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Thirty years have passed since George H. W. Bush declared the "decade of the brain." In that time, remarkable advances in brain imaging technology have spurred massive growth in neuroscience research. Now in early adulthood, the field is setting aside credulous, phrenological, positivistic and reduc...

Pidgeon Pagonis, co-founder of the Intersex Justice Project, will lead a series of virtual events focused on intersex advocacy Nov. 5–6. Intersex is an umbrella term for differences in sex traits or reproductive anatomy. People can be born with these differences or develop them in childhood. Interse...

While most modern environmental movements of the late 20th century were concerned with the conservation of the natural world for human use, the deep ecology movement, led by philosopher Arne Naess, argued that the natural world has intrinsic value unto itself, independent of its human-use value. Dee...

Considering a career in nonprofits, public policy or advocacy? Not sure what steps to take? Come to "Exploring Careers for the Common Good," a virtual panel discussion Thursday, Oct. 22, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. (EST), where ���ϳԹ��� alumni will discuss their public service career paths. ���ϳԹ��� alumni panelis...

Following the online fallout of the 2018 “grievance studies" hoax, one is struck by the enormous range of estimates of its significance, and of the variegated diagnoses of what the hoax does or does not show. The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host a Faculty Work-in-Progress lecture with ...

���ϳԹ��� is committed to democratic citizenship, and part of that commitment is encouraging members of community to be election poll workers Nov. 3. The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, Center for Civic Engagement & Learning, Inamori International Center for Ethics and E...

���ϳԹ���'s Department of Physics and the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will co-sponsor a virtual event titled "Data Science in Art: Discerning the Painter's Hand" Thursday, Oct. 1, from 4 to 5 p.m. The colloquium will include presentations by: Ken Singer, the Ambrose ...

For many scholars of Shakespeare’s reception and afterlife, the idea of reading a film adaptation as faithful to its source text is an old-fashioned exercise. In his project James Newlin, lecturer in the Department of English, challenges such assumptions, by showing that an unconventional adaptation...

A generous grant from the Kulas Foundation allows the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities to provide free tickets for undergraduate ���ϳԹ��� students. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, these events are virtual for the fall 2020 semester. Tickets are currently available for the following film streaming even...

How do the melodies associated with ethnic groups go from familiar tunes to musical stereotypes? The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host a talk by Daniel Goldmark, professor in the Department of Music, to look at how concerns over assimilation and identity politics often had a musical man...