Voices of Liberal Learning is Wesleyan University’s series of compelling educational programs in the arts and sciences for alumni, parents, students, and friends. Wesleyan brings together leaders and visionaries in a variety of forums, creating opportunities to discuss the issues that shape our world. These presentations by activists, innovators, entrepreneurs, artists, writers, scientists, political leaders, philosophers – the voices of liberal learning - take many forms on campus and on the road including endowed lectures, WESeminars, panel discussions, debates, and other local, regional, national, and international dialogues. Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Dr. Brian D. Farrell: Islands of Hosts Shanklin - Shanklin 107 at 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Sunday, June 17, 2007 Wesleyan Writers Conference: June 17th-22nd, our 51st Year TBD at 09:00 AM - 10:00 PM Check Website Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Dr. Blanka Rogina: Calorie Restriction and Aging in Drosophila melanogaster Shanklin - Shanklin 107 at 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Reading of new fiction and memoir CFA Cinema at 04:30 PM Free Thursday, June 21, 2007 Conversation with National Book Award winner Edward P. Jones CFA Cinema at 08:00 PM Free Monday, June 25, 2007 Dr. B. Jayaram: Gene to Drug in Silico Shanklin - Shanklin 107 at 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Chop Words, Carry Words: A Reading and Talk on Writing Poetry CFA Cinema at 12:00 PM Free Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Dr. Leslie Loew: The Virtual Cell Project Shanklin - Shanklin 107 at 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Katharine Hepburn Summer Film Festival Center for Film Studies at 06:00 PM Lectures and screenings are free of charge Katharine Hepburn Summer Film Festival Center for Film Studies at 07:30 PM Lectures and screenings are free of charge Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Dr. Hilary Barth: Magnitude Comparisons in Adults Shanklin - Shanklin 107 at 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Dr. Kristen Picha: Protein Engineering Strategies to Improve GLP-1 Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Shanklin - Shanklin 107 at 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Friday, August 03, 2007 Dr. Barry Chernoff, Through the Looking Glass: from BioBlitz to Long Term Ecological Studies of Aquatic Ecosystems Shanklin - Shanklin 107 at 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM