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April 18, 2013
Ever wonder about the sculptures you pass by each day on campus? Get to know them this Earth Day, April 22, with a walking tour of ϳԹ's Putnam Sculpture Collection from 11 a.m. to noon. Meet in front of Kelvin Smith Library to begin viewing renowned artwork, indoors and out, on the...
April 17, 2013
Mark Turner, Institute Professor and professor of cognitive science, and Francis Steen, associate professor of communication studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, will lead this Friday’s Public Affairs Discussion Group.
Steen, who will join the discussion via videoconference, and Tu...
April 17, 2013
From April 21 to 27, Kelvin Smith Library will participate in Preservation Week, during which libraries all over the country highlight their efforts to preserve personal and shared collections. The following free activities will be offered at Kelvin Smith Library as a part of Preservation Week:
Pres...
April 17, 2013
The sixth annual Italian Film Festival is underway, with films being shown on Thursday, April 18, Tuesday, April 23, and Tuesday, April 30.
All films begin at 7 p.m. in Strosacker Auditorium and are free and open to the public.
The festival is sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago...
April 17, 2013
The Schubert Center for Child Studies’ lecture series will continue with a talk by Richard Krugman, titled “Fifty Years After ‘The Battered Child’: What’s Left To Do?”
Krugman is vice chancellor for the Office of Health Affairs at the University of Colorado. His talk will be given as a part of Univ...
April 17, 2013
On Thursday, April 18, Conversations in Bioethics will present “Ethical Issues in Stem Cell Science: What People Aren’t Talking About” with Brock C. Reeve, executive director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute.
The lecture, which will be from noon to 1 p.m., will take place in the School of Medicin...
April 17, 2013
The Department of Dance at ϳԹ will present Spring MaDaCol 2013, featuring 42 dancers from diverse dance backgrounds as well as new dance works by graduate students Karina Browne and Danielle Dowler, a senior capstone dance piece by Jacob Marx, and a new work choreographe...
April 17, 2013
Thomas Kren, associate director of collections at the J. Paul Getty Museum, will give the 24th annual Harvey Buchanan Lecture in Art History and the Humanities.
His talk, “Naked at Prayer: Religious Art and Scandal in 15th Century France” will take place Wednesday, April 24, at 5:30 p.m. in the Cle...
April 17, 2013
In an effort to improve leadership programming for female staff and students, the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will host a series of confidential focus groups during the spring semester.
Participants will discuss issues and challenges on campus. The focus group schedule is as follows:
Stu...
April 17, 2013
At ϳԹ, we celebrate research in all forms. This year, Relay For Life will honor it too.
Taking place April 20-21 at Coach Bill Sudeck Track in North Residential Village, Relay For Life is an 18-hour fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. The theme this year ...