Game of Life For the USP’s 2013 symposium Ben Schwab (Trinity ’15) built an interactive demo of Conway’s Game of Life on his personal website, benjaminschwab.info. Working through the website will teach you about...
Hi all! I’m posting the schedule for the University Scholars Program (USP) “Futures” Symposium for all the world to see. The event will take place on Saturday, March 2nd, from 10:00am to 3:30pm. 9:30-10:00:...
Thanks to Meg Shea for this recap! Summary of USP Seminar on Symposium Planning 1/10/13: A group of Unis got together on 1/10/13 to discuss the symposium. We started off breaking into smaller groups...
From Sam’s email over break: Presentations can and should come from anyone in the USP community. There’s no obligation to present, but it can be a fun and engaging atmosphere if the topic inspires...
Every summer, USP upperclasspeople have the opportunity to apply for funding to go do Interesting Things. When they get back, they present their experiences to the rest of the program. These are the summer...
(This year, we're doing brief blogpost recaps of our seminars. If you'd like to write one for an upcoming seminar, let us know!) Tori started the seminar by asking the room, on a scale...
The University Scholars gathered at the annual USP Fall Retreat to visit with returning Unis, meet the new graduate, professional and undergraduate Unis, and to brainstorm ideas for seminars and the annual spring symposium. ...
The topic of this year’s symposium is “Legacies”, and it will be broken down into four major groups: 1. Physical Legacies: Preservation and conservation efforts are dedicated to commemorating the heritage of a location....
Below are the list of possible keynote speakers nominated by University Scholars for the USP’s 2010 spring symposium on “Legacies.” Take some time to review the nominees, make comments, or suggest others. The grad...
Yesterday, I awoke, as usual, to NPR’s “Morning Edition” on my clock radio. Sometimes, I manage to snooze through the stories, but my curiosity was piqued by the interview on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009,...
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