Engineering Lecture on Intellectual Property
The Tagliatela College of Engineering will host a lecture, "Intellectual Property: What Is It and Why Should an Engineer Care?" with Rafael Rosado, J.D., associate general counsel at Pratt & Whitney. Rosado is featured as part of the Fall 2009 Alvine Engineering Professional Effectiveness and Enrichment Program. He will discuss intellectual property law, specifically trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. The event will take place November 17 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Room B120, Schumann Auditorium, Buckman Hall, Tagliatela College of Engineering. This event is free and open to the public.

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Book Club Focuses on Briefer Works
The University is forming a Short Story Club for all UNH community members interested in reading short stories and discussing them. An organizational meeting will be held November 19 at 3:30 p.m. in Room 213 in the Marvin K. Peterson Library. Light refreshments will be served. For any questions, please contact Hanko Dobi at hdobi@newhaven.edu or Jeff Foster at jfoster@newhaven.edu.

Health Services Offering Flu Vaccine
Health Services has seasonal flu vaccines available for UNH community members and their spouses. To protect yourself from the flu, call Health Services at 203-932-7079 to set up an appointment between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on November 13 or 20.

Miami Alumni Trip
The UNH Alumni Association has planned a weekend in Miami for its members from December 4 to 6. The trip to Miami will include a behind-the-scenes tour of Land Shark Stadium followed by a UNH Alumni reception and tickets to the Miami Dolphins - New England Patriots game. For more information, visit www.newhaven.edu/alumni/31857/.

Global Studies Director to Explore U.S.-China Relations
UNH Professor Brett McCormick will give a lecture, "A Failure to Communicate: Historical Rhetoric and Diplomacy in U.S.-China Relations" on November 18 at 2 p.m. in the Marvin K. Peterson Library. McCormick is the director of Global Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. Since 2003, he has organized and participated in a weeklong diplomacy and security affairs conference hosted at China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) in Beijing. UNH has been a conference sponsor since 2008, and the conference was recently renamed the UNH-CFAU East Asia Security Symposium and Conference. The talk is sponsored by Friends of the Library.

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"Views From UNH" on Channel 26 and UNH YouTube Channel
"Views from UNH" is a television program of interviews and discussions with faculty, administrators, alumni and guests that explores their expertise on a wide range of public affairs and public policy matters. The program will run on Channel 26 Mondays at 8:30 p.m. and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by UNH professor of Political Science James Dull, the latest edition features former UNH president Lawrence DeNardis talking about American foreign policy. The program can also be viewed on the official UNH YouTube channel by clicking here.

Basic Physical Defense Class Offered to Women
A new Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) class will be offered to all female graduate, undergraduate and faculty/staff members. R.A.D is a program of realistic, self-defense tactics and techniques dedicated to teaching women defensive concepts against various types of assault. The program consists of four three-hour classes. Classes will run on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting November 20 with some rescheduling due to the holidays. For more information or to sign up, please contact Police Officer Greg Matakaetis at gmatakaetis@newhaven.edu or 203-932-7014.

Varsity Athletics Updates

Women's Basketball
The New Haven Chargers defeated Dominican College 66-46 on November 15 in their 2009-10 season opener at Charger Gymnasium. Freshman Jill Baranger led the way with 21 points and 15 rebounds in her collegiate debut. Nicole Pollard and Jasmine Hardy each scored in double figures with 10 each. The Chargers return to action November 18 when they travel to American International to open their Northeast-10 Conference schedule.

Men's Basketball
The Chargers fell 70-67 on November 15 in their 2009-10 season opener at Molloy College in New York. Senior Cassius Chaney led the team with 22 points and eight rebounds, while classmate Kelvin Jackson added 14 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. UNH trailed late, but cut the Molloy lead to just one in the final minute. Chaney connected on three-of-four three-pointers in the final 1:15 to give UNH a chance for the win. The Chargers will travel to American International College to open their Northeast-10 Conference schedule November 18 at 7:30 p.m.