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Screening of Beasts of No Nation

October 26, 2015

On October 18th, the Center for African Studies, the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, and the Department of African and African American Studies hosted a special screening of Beasts of No Nation, followed by a discussion and reception with author Uzodinma Iweala. Based on the novel of the same name, Beasts of No Nation, written and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, tells the story of a young boy in a West African country who is forced to become a child soldier. Iweala, a graduate of Harvard University and 2011-2012 Radcliffe Fellow, won numerous...

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Invisible Thread, formerly Witness Uganda, now playing Off Broadway

October 26, 2015

Invisible Thread, the musical formerly known as Witness Uganda, will open Off Broadway at Second Stage Theatre on Friday, October 31st and run through December 27th. Diane Paulus, the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T) at Harvard University, will direct the production. Written by Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews, the story, inspired by true events, tells the story of a young American...

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New Park Lab Website Launched

New Park Lab Website Launched

October 26, 2015

Welcome to the new Park Lab website, powered by OpenScholar. Peter is sorry to see the 90s-look, no-frills pages go away, but we like the ability to annotate the papers for easier searching!

Cover of the ComSciCon 2015 annual report

ComSciCon's 2015 Annual Report

October 25, 2015

ComSciCon has issued its third annual report, documenting the organization of our 2015 flagship national workshop which took place in June, the launch of four new ComSciCon-local and specialized workshop franchises around the country, and evaluating the impacts of our programming through quantified outcomes, longitudinal reporting on several participants, and personal testimony from attendees and invited experts.

The document features a letter from our Organizing Committee; profiles of our attendees, invited experts, and alums; a thank you to our sponsors, and more.  A two page...

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Inaugural Symposium

October 25, 2015

The Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery–Dubai was honored to present an inaugural symposium, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai.

Delivering Health Globally: Examining the Challenges in the 21st Century was the launching point for the exchange of ideas focused on some of the most pressing issues confronting scientists, educators, and practitioners committed to improving global health delivery. The symposium convened global experts on diabetes and...

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