College of Arts and Sciences
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Philadelphia PA, 19104
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Email: coas@drexel.edu

In sports, all along, starting with the Olympics to working out by yourself, it's about celebrating being alive. That's what we're doing. It's in the moment. It's not in the past. It's not in the future. It's here right now.

- Dr. Eric Zillmer, professor of neuropsychology and director of athletics, talks about the healing power of sports after eight Drexel women's crew members row to victory in honor of Boston marathon bombing victim Jeff Bauman, cousin of DU rower Jordan Marinchak. -Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10, 2013

Events

Poetry Reading by Lynn Emanuel, Hadara Bar-Nadav, Natalie Shapero & William Kulik

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Drexel Recreation Center
- Current Students
- Faculty
The Certificate in Writing and Publishing and Saturnalia Books are proud to present a reading by four visiting poets: Lynn Emanuel, Hadara Bar-Nadav, Natalie Shapero and William Kulik.

Lynn Emanuel's books of poetry include: Noose and Hook (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010); Then, Suddenly— (1999), which was awarded the Eric Matthieu King Award from the Academy of American Poets; The Dig (1992), which was selected by Gerald Stern for the National Poetry Series; and Hotel Fiesta (1984). She is currently a professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh.

Hadara Bar-Nadav is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Lullaby (With Exit Sign), winner of the Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize selected by Lynn Emanuel. Hadara is currently assistant professor of English at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Natalie Shapero, poet and civil rights lawyer, is the author of No Object. Her poems have appeared in magazines and literary journals including The Kenyon Review, The New Republic, Poetry,and The Progressive. She is currently the Kenyon Review Fellow at Kenyon College in Ohio.

William Kulik’s translations of French Surrealist poetry are well-known, especially his versions of Robert Desnos, Tristan Tzara and Max Jacob. His most recent book of translation is The Voice of Robert Desnos: Selected Poems (Sheep Meadow Press, 2005). Nowhere Fast is the first collection of his own poems which have appeared in American Poetry Review, Black Warrior Review, Denver Quarterly, and Best American Poetry 1999.
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Dean's Seminar: From Repairing the Brain to Connecting the Brain: Astrocytes are Bystanders No More

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Disque 109
- Alumni
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Parents & Families
- Prospective Students
- Public
- Staff
Learn about the exciting research being done by faculty in all departments of the College of Arts and Sciences!

Title: From Repairing the Brain to Connecting the Brain: Astrocytes are Bystanders No More

Speaker: A. Denise Garcia, assistant professor of biology

Astrocytes are the most abundant cell type in the brain. Though once regarded as merely structural support for neurons, astrocytes are gaining increasing recognition for their active and diverse roles in brain function. From protecting the brain after injury, to mechanisms of learning and memory, to serving as neural stem cells in the adult, astrocytes are critical components of a broad range of central nervous system (CNS) processes. This talk will discuss the emerging roles for astrocytes in CNS function, focusing on their role in establishing, maintaining and reorganizing neural circuits.

This event is free and open to the Drexel community. Light refreshments will be served.
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