Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Speaker Series
Join the Chemistry and Biochemistry Departments on Fridays at 1 p.m. for their weekly seminar series.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Speaker Series
Join the Chemistry and Biochemistry Departments on Fridays at 1 p.m. for their weekly seminar series.
“Fold Under Pressure” Zine Fair
Join the University Library for their “Fold Under Pressure” Zine Fair on April 13th from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm!
CAS End-Of-Year Celebration
Faculty, staff, and friends of the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) are invited to the College’s annual End-of-Year Celebration! In addition to honoring this year’s retirees, we will announce recipients for the following awards: Dean’s Award for the Promotion of Diversity and InclusivenessCollege Teaching Excellence AwardsCollege Staff Excellence AwardsCollege… Continue reading…
The Last Lecture with Biology Professor Dr. Bruce Kirchoff
The UNCG Alumni Office’s “Last Lecture” series returns with UNCG Biology professor emeritus Dr. Bruce Kirchoff. Join us on Friday, April 5 for a career retrospective with reflections on Dr. Kirchoff’s work and research. Bruce will talk about how the groups we participate in shape our consciousness and influence how we see… Continue reading…
African-American Discoveries in India: Who Mapped the Global Black Diaspora?
This presentation in the Ashby Dialogues Series explores how African American thinkers uncovered the history of African-descended peoples in Asia, especially India, and conceptualized the study of Blackness and race as global phenomena. Presented by Shobana Shankar, a professor of history at Stony Brook, State University of New York.
Jennine Capó Crucet Fiction Reading
Jennine Capó Crucet is a novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. She’s the author of three books, including the novel Make Your Home Among Strangers, which won the International Latino Book Award, was named a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice book, and was cited as a best book of the year by NBC Latino, the Guardian, the Miami Herald, and other venues
The Blues of Achilles
The Blues of Achilles is a set of original songs composed by Joe Goodkin for guitar and vocals that tell the story of the Iliad through the eyes of the characters: Achilles, Patroklus, Briseis, Helen, Priam, and more. The performance evokes the original oral tradition of epic bards that stretches… Continue reading…
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Public Lecture
Dr. Corey D.B. Walker (Wake Forest University): ” ‘On Earth As It Is’: On Ethics and the Environment in the Age of the Anthropocene” The North Carolina Epsilon Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest undergraduate honor society, is pleased to welcome Dr. Corey D.B. Walker, Dean… Continue reading…
Great Conversation: Make-believe Everything You Read
When interpreting another person, it is a good policy to try to interpret their words as charitably as possible. Dr. Adam Rosenfeld will lead an open discussion about the idea that engaging in a playful sort of make-believe is the best way to do this. What does that mean? Is… Continue reading…