The College of Liberal Arts at UNLV presents a spring lecture series. Free and open to the public, these events bring experts from UNLV and across the nation to discuss a range of political, social and cultural issues. Events are subject to change.

Jan. 29
"Abhinaya: Storytelling and Poetry through the Interpretive Element of Classical Bharata Natyam Dance
Where: Artemus Ham Hall, Studio
When: 12:30 p.m.
Speakers: S. Charusheela, women's studies professor at UNLV and Ramya Harishankar, artistic director and choreographer for Arpana Dance Company in Irvine.

Feb. 2
"The Evolution of Modern Human Childbirth: Why Do We Have Babies in Such a Complicated Way?"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Karen Rosenberg, anthropology professor at the University of Delaware.

Feb. 8"The Challenge of Creating a National Museum"
Where: UNLV Student Union Ballroom
When: 6 p.m.
Speaker: Lonnie G. Bunch III, director of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.

"Feb. 9"
History Along Utah's Green River: A Region of the Wildest Desolation"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: James Aton, English professor at Southern Utah University.

Feb. 18"Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Jeffrey Rosenthal, statistics professor at the University of Toronto.

Feb. 24"
The 2010 House Reapportionment and Its Implications for Nevada"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: George Mader, law professor at UNLV's Boyd School of Law.

March 8
"A Poetry Reading by Alice Notley"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Alice Notley, Poet in Residence at The New School.

March 10
"Was Shakespeare a Catholic? The Historical Sources Revisited"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Thomas McCoog, archivist for British Province of the Society of Jesus in London.

March 18"
Inside Afghanistan: Twenty Years After the Soviet Withdrawal"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Alam Payind, director of the Middle East Studies Center at Ohio State University.

March 24
"Human Blood Sacrifice in the Andes"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Richard Chacon, anthropology professor at Winthrop University.

April 7
"Our Place in the Cosmos"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Raja Guhathakurta, astronomy and astrophysics professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

April 8
"Francis Bacon and Benjamin Franklin on Moral and Scientific Progress"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Jerry W. Weinberger, political science professor at Michigan State University.

April 12
"Richard's Online London: Using Digital Technology to Map Shakespeare's "Richard III"'
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Adrian Kiernander, Foundation Professor of Theatre Studies, University of New England, Australia.

April 14
"Chung Kuo-Cina:" A Documentary by Michelangelo Antonioni
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speakers: Giuseppe Natale and Ying Bao, foreign language professors at UNLV.

April 21
"A Poetry Reading by Laura Mullen"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Laura Mullen, English professor at Louisiana State University.

April 22
"Practical Physics for Life in the 21st Century"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Michael Pravica, professor of physics and astronomy, UNLV.

April 28
"Pongo in Peril: Orangutans and Forests in Borneo"
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Birut? Mary Galdikas, President of Orangutan Foundation International and professor of archaeology, Simon Fraser University.