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Dr. Beilock's books, Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal about Getting Right When You have To, and How the Body Knows Its Mind: The Surprising Power of the Physical Environment to Influence How We Think and Feel are available in Caldwell Hall (rooms 143 and 350) and 100 books will be given away at the event).
Lecture: Thursday night, October 26, 7:00pm
Location: Klarman Hall Rhodes and Rawlings Auditorium. A reception and book signing follows.
The last 25 FREE tickets are available in 350 Caldwell Hall on a first come, first serve basis.
Students without tickets will be admitted on a space available basis.
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For students
whose health is impacting their academic performance, the Graduate School offers a health leave of absence. This leave allows students to "stop the clock" on their academic responsibilities while taking care of their health.
What are my options when my health is negatively affecting my academic performance?
You should not ignore your health concerns. You have two options:
- Use personal support networks and Cornell's support services and resources. Many students find the best place to start is by talking to friends and family, and sometimes your faculty mentor or DGS. Take advantage of campus resources that can help, such as Cornell Health, Student Disability Services, and other offices.
- You may want to consider taking a health leave of absence (HLOA) to let you focus solely on your health. The HLOA gives you time to step away and take care of your health while "stopping the clock" on your academic responsibilities. In addition, a HLOA preserves your financial aid (fellowships, assistantship) for when you return.
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Congratulations to students who have reached the finish line and plan to complete their degree requirements this semester. Please be aware that you will need to defend in November and submit your approved thesis or dissertation by December 1st. Refer to the Thesis & Dissertation Planning Timeline for detailed information on deadlines and submission requirements to stay on track! Contact the Graduate School with questions or concerns. |
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When we started graduate school five years ago, we were determined to learn everything we could about cancer. We spent all our time in the lab developing an arsenal of experimental techniques. However, in our daily work with petri dishes and microscopes, we felt that something was missing.
We learned all about tumor biology, but we knew very little about the human dimensions of cancer. Even though our research is far from the clinic, we believed that interacting with patients and survivors would improve our understanding of cancer and the quality of our science.
Science, 10/20/17
Peter del Nero and Alexandra McGregor, doctoral students
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| Saturday, December 16, 2017
10am-12pm
Barton Hall The university's fifteenth annual Recognition Event and Reception for December Graduates is a special event enjoyed by students and families. There is no limit to the number of guests who may attend and there are no tickets. However, for event planning purposes, students who plan to attend must RSVP. See Recognition Event web page for CAP & GOWN | RSVP | PROCESSION ORDER, and more.
Deadlines for students planning to attend
Graduate students may also attend additional college events and need to RSVP accordingly. |
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Spring Enrollment Pre-Course Enrollment for Spring 2018 - Begins at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 25th and ends at 4:30 Friday, October 27th. Please take advantage of this opportunity to enroll in your required courses for Spring 2018. |
Cornell doctoral candidates have the opportunity to conduct research or take courses at a number of top universities as part of the Exchange Scholar Program. You may elect for one or two semesters in residence at any one of the participating universities (Berkeley, Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, M.I.T., Princeton, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, or Yale).
Applications must be submitted to the Graduate School a minimum of two months before your intended period of study. For more information on this program, contact the Graduate School Student Services Office in Caldwell Hall at 255.5820.
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| Thursday, November 2 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm at the Big Red Barn. Start the semester by meeting other student spouses/partners/significant others. Feel free to come as a couple or fly solo - all students and better halves are welcome. Light snacks, soda, and $1/beers are provided. This is an inclusive environment where all students and anyone willing to move cross-country to be with them when they started grad school are welcome. Mark your calendars, this is the first Thursday of every month at the Big Red Barn, from 6:30-7:30pm - December 7, February 1, March 1, April 12, May 3 |
| Come out and celebrate the 7th annual Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Renaissance Ball! This year's theme is the Harlem Renaissance. Join us in commemorating this cultural and artistic explosion of expression by dressing in your finest style!
There will be a live band, a DJ, hors d'ouevres, and a wine bar. This year's ball will be held at G10 Biotech. Tickets are 10 dollars and can be bought at the Big Red Barn on Friday afternoons until November 3rd, or online at :
Doors open at 7:00pm, Open to
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The Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE), in collaboration with the GPSA Diversity and International Student Committee (DISC), would like to invite all graduate and professional students to the first installment of What's Your Story?: A Dialogue with the Deans.
At this luncheon Associate Dean for Inclusion and Student Engagement Sara Xayarath Hernandez and Associate Dean for Administration Jason Kahabka will share stories from their experiences as graduate students and their journey to their current positions. There will also be opportunities for informal conversations over lunch and for students to learn more about the Dean's roles in the Graduate School. Please see event details below, and RSVP if you plan on attending.
Where: G10 Biotech
When: October 31st, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be provided.
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ImaginePhD
- a free, online career exploration and planning tool for Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences - launched today! This website includes helpful information for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in STEM fields in terms of exploring career options (e.g., assessment and various career resources).
ImaginePhD users are able to:
- assess their career-related skills, interests, and values
- explore careers paths appropriate to their disciplines
- map out steps for degree completion alongside career and professional development
Developed by Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) member experts from over 50 universities, ImaginePhD offers a unique platform that teaches PhDs about popular job sectors, search strategies, and how to transfer skills across settings. Like the related GCC member project myIDP, with 100,000+ users, ImaginePhD has the potential to transform PhD career planning.
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| During the Fall semester, Assistant Dean of Student Life Janna Lamey is hosting open office hours for students. Stop by to say hello or to chat about additional academic support, assistance in navigating your educational program, referrals to campus services, supporting your personal development or just an ear to listen when you feel stressed! More information about how to get help and support can be found online. Office hours in 350D Caldwell Hall are scheduled on Tuesdays 10:00 - 1:00, Fridays 12:00 - 2:00, and other times by appointment. Please feel free to contact her directly at [email protected] |
Open to all graduate and professional students! Pie with the Deans sessions are open to any graduate or professional student to chat with the deans at the Graduate School. Stop by for pie and an informal visit with the Graduate School deans. Come and go as needed.
Please RSVP below so we can have enough pie!
- Thursday, November 16 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm in 341 Caldwell Hall. RSVP
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| Searching for Local Employment | Friday, October 27 | 9:30 - 11:30 am | Ithaca Visitors Center | 904 East Shore Drive | Please RSVP | The Graduate School and Tompkins Workforce have teamed together to offer you valuable information about how to conduct an effective job search in the Ithaca area and resources available to support you. In addition, participants will also network with one another and be given the opportunity to talk about their own experience so that we can better meet your needs. |
| All Cornell undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, staff, faculty and retirees are eligible to participate in the SUNY Perks program. And, if deals for eating out, travel and entertainment are a part of your near future, it may be worth checking out this resource now! SUNY Perks provides discounts on many products, including computers, cell phone service, travel, movies, cars and restaurants. With each purchase, buyers earn points that can be redeemed when purchases are made. For more information and to sign up, visit https://www.perksatwork.com/login |
The University is pleased to announce the availability of grants to subsidize child care expenses for full-time Cornell student families who fall within the eligibility guidelines.
This year, as part of an ongoing review by the Students with Families Advisory Committee, Cornell is piloting expanded eligibility for a wider range of student income groups to better meet the diverse needs of student families and continue to provide meaningful subsidies for child care. The expanded income eligibility is one of several recommendations from the Students with Families Advisory Committee that are being explored.
The Students with Families Advisory Committee members include graduate and professional students and staff from several student support offices.
For more information about the Students with Families Advisory Committee, please visit our
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|  We've all experienced procrastination at some point. Procrastination is the needless voluntary delay of an intended action despite the knowledge that this delay may harm the individual in terms of the task performance or even how the individual feels about the task or self. Most people who procrastinate wish to reduce this!!
Procrastination often leads to increased anxiety. So what can you do?
- Remind yourself how the task is meaningful to your values or goals.
- Make the task more rewarding.
- Increase your energy - eat well, sleep, exercise, take breaks.
- Set small, concrete achievable goals by breaking up tasks into tiny steps.
- Give credit for small victories.
- Watch your self-talk; make it positive.
- Eliminate temptations - go to the library, use internet blocking software.
- If you are concerned that procrastination has increased your anxiety and/or this has negatively impacted your academic performance, consider outside support through Cornell Health.
Learn and read more:
Adapted from The Science (and Art) of Procrastination, Dr. Wai-Kwong Wong, Associate Director at CAPS, 2016. |
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Fellowships, Postdocs, and Awards
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| Wednesday, October 25, G08 Uris Hall, 4:30 p.m.
This session will provide PhD students with information on the Einaudi Center - SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development program. The program offers seminars, workshops, and faculty mentoring to 12 PhD students in the social sciences or humanities who are developing research projects abroad, or domestic research projects on topics that connect to global issues. Students will receive up to $5,000 for summer research. Workshop and seminar costs are also covered. |
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10-15 |
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Classic STEM - not social sciences or huma
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$100,000 postdoc stipend |
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Access guidelines webpage here Access FAQs here |
Cornell Internal Selection Process Submissions should contain the following information:
- A 1-page max nomination from the applicant's mentor or other nominator (DGS, Chair of department etc.) outlining the applicant's strengths, particularly with respect to scientific curiosity, intellectual spark, extraordinary achievement, global ambitions, collaborative spirit, computing interest, and alignment with the program;
- A 1-page personal statement as to why the applicant is interested in the program and what they hope to achieve from it;
- Applicant CV, including a list of publications,;
- Applicant email address must be included in the body of the email.
Instructions for Electronic Submission of Nominations Email the above items in the order listed in one PDF file using this naming convention: PI last name-first initial_Schmidt-2017.pdf (Example: Smith-J_Schmidt-2017.pdf) to [email protected] , no later than Friday, November 3, 2017 11:59pm. Note: Please follow the internal selection guidelines carefully, including adherence to page limits. Proposals not following the guidelines provided above and/or not responsive to the interests of the sponsor may be rejected from the internal competition without review. |
| GET SET Workshop: Strategies for the Use of Social Media in the Classroom (Certificate: Understanding Undergraduate Learners)
Saturday, October 28, 10:00-11:15 p.m. (143 Plant Science Bldg) As mobile devices are increasingly present in classrooms, how do instructors deal with their use during class time? Should social media be banned from classrooms or embraced? Participants will discuss best practices for incorporating but limiting the use of mobile devices in teaching.
GET SET Workshop: Teaching and Leadership Development: Finding the Leader Within You (Certificate: Developing a Professional Identity in Teaching)
Saturday, October 28, 11:30-12:45 p.m. (143 Plant Science Bldg) What kind of leader are you? Want to build your leadership skills? This interactive, hands-on session discusses effective leadership principles and approaches and their application in diverse teaching contexts. |
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Careers and Opportunities
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Northeastern University invites applications from candidates for the 2018-19 Northeastern University Future Faculty Fellowship (Postdoctoral) Program. Northeastern University's mission emphasizes translational research that addresses global challenges and enhances social wellbeing. Northeastern University strives to create a vibrant and diverse community, characterized by collaboration, creativity, and unwavering commitment to excellence and an equally unwavering commitment to exhibiting respect for one another. Northeastern celebrates diversity in all its forms and fosters a culture of respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds community. The complete Future Faculty Fellowship description that includes eligibility, fellowship terms, and the online application information can be found online at:
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| How to Find a Paralegal Job Monday, October 23 at 4:45 PM RSVP on Handshake Searching for Local Employment Friday, October 27 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the Ithaca Visitors Center (904 East Shore Drive) Industrial Statistician at Corning Application deadline: Open until filled MS or PhD in Applied Statistics with strong interest in applied statistics in Manufacturing and Research environments Director of the Office of Student Affairs at Binghamton University Application deadline: Open until filled Master's degree required, doctorate preferred, in a field related to higher education, assessment, statistics, management, or social science Program Director, Boston University School of Medicine Application deadline: Open until filled Requires PhD in a biomedical science-related discipline or MA with 3-5 years of experience Child Trends: Research Analyst or Scientist- Youth Development Application deadline: Open until filled Requires the ability to manage research analysts or research assistants and serve as a point person for communication between research partners or with clients Strategic Learning & Evaluation Officer at The Kresge Foundation Application deadline: Open until filled Prefers 5-7 years of experience in community development, community change, urban planning, or a related field Director of Research and Evaluation at the Center for Urban Families Application deadline: Open until filled Seeking a highly qualified tenured professional Unpaid Internship at World Bank Application deadline: November 13, 2017. Undergraduate (in the last semester) or graduate degree For more information, please log-in Handshake and search job ID: #1091978 |
| Application processes for Spring 2018 (1 opening) and Academic Year 2018-2019 are now open. Learn more... http://rnsp.dos.cornell.edu/org/rnspstudentstaffselection/Graduate_Community_Advisor Applicants who are applying for the spring 2018 position and wish to be continued in the process for the 2018-2019 are only required to complete the Spring 2018 Application. They will be able to indicate that option at the end of the Spring 2018 application. The selected GCA will be eligible for rehire for 2018-2019 upon satisfactory performance and if they meet the eligibility requirements required by the Graduate School for 2018-2019. GCA_Candidate_Eligibility_Form_2017_18 GCA_Candidate_Eligibility_Form_2018_19 The deadlines are as follows: Spring 2018 Application - due Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 5:00 p.m. - interviews will take place beginning Wednesday, November 15th. Academic Year 2018-2019 application - due Friday, December 15, 2017 -5:00 p.m.- the selection process will begin February - 2018. For information and questions, email - [email protected]. |
| November 15, 102 Mann Library
An important part of the job search is interviewing and then negotiating the offer. Come learn about the art of interviewing! Presenters: Yael Levitte, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, and Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies. This is a brown bag event - bring your lunch. Part of the Academic Job Search Series sponsored by CU-CIRTL and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies.
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| When a Blue Light Escort is requested, two members of the Cornell University Police Auxiliary accompany any member of the Cornell community or visitor to destinations on campus or near campus. If you are riding a bus, they will wait with you at the stop until the bus arrives. Blue Light Escorts are members of the Cornell community hired and trained by Cornell Police. Each escort wears a highly visible uniform and is in direct radio contact with Cornell Police. To request an escort team, call 255.7373 on campus (607.255.7373 outside the campus system), or use one of the Blue Light phones on campus. The service operates from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. every day during the fall and spring semesters. |
October 28, 9:00 am - 12:-- pm, Cornell Grounds Shop, 307 Palm Rd (near Cornell Orchards). More information
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Monday, October 30 from 3:30-4:30 pm in Myron Taylor Hall, Room 182.
This is a free information session.
A must for all drivers new to driving in snowy, icy conditions! Cornell Police Officer Beverly Van Cleef will present tips on driving safely this winter on Ithaca's hilly streets.
Afterwards, international and non-New York State drivers can learn how to obtain a New York State Drivers license. Sponsored by the Cornell Law School Graduate Legal Studies Program, the Cornell Police Department, and the International Students and Scholars Office. |
| Free YOGA! - Mondays and Thursdays - 5:00-6:15pm Willard Straight Garden Room (go down the stairs across from the International Lounge) Open To All Cornell students for Free. All skill levels welcome. Increase your physical and mental well-being. We will have some yoga mats, but if you have one, please bring it. Everyone loves our teacher, Jyoti Kessler! The Blue Room - Tuesdays, 7:00-9:00pm Second Floor of Willard Straight Hall (one floor below the Ivy Room) The Blue Room, a project through Cornell Minds Matter, is a space for people who feel they might have depression or are diagnosed with depression to come together and talk about what's bothering them, how it is affecting their life, and how to move through it, through peer facilitated conversations. Students are encouraged to bring friends or just come to make new friends with similar issues. Free ZUMBA with the Amazing Abe! - Tuesdays, 5:00-6:00pm 5th Floor Lounge, Willard Straight Hall Latin-inspired dance-fitness craze that blends red-hot Latin music and contagious steps to create a fitness party! Exercise, relax, energize! Join us if you want to try Zumba for the first time or if you are a Zumba addict. Open to the entire Cornell Community. |
| Cornell's late-night transportation service for students in need of a safe ride home. The Big Red Shuttle (which is actually a white shuttle bus) will run this Friday and Saturday (12am-3am) See http://www.cornellbigredshuttle.com or attachment for route. Times approximate. The driver is a professional, paid employee. Additionally, you will be welcomed by two student managers employed by Campus Activities who are there to be helpful and provide a safe environment for you on the shuttle. |
| Getting vaccinated each year is one of the best ways to protect yourself - and others - against seasonal influenza. Cornell Health provides flu shots (both regular dose, and high dose for those age 65+). The FluMist nasal spray is not available this year.
This free annual flu shot is for all Cornell students, faculty, staff, and retirees. Eligible community members may stop by any of our fall flu vaccine clinics. Most clinics do not require an appointment, but remember to bring your Cornell ID card. The first walk-in clinic is on Thursday, October 5 from 9:00 - 4:00pm at Cornell Health, Level 1 Conference Room. Additional clinics are available. |
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Let's Meditate is a free, guided, mindfulness meditation series sponsored by Cornell Health, in collaboration with numerous campus partners. Meditation sessions are held daily Monday-Friday at various campus locations throughout the fall and spring semesters.
- Everyone is welcome! Let's Meditate is open to all members of the Cornell community, including students, faculty, and staff of all ages, genders, sizes, shapes, and abilities.
- Come as you are (but we suggest dressing comfortably).
- Participation is FREE. You are welcome to come to as many sessions as you wish.
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What to expect: During each half-hour Let's Meditate session, a trained facilitator will lead participants through meditation exercises designed to focus on the breath and quiet the mind. Participants typically sit quietly with their eyes closed throughout the session.
For more information, please visit Cornell Health Website. |
| "Let's Talk" is a drop-in service that offers informal, no-commitment consultation with a Cornell Health counselor. Let's Talk is FREE for Cornell students, offered first-come, first-served (no appointment necessary), and confidential. MORE INFORMATION HERE.
Open to all graduate and professional students, you can speak with a counselor about concerns, get help problem-solving, and learn more about counseling services at Cornell Health and other resources available to you at Cornell. |
Halloween Happenings: Tuesday, October 31, 11:30-1:00 pm, 104 Willard Straight Hall (Cornell Cinema). Prizes for most original, funniest, scariest, and best group/department! Pizza & cake donated by Cornell Dining.
Library Exhibit: A new library exhibition offers a rare glimpse of the
Cornell Witchcraft Collection, featuring some of the earliest known writings on witches as well as 21st-century witchcraft movie posters to illustrate how popular views on witches have evolved over 500 years.
Free Concert: Schola Antiqua of Chicago: Friday, October 27 @ 8:00 pm.
"Music in Secret," Schola Antiqua of Chicago: Professional early music ensemble presents a concert of medieval and early modern music by and for women in the convent, including works by Hildegard von Bingen and Sulpitia Cesis. Part of the performance features the singers reading music from projected manuscript images. The program is complemented by keyboard works also heard in convents, played by organist and guest director Naomi Gregory.
Cornell Movies:
Insectapalooza: Saturday, October 28.
The annual, one-day insect fair is hosted by the Department of Entomology at Cornell University. Insectapalooza is an interactive, hands-on experience that features hundreds of live insects, spiders, and other fascinating arthropods. Popular favorites include the live Butterfly Room and Arthropod Zoo.
Wizarding Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, October 28 & 29. Street performers, costumes, booths, and much more. Press Bay Alley.
http://wizardingweekend.com/
Bandwagen Brewery's Harvest Festival (FREE): Saturday, October 28 1:00 - 6:00. Music, food, games.
Learn more
Chocolatada! A Family Event: $5 Sunday, October 29 @ the Nevin Welcome Center, Cornell Botanic Gardens
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| Lecture/ AIIS Speaker Series: Oct 27, 11:15am, 400 Caldwell Hall
This project examines some of the indigenous and local responses to challenge US militarization and colonization in the Mariana Islands archipelago, particularly focusing on the controversial U.S. military buildup plans to use the Marianas as part of a sprawling military training complex. Navigating from Guåhan, Tinian, Saipan, and Pågan islands, Tiara explores the deep connections that taotao tåno' (people of the land, Chamorus) have with the environment in order to reframe issues of climate change and environmental degradation through an anti-colonial lens. This examination of the ongoing decolonization movement focuses on rhetorical strategies of resistance to the environmental impacts of militarization and to the U.S. settler-state. About the Speaker: Tiara R. Na'puti is a member of the Chamoru (Chamorro) diaspora from Guåhan (Guam), and is the granddaughter of Ana Guerrero Naputi (familian Robat) and Vicente Benavente Naputi (familian Kaderon). She is an Assistant Professor of Communication and a core faculty member at the Center for Native American Indigenous Studies (CNAIS) at University of Colorado Boulder. Links to this event is here: http://events.cornell.edu/event/aiis_speaker_series_tiara_naputi https://aiisp.cornell.edu/academics/courses/speaker-series |
| October 27-29, 2017 Schwartz Center, 430 College Ave Free and open to the public, refreshments provided Hosted by the Association of Graduates in Theater and the Department of Performing and Media Arts, this three-day conference features a keynote lecture, "Archival Curiosities and Fugitive Geographies in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun," from Professor Soyica Diggs Colbert (Georgetown University), and a staged reading of a new play, Casa Cushman, written and directed by Leigh Fondakowski (Tectonic Theater Project), alongside a range of other panels, lectures, and performances. See details, including the full schedule, here. |
| Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art by Benjamin Anderson, History of Art and Visual Studies Wednesday, October 25 at 4:30 pm Olin Library, Room 107 In the early Middle Ages, depictions of the cosmos represented a consistent point of reference across the three dominant states-the Frankish, Byzantine, and Islamic Empires. As these empires diverged from their Greco-Roman roots, cosmic imagery created a web of visual continuity. Using thrones, tables, mantles, frescoes, and manuscripts, Benjamin Anderson, assistant professor in the Department of History of Art and Visual Studies, will present his new book and discuss how cosmological motifs informed relationships between individuals and communities.
Light refreshments served. Free and open to all. Visit Chats in the Stacks to view recordings of previous talks and to see the line-up of faculty authors presenting their new books. |
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