Shepherd's Faculty Research Forum begins February 24

ISSUED: 25 January 2010
MEDIA CONTACT: Valerie Owens
(Shepherd's Faculty Research Forum begins February 24)

Shepherdstown, WV--Shepherd University's Faculty Research Forum will begin Wednesday, February 24 with Dr. Robert Willgoos, associate professor of history. Dr. Willgoos will present "United States Relations with China" from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium.

Given the rapid rate of change, productivity, and population growth, China is becoming a critically important nation to the United States in terms of world economics, politics, and culture. The presentation will summarize and illustrate current events in China, based on scholarly trips to China. Observations on political climate in China and Tibet, Chinese economics and comparisons with India and Japan, and brief descriptions of key aspects of Dr. Willgoos' trip will be included.

The Shepherd Faculty Research Forum will also include Dr. Carl Bell, professor of biology, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, with "A Research Retrospective" and Dr. Ed Snyder, professor and chair of environmental studies, and Dr. Clarissa Mathews, assistant professor of environmental studies, at noon on Thursday, April 15, with "The Renewable Energy Demonstration Site at Shepherd University: Enhancing Shepherd's Curriculum through Real World Applications of Green Technologies" in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Science and Technology, room 108, Robert C. Byrd Renewable Energy Demo site.

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