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Infectious Historians Podcast, Episode #39: Environmental History: Past, Present, and Future with John McNeill

John McNeill speaks with Merle Eisenberg and Lee Mordechai about the changes to environmental and disease history over the last half.…

December 6, 2020

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Bearing Witness: The Legacy of Jan Karski Today

On December 3, 2020, The Lab hosted this special event honoring the legacy of Jan Karski and its relevance to the current.…

December 3, 2020

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Nicoletta Pireddu Spoke at the “Humanities Centers as Sites of Dissent” Virtual Panel

On December 2, 2020, Nicoletta Pireddu was invited to speak the “Humanities Centers as Sites of Dissent” virtual panel, hosted by the Center for Humanities Research of George…

December 2, 2020

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Maggie Little Chaired Discussion on the Ethics of Research During Pregnancy

Maggie Little chaired the Ethics of Research During Pregnancy discussion, that was part of the PHEPREN and Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) seminar, which took place…

November 30, 2020

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John McNeill Was a Guest Speaker at MIT’s “Plants and Plagues” Session

John McNeill was a guest speaker at the MIT’s “Plants and Plagues” session, which was part of the History of Now: Plagues and Pandemic free webinar course. This course…

November 13, 2020

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The Great Work Begins: Revisiting Angels in America During a Pandemic

This special program of performance and discussion combined scenes performed by leading professional actors from Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning two-part epic play Angels…

October 27, 2020

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Dr. Christopher King Was the Keynote Speaker at the DC Hospital Association’s 2020 Patient Safety & Quality Summit

Dr. Christopher King was the keynote speaker at the DC Hospital Association's 2020 Virtual Patient Safety & Quality Summit that took place between October 19 and 23, 2020. His…

October 23, 2020

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“Such a Time As This”: Racial Justice and the University Series: Racial Justice, Science, and Health

This series of conversations explored how Georgetown faculty’s research advances racial justice. The sessions considered how racial justice produces certain responsibilities…

October 21, 2020

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Readings and Talks featuring Valeria Luiselli

Evening with award-winning novelist and essayist, Valeria Luiselli. This event was moderated by Lannan Center Director and author Aminatta Forna and was cosponsored by the…

October 20, 2020

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Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan Featured in the Shakti: Powerful Feminine: A Navarātri 2020 Speaker Series

In October 2020, Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan was featured in the Shakti: Powerful Feminine: A Navarātri 2020 Speaker Series. The event centered on impactful South Asian women coming…

October 19, 2020