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Brown is the New Green
How does Lola Trafecanty, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s director of grounds, keep Alumnae Field lush and green during the cold winter months? She doesn’t – and it’s all in the name of sustainability.
Read MoreBreaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist
Professor Laura L. Mays Hoopes, Halstead-Bent Professor of Biology at Pomona College, presents “Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist” hosted by the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Commons and Joint Science Program on Tuesday, March 8, at 6:45 p.m. in 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Malott Commons Hampton Room. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreTuesday Noon Academy Presents “Marble Statues and Earthquakes”
McKenzie Lowry, mount maker in the department of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum will speak on “How to Keep Massive Marble Statues Standing in an Earthquake,” presented by the Malott Commons Tuesday Noon Academy, on March 8.
Read More“Should Affirmative Action be Based on Race or Class?”
Richard Kahlenberg, author and scholar, will speak on “Should Affirmative Action Be Based on Race or Class?” at Pitzer College, Benson Auditorium, on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at 4:15 p.m., as part of the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Humanities Institute spring 2011 lecture and film series.
Read MoreHands-on Learning: Music, Digital Humanities, and Community Engagement
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú professors Nancy Neiman Auerbach, David Cubek, and Jacqueline Wernimont will participate in a panel discussion on “Hands-on Learning: Music, Digital Humanities, and Community Engagement” at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Hampton Room, Malott Commons, on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 12 noon. This event is part of the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Humanities Institute spring 2011 film and lecture seriesand is free and open to the public.
Read MoreStargazing and Sky Watching: Astronomy through the Ages Exhibition
From March 21, 2011 to May 4, 2011, the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Clark Humanities Museum is exhibiting rare historical astronomy items from special collections at Honnold/Mudd and Denison libraries and from the astronomy collections of Brackett Observatory at Pomona College. This exhibition is free and open to the public.
Read MoreKathleen O’Brien Wicker Endowed Lecture Presents Professor Musa Dube
Professor Musa Dube, this year’s Kathleen O’Brien Wicker Endowed Lecture speaker, will present “The No. 1 Lady Detective Meets Rahab for a Cup of Bush Tea: A Postcolonial Feminist Analysis of Translation” on Wednesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Malott Commons Hampton Room. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreThe WPA Federal Music Project at the Tuesday Noon Academy
YouYoung Kang, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú associate professor of music, will speak on “The WPA Federal Music Project and Its Enduring Legacies,” presented by the Malott Commons Tuesday Noon Academy, on March 1. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Humanities Institute Presents Documentary Film “Walk Right In”
Producer, director, and writer Larry Paros will screen his documentary film Walk Right In at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater, on Tuesday, March 1, at 5:30 p.m., as part of the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Humanities Institute spring 2011 lecture and film series. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreDr. Jamie Bechtel Presents “She Matters: Empowering Women is Good Business”
Dr. Jamie Bechtel, marine biologist and CEO of New Course, a not-for-profit development organization, will speak at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Balch Auditorium on “Empowering Women in Business,” on February 25, at 7:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
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