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Week of Events
Anxious Eras: Conflicts and Creativity in Uncertain Times
Feeling uneasy lately? It may comfort you to know that people in the past have also suffered through periods of deep personal and collective anxiety—and managed to survive them. In fact, they often responded creatively to challenging circumstances, developing new … Read more
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Italian Language Lunch
Italian Language Lunch
featuring Amy Chambless, Teaching Associate Professor of Italian Interested in polishing or refreshing your foreign language speaking skills in a warm and welcoming environment? Join UNC faculty discussion leaders at Weathervane restaurant in Chapel Hill for a lunch where participants … Read more
$20
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Conserving Resilience: Puerto Rico and the Changing Climate
Conserving Resilience: Puerto Rico and the Changing Climate
featuring Javier Arce-Nazario, Associate Professor of Geography Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, but this was not the first time the US citizens who live on the Island have had to contend with natural disaster. This talk will situate … Read more
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Letters to Father: Suor Maria Celeste to Galileo, 1623-1633 (trans. by Dava Sobel)
Letters to Father: Suor Maria Celeste to Galileo, 1623-1633 (trans. by Dava Sobel)
featuring Maggie Fritz-Morkin, Assistant Professor of Italian Meeting Date: Wednesday, March 27 "Placed in a convent at the age of thirteen, Virginia Galilei, Galileo’s eldest daughter, wrote to her father continually. Now Dava Sobel has translated into English all 124 surviving … Read more
$25