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Released: 12-Nov-2020 3:10 PM EST
UB sociologist says W.E.B. Du Bois’ legacy extends from civil rights to natural science
University at Buffalo

The research examines how and why W.E.B. Du Bois fused natural scientific knowledge into his social science, intertwining each with his broader intellectual and political aims.

Released: 12-Nov-2020 9:40 AM EST
The Gallatin Galleries’ “Far Away, So Close” Captures Intimacy in the Age of the Virtual: December 2, 2020 – January 20, 2021
New York University

The Gallatin Galleries will present “Far Away, So Close,” a multi-media installation featuring the works of more than a dozen artists that ponder and depict how technology has transformed the ways we realize intimacy, especially in a time of social distancing.

Released: 4-Nov-2020 10:55 AM EST
Alabama Symphony Orchestra musicians perform virtual concerts for sickest COVID-19 patients at UAB Hospital
University of Alabama at Birmingham

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the sickest patients at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital have had their troubles eased, however briefly, thanks to an innovative musical project. Helping those patients recover — and keeping their spirits up amid the isolation the virus requires — is the motivation for the project, an effort between UAB health care staff and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

Released: 4-Nov-2020 9:00 AM EST
Media Advisory: Today's Dietitian Webinar
Monday Campaigns

Join moderator Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, and an expert panel of speakers representing a variety of segments of health care foodservice providers as they provide an update about the latest information on this increasingly important topic of Putting Plant-Based Menus into Practice in Healthcare Settings.

   
Released: 30-Oct-2020 8:30 AM EDT
80th birthday celebration to honour Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee
University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide will proudly honour the life and work of distinguished author J.M. Coetzee in a ceremony to celebrate his 80th birthday.

Released: 29-Oct-2020 2:20 PM EDT
Book examines Black Jewish indigeneity in South Africa
Cornell University

In “Genetic Afterlives,” Noah Tamarkin, assistant professor of anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences, writes about the Lemba with an ethnographic approach, opening larger questions about the relationship between genetics, citizenship, race, and origins.

28-Oct-2020 8:25 AM EDT
Isabel Wilkerson Receives Inaugural NYU/Axinn Foundation Prize
New York University

Isabel Wilkerson, author of the award-winning The Warmth of Other Suns, is the recipient of the inaugural NYU/Axinn Foundation Prize, which recognizes distinguished work in the genre of literary narrative nonfiction. The honor includes a cash award of $100,000.

Released: 22-Oct-2020 9:50 AM EDT
Rutgers Jewish Film Festival Goes Virtual, November 8–22
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The 21st annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival features a curated slate of award-winning dramatic and documentary films from Israel, the United States, and Germany that explore and illuminate Jewish history, culture, and identity. This year's festival vill be virtual. Many films will also include a Q&A component with filmmakers, scholars, and special guests on the Zoom platform.

Released: 21-Oct-2020 4:15 PM EDT
The First Book of Breathing: A new assessment based on an edition of papyrus FMNH 31324
University Of Chicago Press Journals

Papyrus FMNH31324 was acquired by the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago on May 24, 1894, after collector Edward E. Ayer purchased the papyrus for the museum while in Europe.

Released: 21-Oct-2020 3:35 PM EDT
Gift creates clinical appointment in the field of Art of the Spanish Americas at UIC’s CADA
University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is the only Ph.D.-granting department of art history in Chicago with a specialist in this area

Released: 15-Oct-2020 10:10 AM EDT
Expert: Religion and the 2020 election
Washington University in St. Louis

For decades, evangelical Christian voters — specifically white evangelicals — have been an essential voting bloc for Republican presidential candidates, including Donald Trump. While evangelical support for Trump remains strong in 2020, there is evidence that their support is waning. Most notably, more than 1,600 U.

Released: 13-Oct-2020 3:40 PM EDT
Will COVID-19 Cancel Halloween? Here’s One Thing We Know For Sure
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Can we safely celebrate Halloween during a pandemic? Like seemingly all questions related to the novel coronavirus, there are no easy answers.

Released: 8-Oct-2020 4:40 PM EDT
The George Washington University Announces Transformational $12.5 Million Gift Advancing Work on Religious Freedom
George Washington University

Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr.’s $12.5 million commitment to the George Washington University is based on this unique and historic concept. This bequest builds upon the Ambassador’s initial $2.5 million gift in 2016 that established the Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom at GW.

Released: 8-Oct-2020 11:55 AM EDT
‘Yeshiva Days’ records Lower East Side Jewish life
Cornell University

Cornell University professor Jonathan Boyarin studied at Mesiytha Tifereth Jerusalem, New York’s oldest institution of rabbinic learning. His new book describes his experiences in “Yeshiva Days: Learning on the Lower East Side.”



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