Where does a Biology degree from 天天吃瓜 lead you? Well, it could be any number of exciting career paths. Check out just one of those paths taken by recent master鈥檚 graduate Phu Duong, find out who鈥檚 speaking on the Main Campus next week and get a sneak peek at the new Fine Arts Gallery exhibition.
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Going big in Biology
Phu Duong鈥檚 career in Biology is . After successfully defending his master鈥檚 thesis at Northeastern over the summer, he has begun a Ph.D. program in Cell and Molecular Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There, he hopes to become involved in the field of epigenetics, which is the study of changes in gene activity that are not caused by changes in the DNA sequence. Translation: The guy is smart.
And there鈥檚 more!
- Northeastern will be closed on Feb. 12 in recognition of Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 birthday.
- Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies Assistant Professor Alison Dover will speak at DePaul University on Feb. 18 as part of a .
- The Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education has published its Winter 2015-16 .
- Assistant Professor of Political Science William Adler published a new article on titled 鈥淎dministrative leader as hero: Yochanan ben Zakkai and the rebuilding of post-Temple Jewish organizational structure.鈥
In the media
Commencement anticipation
and the reported on Northeastern鈥檚 announcement that gay and lesbian civil rights leader Evan Wolfson will be the May 2016 Commencement speaker. During the ceremony, Wolfson will be awarded an honorary doctorate degree in recognition of his outstanding achievements.
Also in the media ...
- An column quoted Economics Coordinator Michael Wenz in a story about the January jobs report.
- published a story about the dedication of the Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education.
- reported that Christoper Dignam (B.S. 鈥97 Biology and Secondary Education) has been hired as superintendent of Township High School District 113.
- reported that Assistant Professor of Art Nate Mathews will jury the submissions to the West Chicago Arts Commission鈥檚 Community Banner Art Project in May.
To do
Jewel Box Series
Quintessential Irish-American band on Feb. 19 as part of the Jewel Box Series. Formed in 1996, Solas celebrates 20 years of recording and traveling with 鈥淎ll These Years,鈥 a new recording project and tour, which sees Solas reuniting with all members of the band, past and present.
Sarah L. Hoagland Speaker Series
John Carroll University Philosophy Professor Mariana Ortega will speak on 鈥淚n-Between Selves: World Traveling and Resistance鈥 at the third annual on Feb. 15. Ortega鈥檚 research focuses on Latina and women of color feminism, phenomenology, existentialism, and critical race theory.
Jason Dunda exhibit
The Fine Arts Gallery will from Chicago-based artist and professor Jason Dunda from Feb. 15 through March 18. Dunda鈥檚 exhibit, 鈥淏ystander recalls various incidents with malignant enthusiasm,鈥 will feature paintings that speak to the heroic, yet often futile, human attempts to create, control and endure our natural surroundings.
Mark your calendar!
- Megaphone: Civil Rights are Human Rights, 11 a.m. Feb. 15, Village Square
- , 2 p.m. Feb. 16, Pedroso Center
- , noon Feb. 17, Pedroso Center
- , 1 p.m. Feb. 17, Fine Arts 202
- ($5/$2), 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, Auditorium
- Thursday Night Live: Fight With Monsters, 10 p.m. Feb. 18, Student Lounge
- , 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Carruthers Center
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