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Dr. Neal Barnard: Your Body in Balance
Church of the Advent Hope 111 E 87th St., New York, NY, United StatesJoin Dr. Neal Barnard on Wed., Feb. 5 in New York City to celebrate the debut of his new book, Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health. Guests will hear remarks from Dr. Barnard about food's effects on hormones and health, and books will be available for purchase. Dr. Barnard will […]
Exhibition Gallery Talk: Modern Glass and Ancient Middle Eastern Craftsmanship
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, NYU 15 East 84th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThis gallery talk with Amy Lemaire is given in conjunction with ISAW's exhibition A Wonder to Behold: The Power of Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon’s Ishtar Gate. Amy Lemaire is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. An explorer at heart, her work reveals an interest in currency systems, material language poetics, […]
Sarah Woolley: Singing in the Brain
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesThe young brain learning to communicate with hearing and voice builds auditory and vocal motor circuits that are functionally coupled to perceive and produce particular sounds. Sarah Woolley has helped decode how the brain interprets vocalizations — and what happens during development when those sounds are disrupted. Her research could shed important light on developmental […]
Queer Bodies: Depicting Gender, Sexuality, and Desire (Whitney Museum Tour)
Whitney Museum 99 Gansevoort St., New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for Queer Bodies, a tour led by Joan Tisch Teaching Fellow Grant Johnson, exploring gender, sexuality, and LGBTQ perspectives in The Whitney’s Collection: Selections from 1900 to 1965. Grant Johnson is a PhD candidate in the Department of Art History at the University of Southern California. His dissertation, Sheila Hicks: Weaving to the World, traces the […]
CITY OF SCIENCE 2020: Bronx
The Apex Center at Lehman College 250 Bedford Park Blvd W., Bronx, NY, United StatesCity of Science returns to the Bronx! Join the World Science Festival and Con Edison for this larger-than-life touring event where the wondrous properties of science, technology, engineering, and math collide. Filled with interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities, this family-friendly program unleashes everyone’s inner scientist. Enjoy activities from Bronx Children’s Museum, Ithaca College, Lehman College […]