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“Imagatorium” dance concert
The final production of the Department of Dance at APP’s 2020-21 season will be “Imagatorium.” The production will feature original works by second-year graduate students Mary-Elizabeth Fenn and Tingyu Xie, along with senior capstone choreographies by Zhaonian Li, Joel…
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“Racial Capitalism and Other Intersecting Systems as a Root Cause of COVID-19 Death Gaps”
The Department of Sociology will host Whitney Pirtle, assistant professor of sociology and the McArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights at the University of California, Merced, for a talk Friday, April 30, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Pirtle will present “Racial Capitalism and…
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Take a look at some of the interesting courses being offered this fall
By John Garcia While students' focus might be on the end of spring classes, the fall semester will be here soon enough. Undergraduate registration for the fall semester starts today (April 26); depending on the school, graduate program registration may already have started or may begin in the…
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Southeastern Probability Conference to honor the late Professor Elizabeth Meckes
The 2021 Southeastern Probability Conference, hosted by Duke University, will be held virtually May 17-18. This year, the conference will be held in honor of Elizabeth Meckes, professor the Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics at CWRU, who passed away in December 2020. The…
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Case Western Reserve’s Yolanda Fortenberry receives Hartwell Foundation Award for sickle cell disease research
One of just 12 researchers nationally chosen for biomedical study to potentially benefit children Yolanda Fortenberry Yolanda Fortenberry, an associate professor of biology at APP studying possible therapies for debilitating sickle cell disease, is one of just 12…
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Freedom Abroad: The History of African Americans in Europe conference
The history of African Americans traveling to and working and living in Europe offers a rich archive through which to explore historical tensions between American notions of freedom and citizenship in the United States and Europe. Freedom Abroad: The History of African Americans in Europe is a…
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Spartan Showcase: Sriya Donthi
When senior Sriya Donthi stumbled upon the poetry section at Barnes and Nobles during middle school, she discovered a new passion. Donthi was inspired by the way contemporary poetry allowed a writer “to have fun with language, connect with others, and make sense of the world through metaphors and…
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5 questions with… Aaron McPeck, Graduate Student Council president, music PhD candidate
As president of Graduate Student Council (GSC), sixth-year PhD candidate Aaron McPeck is an essential link between the university’s administration and its graduate and professional students. It’s a role he relishes as an aspiring higher education administrator. “I love watching people succeed, and…
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“Alchemy” MFA thesis concert premiere
The Department of Dance will continue its 2020-21 season with “Alchemy,” a thesis concert featuring dance works by Master of Fine Arts candidates Katie Nabors and Christian Mintah, and Master of Arts candidate Stephen Markwei, with additional work by department chair Karen Potter. The concert will…
COVID-19
“Racial Capitalism and Other Intersecting Systems as a Root Cause of COVID-19 Death Gaps”
The Department of Sociology, Department of History and African and African American Studies will collaborate to host a talk by Whitney N. Laster Pirtle, assistant professor of sociology and McArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights at the University of California, Merced.…