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Speakers on The Square Lecture Series

The Fall 2009 Speakers on the Square Lecture has been announced!

Hubble Trouble:
The Expanding Universe and the Dark Energy Enigma

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
6:00 - 7:00 PM

Reception to follow

Eisner and Lubin Auditorium
The Kimmel Center for University Life, 4th Floor
60 Washington Square South
New York City

REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED

Join professors David Hogg and Gregory Gabadadze from New York University’s Department of Physics and the Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics (CCPP) and explore the wonders of our Universe!

The history of the Universe is full of spectacular cosmic events that remarkably obey well-set and tested laws of nature. Cosmologists today can accurately describe the expansion history of the Universe for the last 13.7 billion years. Yet, the discovery of the accelerated expansion of the Universe poses one of the biggest enigmas of modern science: either all of empty space is filled with a mysterious energetic substance heretofore unknown, or else our understanding of gravity is subtly but fundamentally wrong.

The CCPP is a unique group of faculty, students, and research scientists working together on fundamental questions at the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.

About the Speakers on the Square Lecture Series:

The Speakers on the Square Lecture Series was created in 2005 by the New York University Alumni Association to create an opportunity to welcome alumni back to Washington Square. This series focuses on innovative research and vital issues facing the world today presented by some of NYU's most distinguished faculty and alumni.

Past Speakers on the Square lectures:

  • Is there a Vaccine Against Prejudice? featured Abraham Foxman (LAW '65) and was the inaugural Speakers on the Square lecture.


  • Global Immigration Today: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times featured NYU University Professor Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, and examined "new immigration" patterns with a focus on the experiences of immigrant children and youth.


  • The Economy and Today's Global Markets: Can US Businesses Survive and Thrive? featured business news anchor Maria Bartiromo (WSC '89) and provided an insightful discussion on managing businesses in uncertain times.


  • The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America presented by journalist Ray Suarez (WSC '78) examined the advent of polarization in America, the way Americans worship, and how religion and politics intersect.


  • Why Do We Feel So Afraid? featured NYU University Professor Joseph LeDoux and examined mechanisms within the brain which led to fear and anxiety, and discussed possibilities on how to control and prevent these conditions.


  • The Politics of Economic Reform in China and the Implications on US-China Policy featured NYU Professor Doug Guthrie which untangled the cultural, political, and social processes that have led to China's successful reform, and explored the implications of that success on US and global politics.


  • Hooked on Technology: The Benefits and Dangers of the Digital Age explored the implications of our culture?s dependency on technology and featured distinguished NYU faculty members Anindya Ghose, Nasir Memon and Rae Zimmerman, with special remarks from NYU President John Sexton and President of the Polytechnic Institute of NYU Jerry Hultin.