an online colloquium series, which would be open to the public, and which would try to involve people in their research on topics ranging from racial scapegoating in previous pandemics to voting during national crises.
—Andrew Dickson, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2020
In this colloquium, Teddy Tzanetos, JPL’s assembly, test, operations lead and ground support designer will present the project’s inception, its operational goals and capabilities, and what its success may mean for space exploration.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023
The first lecture was an overview at a colloquium level; i.e. meant for physicists, but not necessarily with any knowledge of cosmology.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2011
Anand Kumar Sharma writes to urge scientists not to grill their junior colleagues at conferences: The most interesting part of a scientific seminar, colloquium or conference for me is the question and answer session.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colloquium
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The same day, Republican Steve Garvey was at Temple University in Pennsylvania, picking up an award at a women’s sports media symposium.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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This first-ever event is part trade and media symposium, consumer festival and tourism initiative.Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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On Monday, a group of Cypriot and Egyptian officials started a two-day seminar on maritime cybersecurity led by the U.S. based Sandia National Laboratories.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Transformational technologies and their impacts on filmmaking, along with both the growing attraction and remaining challenges of shooting in Japan, were the focus of this year’s edition of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) seminar at Tokyo International Film Festival.Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Spartans opened up with two passing touchdowns for a 14-0 lead to immediately put the Mountain West conference leaders on edge.Andrew Hartley, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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There’s almost no doubt the Pioneers will hear their names on Monday as one of 26 at-large bids in the 48-team field with quality wins over top programs and a narrow conference title-game loss.Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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An evaluator from the Office of Performance Evaluations, a nonpartisan watchdog agency, told the panel Idaho’s coroner system has fallen behind the U.S. for years and that the gap is widening as the state grows and forensic science matures.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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For example, some states have addressed partisan gerrymandering by appointing nonpartisan or balanced citizen or judicial panels to draw political boundaries.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Colloquium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colloquium. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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