The Hawaii State chapter of Sigma Xi, UH Manoa, is pleased to present the annual Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture, “The Ghost Materializes.” W. R. (Bill) Klemm Professor of Neuroscience, Texas A&M University Website
wklemm@cvm.tamu.edu E-Mail Phone: 979-589-2665 Dr. Bill Klemm is an internationally recognized neuroscientist with provocative new theories on how brains think, the nature of consciousness, the cause of dreaming. and the issue of human free will. These ideas derive from his four decades of research at all levels of neuroscience, molecular, cellular, system, and cognitive. He has published some 425 publications, which includes 15 books, and 45 book chapters. He has served on the official Editorial Boards of six scientific research journals and has been a peer reviewer for approximately 1,000 manuscripts for 45 scholarly journals. His learning and memory lectures are derived from his innovations in on-line collaborative learning, in memory research, and in federally funded middle school educational outreach programs. Known as the "Memory Medic," Dr. Klemm has written several books on improving memory and writes on that topic in his Web blog and newspaper columns. Dr. Klemm’s talk will be of interest to students and faculty in neuroscience and related fields, as well as to medical students and faculty at JABSOM The lecture will take place on Tuesday, January 15, 2012 in the JABSOM main auditorium of the Medical Education Building in Kakaako. There will be a “Meet the Speaker” social with refreshments from 6:00-7:00 pm, followed by Dr. Klemm’s lecture with time for Q&A, from 7:00-8:00 pm. Parking after 5:00 pm is free in the large lot located Ewa of the medical school. For more information please contact Dr. James Campbell at 971-8965;jamesrca@hawaii.edu. E-Mail