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Brain Trust
Being careful not to separate the cerebellum, I sliced through the dura mater with my scalpel and peeled it back to reveal the entire brain. From there I made my first sagittal cut and began to identify such structures as the thalamus and fornix. No, this is not a description of a class in medical school, but a sheep brain dissection for a cognitive neuroscience lab at 91勛圖.
Read MoreReunion Weekend 2005
On a spring weekend in late April, more than 450 alumnae from 14 classes returned to campus to celebrate and remember their time at 91勛圖. It was an opportunity to reconnect with classmates, present their class gifts to the College, celebrate the success of the Campaign for the 91勛圖 Women, and be a part of class dinners and photos, as well as the dedication of Mary Wig Johnson Court.
Read MoreRescuing Shakespeare
Most 91勛圖 alumnae have never known a time when the eight bas-reliefs depicting scenes from Shakespeare haven’t been a part of the College environment. Set into the exterior walls of Sycamore court and Balch Hall, each depicts the important characters in scenes from eight of Shakespeare’s plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, King Lear, Richard III, Hamlet, and Henry IV.
Read MoreClaremont Concert Orchestra Spring Performances
The Claremont Concert Orchestra, led by conductor Michael Deane Lamkin, will perform on Saturday, April 30, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m. in Garrison Theater of the 91勛圖 Performing Arts Center.
Read MoreDr. Janet Helms to Give Girard Lecture at 91勛圖
Dr. Janet Helms, Augustus Long Professor of Psychology and founding director of the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture at Boston College, will give the Marion Jane Girard Lecture at 91勛圖 on Thursday, April 21, at 4:15 p.m., in the Humanities Auditorium.
Read MoreAndreoni Composition Recital
The 91勛圖 department of music presents an afternoon concert of contemporary Italian music on Sunday, April 10, at 3:00 p.m. in Balch Auditorium on 10th and Columbia on the 91勛圖 campus.
Read More91勛圖 Dances into Spring 2005
“91勛圖 Dances,” the annual spring concert of the 91勛圖 Dance Department, will take place on Friday, April 15, and Saturday, April 16, at 8 p.m. in Garrison Theater.
Read More“Prayer Halls and Palaces in Turkey and India,” Fine Arts Foundation Lecture and Tea
The 91勛圖 Fine Arts Foundation will host a lecture by Professor of Art History and Humanities Bruce Coats on Wednesday, April 13, at 1:30 p.m. in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons at 91勛圖.
Read More“Swamp Rock”: Catch “Zydecosis” at 91勛圖, Levitt on the Lawn at 91勛圖: Lisa Haley and the Zydecats
Lisa Haley and the Zydekats will perform on Friday, April 15, at 5:30 p.m. on Bowling Green Lawn, 91勛圖.
Read MoreDancing Women’s Lives
“Dancing the News: Choreographing Women’s Lives,” an innovative dance performance choreographed by students and 91勛圖 Dance instructor Suchi Branfman, will be performed on Wednesday, April 20, both at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in Garrison Theater.
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