Nov 17thRevolutions in Neuroscience 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CST Room 101External and Academic Events: In the history of neuroscience there have been a number of developments that involved radical and permanent changes in fundamental assumptions about the nervous system and in strategies for studying it. These have been called Revolutions. Charles Gross discusses several of these “revolutions” from the Pre-Socratic philosophers (6th Century, B.C.E.) to the discovery of adult neurogenesis at the end of the 20th century. A Night of One Acts Rehearsal 2 8:15 PM - 9:15 PM CST Room 201,202, 308, 307, 301 (see email for details)Thespians Here, we will divide into our groups of one acts to write/decide on performances, cast, direct, build, and create the vignettes for A Night of One Acts. Nov 18thCDC + Library Workshop: Debt Free Is the Way To Be - Tips on Saving While You Are Away From Home! 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST PC Lab 523Career Development Center: As an NYU student, you probably spend more money that you can count! This quick workshop will teach you secrets of saving and planning for your financial future. You'll learn how to create your own budget and save money along the way. Effectively managing your money is a key aspect of planning for a successful career in the future. Citations & Source Integration Tuesday, Nov 18, 2014 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM CST ARC 506 You've heard your professors mention block quotes, MLA style, Works Cited pages, and always giving credit to authors when you quote from their work, but what does it all mean? For tips on using quotes in your writing from other texts and how to make sure you are avoiding plagiarism, join Writing GAF Adrianna in the ARC at a Citation & Quotation Workshop next Wednesday, September 24 from 1:00-2:15 or 4:15-5:30. We'll review NYUSH resources for referring to sources and how your professors expect quotes to look in your writing. Topics in Mathematical Physics in View of Differential Equations 1:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST Room 357, Geography Building, 3663 Zhongshan Road North, Shanghai (中山北路校区，地NYU-ECNU Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU Shanghai TOPIC: Topics in Mathematical Physics in View of Differential Equations SPEAKER: Yisong Yang, New York University ABSTRACT: This is an introductory graduate course treating a broad range of fundamental concepts and formalisms in theoretical physics from the viewpoint of mathematical analysts in general and of differential equations in particular. The course consists of seven units. ARC Linguistics Society First Meeting! 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CST 528 “How many languages do you speak?” Ever get stuck on this seemingly simple question? Are you just interested in how languages work and how they are related to each other? How about how language relates to identity and society? The new ARC Linguistics Society will be investigating these kinds of questions as well as questions about language that interest you. This week we will be looking at how syntax works in other languages, what languages we speak, and discussing the question “Does English-medium university equal English-only?” We hope to see you there! Nov 19thCDC + Library Workshop: GIS Careers and GIS Day at NYU Shanghai 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CST Room 523 Career Development Center: To celebrate Geographic Information System (GIS) Day, the CDC and Library will offer a workshop to explore career options in GIS, digital mapping, urban planning, data management and support! Come learn about the GIS projects from New York and tools and resources that are available for all NYU Shanghai students about this exciting field. Nov 20Career Exploration Workshop 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM CST Room 209 What should I do with my life? What career path should I follow? If these anxiety-inducing questions seem unanswerable to you, then come to this Career Development Center workshop to work through some practical approaches to exploring career options. Death: ARC Philosophy Society Discussion Meeting 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CST Room 528 This week, as a follow-up to the Carnival of the Dead discussion, we will dig deeper into the philosophy of death. What is death? Is it an altogether bad thing? If we could forever avoid death, should we choose to do so, to live immortally? Is suicide morally justifiable? How does our understanding of our existence, what we are, affect our conception of death? Furthermore, how do our answers to these questions direct us in facing (or turning away from) our own death and the death of others? We will consider what Plato, Martin Heidegger, and some other philosophers, writers, and poets have to say on the subject. Readings, as always, can be found on OrgSync and in the Google Drive. Feel free to bring your own short excerpts to share and support your take on this broad topic! See you on Thursday! Nov 21Stock Pitch Competition Friday, Nov 21, 2014 Room 102 Using all of the resources from Shanghai IAG's previous workshop series, we will put our knowledge to the test by presenting our prepared stock pitches in groups of about 4 students each. Prizes include Mr. X tickets, massage vouchers, and cafe gift certificates! Nov 22Little Walker 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST Front Gate of Shanghai Happy Valley Little Walker is a program initiated by Shanghai United Foundation to raise money for elderly people with physical or mental problems. The walking route in Sheshan Hill is about 10 kilometers. Starting from the front gate of Happy Valley, East Sheshan Hill, West Sheshan Hill, Moon Lake Sculpture Park and other scenic areas will be covered. This year Shanghai Raising Community Service Center hopes to have more children participate in the program so as to help them develop the awareness of community service in an early age. To make sure that children living in poverty can have an equal opportunity of participation, we need your help! SkyFarm with GoodtoChina 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST Jiashan Market Want a chance to relax after a long week of studying and explore Jiashan Market cafes and enjoy its international atmosphere? Join us in a morning of community service in Jiashan Market organized by GoodtoChina! You will be gardening on the rooftop of one of the district's famous cafes and learning about environmental sustainability. A group of 3-4 students will be meeting in front of TSE at 9 AM to take the metro to the market (volunteers should bring their metro cards! The fare should not exceed 4RMB each way), and will be returning in the same way, though those who would like to stay and explore are of course welcome to. Basketball UPS vs NYU Shanghai 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai International Basketball League, 2014 Season Fall Jiao Tong University School of Medicine on South ChongQing Road #227 (near Jian Guo Road), 重庆南路227号。Take metro, line 9 from the Century Avenue station to Madang Road station(马当路). This article was written by Editorial Staff. Send an email to [email protected] to get in touch. Photo Credit: