The UST Women’s Studies Program again is sponsoring a series of talks by faculty members engaged in research or creative work about women and gender. All talks will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Luann Dummer Center for Women, Room 103, O’Shaughnessy Educational Center. Refreshments will be provided. Each session will include time for questions and discussion. For more information, contact Dr. Ann Johnson, (651) 962-5035.

Kelly James, Sociology Department, will present “Gendered Risk: Women and Addiction” for the first talk Tuesday, Oct. 17. She will discuss her research on the treatment of addiction, specifically how gender and family constructs are used by practitioners in the therapeutic process.

Future talks will be:

• Wednesday, Nov. 8: Dr. Susan Marsnik and Dr. Jay Erstling, Business Law, and Dr. Elise Amel, Psychology Department, will discuss “Learning about Sexual Harassment and the Jury System.”
• Tuesday, Dec. 5: Dr. Shahid Alvi, Sociology Department, will discuss “Woman Abuse: Issues and Solutions.”