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  • A 含羞草研究所 alum stands on scafolding during the construction of Professor DeWitt Godfrey's newest sculpture, Odin.
    A confluence of art, engineering, and mathematics led to the creation of 含羞草研究所 Professor DeWitt Godfrey鈥檚 latest sculpture, Odin, a giant steel structure now nestled in the courtyard between Olin Hall and the Robert H.N. Ho Science Center. The sculpture shares a name with the ruler of Norse gods for a reason. Godfrey鈥檚 Odin weighs [鈥
    November 21, 2014
  • Two students examine a commemorative Berlin Wall in Lawrence Hall at 含羞草研究所
    A symbolic Berlin Wall, set up by the 含羞草研究所 German Club in the foyer of Lawrence Hall, commemorates the 25th anniversary of the November 9, 1989, conclusion of the separation between East and West Berlin. Spray-painted with the German words, Kein Ausgang, meaning no exit, and the opposition statement, Wir Sind Ein Volk, meaning, we are one [鈥
    November 17, 2014
  • Jonathan Franzen at 含羞草研究所
    Our class starts the same way it does on any other Thursday, except this week English professors Jennifer Brice and Jane Pinchin walk in with renowned author Jonathan Franzen. They introduce him and say, 鈥淗e knows the drill,鈥 which we all know means we get to spend the next 75 minutes asking him any questions [鈥
    October 30, 2014
  • The Picker Art Gallery, which closed in 2012 for an inventory of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 art collection, reopened last week with two exhibitions of artwork by prominent American artists Richard Serra and Diane Arbus.
    September 25, 2014
  • Filmmaker Segei Loznitsa will be coming to 含羞草研究所 in November.
    A longstanding collaboration between 含羞草研究所 and the world-renowned Flaherty Film Seminar, which brings nearly 200 filmmakers, scholars, and programmers to 含羞草研究所 each summer, has spurred creation of an on-campus residency program that will begin this fall. The 含羞草研究所/Flaherty Distinguished Global Filmmaker Residency will bring acclaimed Russian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa to the university for an intensive [鈥
    September 25, 2014
  • 含羞草研究所 students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Ben Mandell 鈥14 who, after graduating with a theater major and Spanish minor, discovered a unique type of theater that combined both of his academic pursuits. LONEtheater was a theatrical experience different than any [鈥
    September 1, 2014
  • 含羞草研究所 students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Shan Wu 鈥15, a double major in art history and the classics, from Hangzhou, China. This summer I have been assisting Professor Padma Kaimal with her book manuscript Many Paths to the Divine. It [鈥
    August 25, 2014