Health & Society
Neuroscience Expert Shares Love for Dance with People with Parkinson鈥檚 Disease
Tumay Tunur feels dance helps people with Parkinson’s disease escape from their world of problems, medication and illness.
‘Come Hell or High Water’ Screening Scheduled March 29
The Office of Vice President for Sustainability Initiatives will sponsor a free screening of the environmental justice documentary “Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek” on Tuesday, March 29, in Watson Theater. The award-winning documentary follows the…
Symposium Speaker Will Address Diversity and Inclusion on University Campuses
Sunaina Maira of University of California-Davis will give a talk Thursday, March 24, titled 鈥淚nside/Outside: Decolonizing the Settler University.鈥 The talk, which begins at 5 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium, is part of the College of Arts and Sciences鈥 Ray Smith…
Bracketology: Is it a Science or an Art?
With the start of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments comes a yearly exercise involving college basketball fans and non fans alike: filing out the brackets. Whether it’s for fun or for a few dollars, “bracketology” sweeps the country…
School of Education Doctoral Students Present at United Nations in Vienna
Two School of Education special education doctoral students, Brent Elder and Michelle Damiani, presented at the 2016 Zero Project Conference, convened by the Essl Foundation, the World Future Council and the European Foundation Centre at the United Nations Office in…
Professor Examines Struggle for Racial Justice in Brazil
Kwame Dixon was fascinated by the rich culture and political activism of Afro-Brazilians during his first visit to the city of Salvador da Bahia in 1999. However, it didn鈥檛 take long to see the contradictions. Many of the same people…
Dive into Issue of Food Waste with Screening of ‘DIVE!’ Documentary
Greenpeace SU and Students of Sustainability will sponsor a free screening of the food waste documentary 鈥淒IVE!鈥 on Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater. The award-winning documentary follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive…
Demonstration on Plant-Based Eating for Cancer Survivors March 9
The benefits of plant-based eating for cancer survivors, and easy steps patients and their families can take to eat healthy, is the focus of a special cooking demonstration offered by nutrition science and dietetics students. Falk College, in collaboration with…
Speakers Announced for 2016 TEDx Conference
Organizers of the TEDx 黑料不打烊 conference have announced the final speaker lineup for their 2016 鈥淕litch鈥 Conference. The student team聽has selected eight speakers under the “Glitch”聽theme, with presentations surrounding topics such as courage and selflessness; the true power of…
Alexander N. and Margaret Charters Establish Alexander N. Charters Library Initiative Fund
Dean of the Libraries David Seaman has announced that Alexander N. and Margaret Charters have donated $50,000 to the 黑料不打烊 Libraries to create the Alexander N. Charters Library Initiative Fund. The funds will be used to develop the Charters…