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  • Week of Writing 2013

    May 20, 2013 through May 24, 2013

    11:00 AM-5:00 PM

    Lobby of Drexel University Recreation Center, 3301 Market Street

    • Alumni
    • Current Students
    • Faculty
    • Parents & Families
    • Prospective Students
    • Public
    • Staff
    • “Pitfall! What Writers and Videogame Designers Need to Know About Each Other”
    • “Food Profiles and Food Porn: Why We Just Can’t Get Enough”
    • “When Readers and Editors Attack! How to Stand Up for What You Write”
    As always, the weeklong affair will also feature open mics, reading marathons, a poetry slam and the winners of the DPG writing contests.

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Events

  • Week of Writing 2013

    May 20, 2013 through May 24, 2013

    11:00 AM-5:00 PM

    Lobby of Drexel University Recreation Center, 3301 Market Street

    • Alumni
    • Current Students
    • Faculty
    • Parents & Families
    • Prospective Students
    • Public
    • Staff
    • “Pitfall! What Writers and Videogame Designers Need to Know About Each Other”
    • “Food Profiles and Food Porn: Why We Just Can’t Get Enough”
    • “When Readers and Editors Attack! How to Stand Up for What You Write”
    As always, the weeklong affair will also feature open mics, reading marathons, a poetry slam and the winners of the DPG writing contests.

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  • "How To Build A Country From Scratch" Featuring Ambassador Giorgis

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013

    5:30 PM-7:00 PM

    Mitchell Auditorium 3140 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

    • Alumni
    • Current Students
    • Faculty
    • Parents & Families
    • Prospective Students
    • Public
    • Staff
    He is currently a board member and senior advisor of the European Center for Electoral Support, a senior expert in the Peace and Security Section of the Global Governance Institute, and an adjunct professor of Diplomacy and African Politics at Vesalius College, Free University of Brussels (VUB). He has worked as senior advisor for the Africa Program of the International Crisis Group and advised the European Commission for the Preparation of an EU Strategy for the Horn of Africa. He holds B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Colorado and conducted doctoral studies at Harvard University.
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  • 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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  • CoAS Honors Day

    Thursday, May 23, 2013

    2:00 PM-3:00 PM

    Behrakis Hall

    • Alumni
    • Current Students
    • Faculty
    • Parents & Families
    • Prospective Students
    • Public
    • Staff
    At the annual CoAS Honors Day, the College of Arts and Sciences recognizes and awards the hard work, dedication and accomplishments of CoAS students, as well as students from across the University.
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