Archivist Carole A. Prietto,
strives to preserve the University's past
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Family comedy-drama 'Three Days of Rain' at A.E. Hotchner theater How well can we know our parents, their loves and losses, triumphs and disappointments? Are the adult child's hard-won "realizations" ever more than unverified speculations? Such are the questions posed in Richard Greenberg's quick-witted yet often poignant comedy-drama Three Days of Rain, which opens the spring semester for the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences Jan. 17-20. A 1998 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the play takes a hard look at familial miscommunication through a pair of triangular relationships that jump forward and back in time, cutting across two generations of an unsettled New York family. Full story |
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MLK Day to be observed
Jan. 21 marks the national observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Events at Graham Chapel on the Hilltop Campus and the Eric P. Newman Education Center at the Medical Campus are among this year's commemorations of King's contributions and legacy. The University will sponsor a Commemoration Celebration at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 in Graham Chapel. The theme for this year's event is "Realizing The Dream."
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will greet the audience, and Linda Kennedy of the Black Repertory Theatre will be the keynote speaker. The program will include a performance by the Visions Choir. There will also be vignettes and testimonials by University students.
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Elvin-Lewis wins prestigious career award Memory P. Elvin-Lewis, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and ethnobotany in biomedicine in Arts & Sciences, recently was awarded the Martin de la Cruz medal by the Mexican Academy of Traditional Medicine at a ceremony in Mexico City. Elvin-Lewis received the award for her "outstanding work in the field of traditional medicine." Her career in ethnobotany and traditional medicine has taken her to South America, Africa and India, where she has collected and analyzed plants for their potential medical benefit and observed different ethnic uses of plants used for medicine and for oral health. Full story |
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More Headlines - click on the headline to view full story Distinguished faculty, alumni awards nominations sought Work, Families and Public Policy brown-bag series starts Jan. 14 University Photos - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption
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