1.) Medical ethicist Walter Glannon lectures on “Neuroscience, Free Will and Moral Responsibility”

Dr. Glannon is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Calgary. He has published four books on medical ethics, including his most recent, Brain Body, and Mind: Neuroethics with a Human Face. He will speak in the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, in an event open to everyone. No RSVP is required. More info and poster available here.

2.) Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Nicholas Kristof addresses human trafficking

Writing for the New York Times, Kristof has travelled the globe to document the ongoing traffic of women and girls sold into sexual slavery. Through his column, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2006, Kristof has introduced readers to heroes fighting against human trafficking and survivors who have become activists themselves. Kristof will deliver the 2012 Liz Carpenter Lecture in the auditorium of the LBJ Library Monday night, February 13, at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required. While supplies last, honors students may request (in person) a free copy of Kristof’s book Half the Sky at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room.

3.) In a new graphic novel, author Mark Long presents a true story of the civil rights movement in Texas

The Silence of Our Friends recounts the stories of two families in Houston, one black and one white, at a critical point during the civil rights movement. On Tuesday night, 7 p.m., February 21 in the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007), author Mark Long will discuss the story and his collaboration with illustrator Nate Powell. While supplies last, honors students may request (in person) a free copy of The Silence of Our Friends at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room.

Call 512-471-5787 or write to mvalentine@mail.utexas.edu with questions about any of these special events