Researchers Ryan McLaughlin and Carrie Cuttler will talk about the legal challenges to studying cannabis and novel workarounds they’ve developed at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Paradise Creek Brewery and on Zoom.
Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Natalie Diaz kicks off the series Feb. 9. For more information on series presenters, including the YouTube links to upcoming readings, visit the Visiting Writers Series website.
Diaz’s poem, “American Arithmetic,” is featured in this year’s common reading book, “Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation.” She will give a reading at 6 p.m. via YouTube Live.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, relieving chronic pain, understanding protest behavior, and conserving wildlife are among the goals of eight faculty-mentored undergraduate research projects.
The installation consists of 11 pod‑like pieces made of salvaged Western cedar. On the inside, the pods are painted different colors and illuminated with LED lights in the evening.
From humorous to tender and scary to profound, the collected stories provide intimate glimpses into people’s actual lives and reflect that nonfiction doesn’t have to be dry or presented as documentary to be effective.