Mutating worms
Autosomal primary microcephaly is a neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs when children are born with abnormally small heads and brains. While scientists know it is caused by a genetic mutation, Assistant Professor Jyoti Iyer and a cadre of undergraduate researchers are studying microscopic worms that share a remarkably similar gene with humans in order to help advance diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
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Decadent laurels
McFarlin Professor of English Dennis Denisoff’s latest book explores how 19th-century sciences, spiritualities and aesthetics shaped modern eco-consciousness. Deploying queer, feminist and ecological theory in the study of art and literature, he illuminates new ways of appreciating human diversity: “These fresh possibilities also carry the hope of developing an approach to the wider world that is more self-aware, open-minded and inviting of difference across species."
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Heartbreaking debacle
"We're doing everything in my view that we can – from a private standpoint of the humanitarian aid, from the public government standpoint – but there is a lot of frustration on the part of Americans who don't want to just sit by and watch this," TU Political Science Professor Emeritus Robert Donaldson said following a roundtable discussion on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Powerful. Unstoppable. Women.
In this short experTU video, Wellspring Associate Professor of History Jan Wilson documents the fascinating origins of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. So many reasons to be proud, thankful and filled with hope!
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The History of St. Patrick's Day
March 9
5-6 p.m.
Lorton Hall, Room 207
TU's anthropology and history clubs invite you to a talk about the history of St. Patrick's Day. Free snacks, drinks and dessert. Shamrocks all the way down.
Harriet Screening
March 22
6:30 p.m.
Circle Cinema
Celebrate the bicentennial of Harriet Tubman's birth with a special screening of the 2019 biopic Harriet at Circle Cinema. Mary F. Barnard Professor of History Kristen T. Oertel will lead a discussion following the film. Details and RSVP
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