Life at OSU

Hassan Latif, Egyptologist and a former curator at the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, and Aaron Wolf, a geography professor at Oregon State University, will discuss how the movement and availability of water change cultures and influence politics at the June 3 Science Pub Corvallis. The presentation begins at 6 p.m. at the Whiteside Theatre, 361 SW Madison Avenue.

The Council on Foreign Relations’ James Lindsay will present “Donald Trump and Ideology” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, at Oregon State University in Corvallis.

The Oregon State University Wind Ensemble presents its final concert of the 2018-2019 season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th Street, Corvallis.

The Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra will close its 2018-2019 season with a performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, at Oregon State University in Corvallis.

Essayist Melissa Febos will read at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, in the Valley Library Rotunda on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow.

Oregon State University Theatre’s spring production, “Sense and Sensibility,” will run May 9-11 and May 17-19 in the Withycombe Main Stage theatre, 2901 SW Campus Way, Corvallis.

Oregon State University will hold its 32nd annual Pet Day on Saturday, May 4, when the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine celebrates the human-animal bond with lots of family-friendly activities.

Female representation in these universes will be explored during “Trek Wars: Visions of Heroic Women.”

Novelist John Larison will read at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, in the Valley Library Rotunda on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis.