Mayor Rahm Emanuel Lecture and Reception

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Rahm Emanuel is the 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago and has served since 2011. During that time he has made the tough choices necessary to secure Chicago’s future... Read more about Mayor Rahm Emanuel Lecture and Reception

Microbial Life: A Universe at the Edge of Sight

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Harvard Museum of Natural History (Geo Hall), 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

Although largely invisible, microbes are ubiquitous and
have a profound influence on daily life. Using the familiar environment of our homes as a... Read more about Microbial Life: A Universe at the Edge of Sight

The Racial Imaginary and American Poetry: A Lecture with Claudia Rankine

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Claudia Rankine is an American poet, chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and the Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University. In this talk, Rankine... Read more about The Racial Imaginary and American Poetry: A Lecture with Claudia Rankine

Memories of Julian: A Celebration of the Centennial of the Birth of Julian Schwinger

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Jefferson 250, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge

Please join us in celebrating the centennial of the birth of JULIAN SCHWINGER with a Special Colloquium:... Read more about Memories of Julian: A Celebration of the Centennial of the Birth of Julian Schwinger

Kiley Fellow Lecture: Danielle Choi

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Danielle Choi is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She teaches in the Masters of Landscape Architecture core... Read more about Kiley Fellow Lecture: Danielle Choi

Who Would Choose to Be LGBT and Nigerian!?

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Ifeoma Fafunwa RI ’18 is the creator of the popular stage play HEAR WORD! Naija Women Talk True. In this presentation, Fafunwa will speak about her latest production... Read more about Who Would Choose to Be LGBT and Nigerian!?

Norton Lectures: Frederick Wiseman The Search for Story, Structure, and Meaning in Documentary Film: Part I

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Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge

The Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry was endowed in 1925. Harvard's preeminent lecture series in the arts and humanities, the Norton... Read more about Norton Lectures: Frederick Wiseman The Search for Story, Structure, and Meaning in Documentary Film: Part I

US Foreign Policy from the Inside Out

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Former United Nations representative and member of President Obama’s cabinet Samantha Power will offer a comprehensive overview of US foreign policy.... Read more about US Foreign Policy from the Inside Out

Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge

The relationship between humans and animals is complex, with mutual dependencies that are practical, psychological, and even theological. Ancient Egyptian animal mummies are a particular manifestation of this web of interrelations.... Read more about Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

Rethinking Pei: A Centenary Symposium

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Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge

The two-day symposium will include panel discussions and scholarly presentations that showcase new research on Pei’s manifold contributions to the built environment. Notable alumni from Pei’s office, including William Pedersen, will discuss the emergence of a new kind of architectural practice in the postwar era.... Read more about Rethinking Pei: A Centenary Symposium

The Museum, the City, and the University: Boston Art Museum Directors in Discussion

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge

... Read more about The Museum, the City, and the University: Boston Art Museum Directors in Discussion

It Depends What State You’re In: Policies and Politics of the US Health Care System

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Health care and political systems are deeply intertwined, with implications for the quality and equality of access to health care. In this half-day symposium, health professionals, policy and public health experts, economists, sociologists, and political scientists will explore the political dynamics of health care laws and the way they affect not only people as patients but also people as citizens

Link: https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2017-us-health-care-symposium

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