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Come enjoy one more Lunch & Learn before the end of the quarter! This month's event features talks by graduate students in Materials and Philosophy.
Come enjoy one more Lunch & Learn before the end of the quarter! Co-sponsored by the Graduate Division, the Library, and the Graduate Student Association, you'll enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with and learn from graduate students across the campus.
Lunch & Learn
This Edition: Mobile Devices and Morality
Friday, âJune 3
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Library, Room 1575 (Ocean Side Classroom, see map)
*Note that this location is corrected from previously erroneous event announcements*
Pizza and salad lunch will be provided
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"LEDs: Lighting the Path to the Future"
David Hwang
Graduate Student in âMaterials
David works on making our mobile electronics last longer and have more functionality by improving the energy efficiency of the displays inside them. At the heart of displays are pixels made of various light sources. David works on making highly efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and will show how he goes from a bare piece of material to one that emits light.
"Permissible Wrong-Doing"
Sherri Lynn Conklin
Graduate Student in âPhilosophy
Moral dilemmas are usually taken to be a conflict between duties - like the duty to keep a lunch date and the duty to help someone in need. On the one hand, it seems like we really ought to help a person in need. On the other hand, it seems like failing to keep the lunch date is some kind of moral failure, even if you know the other person will understand. Yet, it seems somewhat inconsistent to say that an action is both wrong and permissible. After all, if the action is wrong, then why would we be permitted to do it? Sherri will talk about why we can coherently say that an action is an instance of permissible wrong-doing and the philosophical ramifications of making such claims.
This event will be moderated byâ Robert Hamm, Graduate Division's âDirector of Graduate Student Professional Development.
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