Monday, 11 Nov 2024
No Fashion Without Disability: Embracing Disability as Knowledge and Access as an Aesthetic
There has been a rise in clothing and accessories designed for disabled people under the moniker of adaptive fashion. Accompanied by increased representations of disabled models in fashion media and the introduction of disabled mannequins in fashion exhibitions, adaptive fashion is often celebrated as evidence of the industry's commitment to diversity. However, my lecture challenges this assumed inclusivity strategy. I propose a new...
Tuesday, 12 Nov 2024
Seminar: The dual role of CAND1 in regulating cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases
Join this Genetics, Development and Cell Biology seminar to hear Dr. Xing Liu, associate professor in biochemistry at Purdue University, discuss research using biochemical, biophysical, and cell biological approaches to study the dynamic assembly and disassembly of cullin-RING ligase complexes.
Under the Influence... of Stress
As Bill Daniels Professor of Business Ethics and Legal Studies at the University of Denver, Corey Ciocchetti is one of the University’s most popular and highest-rated professors. Corey joined DU after graduating with a law degree from Duke University School of Law, a master's degree in Religious Studies, and two bachelor's degrees in Finance and Economicsâ€"summa cum laudeâ€"from the University of Denver. Corey is a talented speaker...
Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024
Gold Star Hall Ceremony
Gold Star Hall is the "memorial" in the Memorial Union. In World War I, when a family had a son or daughter in the service, they displayed a card with a simple blue star in their window. When life was lost, the card with the blue star was changed to one with a gold star - hence the name Gold Star Hall. The blue/gold star tradition continues, with military families still displaying these symbols. When the Memorial Union opened in 1928,...
Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports
For the past several yearsâ€"and during the summer Olympicsâ€"the issue of trans athletes’ participation in sports has never been far from the headlines. State legislatures, sports’ governing bodies, celebrities, and political leaders have all gotten involvedâ€"particularly when the topic is about who can compete in girls’ and women’s sports. This panel will discuss the current issues about trans athletes participating in...
Thursday, 14 Nov 2024
Visiting Artist Talk: Jennifer Scheuer
Artist Jennifer Scheuer will present on their scholarship and work as a contemporary fine arts printmaker and book artist. . Students will have the opportunity to see their fine art prints in person. Scheuer's work will be on display in the College of Design's Gallery 181 from Nov. 18-Dec. 6.
Friday, 15 Nov 2024
Lecture: Glad Tidings to the Strangers
with Shaykh Oosman Mustoofa, an instructor at the Miftaah Institute, Warren, Michigan.