Conevery Valencius is Associate Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where she writes and teaches about U.S. environmental history, the history of science and medicine, and the American Civil War. Her recent projects have focused on the history of earthquakes and seismology, the history of the environmental sciences, a...
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Shea, Peter
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Valencius, Conevery
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2015-04-10
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Craig Hassel is Associate Professor of Food Science and Nutrition and Extension Nutritionist at the University of Minnesota. His research explores "issues of food and health with cultural communities holding knowledge that does not correspond with Western science perspectives. This work pivots the culture/science relationship as it repositions s...
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Shea, Peter
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Hassel, Craig
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2015-11-24
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Darlene St. Clair is Director of the Multicultural Resource Center at St. Cloud State University, which provides services and resources for students, faculty and community members to research, teach about, and broaden their knowledge of historically excluded racial and ethnic groups of color in the United States. She is also a visiting professor...
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Shea, Peter
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St. Clair, Darlene
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2015-05-01
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Dr. Deborah L. Swackhamer studies the processes affecting the behavior of, and exposures to, toxic chemicals in the environment and works on policies to address these potential risks. She is a Professor of Science, Technology, and Public Policy in the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and served as Co-director of the Water Resources C...
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Shea, Peter
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Swackhamer, Deborah
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2015-07-14
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Diana Eicher is MCAD’s Printshop and Paper Studio Coordinator and has taught at the University of Hawaii, the Honolulu Printmaking Workshop, the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, the Bloomington Art Center, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the Textile Center of Minnesota. She was also a convener of the 2015-16 IAS Bee Arts Collaborative.
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Shea, Peter
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Eicher, Diana
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2015-09-04
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Emma is a writer based in Klamath Falls, Oregon whose work focuses on complex intersections between conservation, ecology, energy, agriculture, food, language, books and film. Her stories help us understand how to increase the flourishing of both humanity and the rest of the planet’s species, and how to move towards a greener, wilder, happier ...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Marris, Emma
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2015-04-17
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Eva Hudecova is a Lecturer in the Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota, and a co-translator of Slovak author Michal Hvorecký’s novel "Danube in America". She also spoke about the collaborative translation project in a discussion in April 2015.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Hudecova, Eva
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2015-05-19
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Italo-Canadian dancer and choreographer Gioconda Barbuto is the 2015 McKnight International Artist. A dancer of explosive wit, subtle intelligence, and a fine sense of theatricality, Gioconda has distinguished herself throughout her career in an impressive number of works. She danced with the Minnesota Dance Theatre before becoming a soloist wit...
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Shea, Peter
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Barbuto, Gioconda
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2015-11-18
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Henry Buchwald is Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. During his more than 50 years at the University of Minnesota, Buchwald has been a surgeon, teacher, mentor, researcher, and inventor. His long-term research interests include cholesterol and atherosclerosis, obesity surgery, implantable devices, hyp...
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Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Buchwald, Henry
Created:
2015-12-15
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Holly Day‘s writing has appeared in over 3,500 publications internationally, including Computer Music Journal, ROCKRGRL, Music Alive!, Guitar One, Brutarian Magazine, Interface Technology, and Mixdown Magazine. Sherman Wick has worked as a freelance writer and photographer, focusing on music, film, and Minnesota’s rich cultural and historica...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Day, Holly; Wick, Sherman
Created:
2015-11-01
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Hyang Eun Kim is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Welfare at Kosin University in Busan, South Korea. Long known for her work on international adoption, her current research focus is on North Korean refugees in South Korea. Alex Lubet, Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music and Adjunct Professor of American Studies,...
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Shea, Peter
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Kim, Hyang Eun; Lubet, Alex
Created:
2015-05-14
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
James Justus is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University. His research interests are Philosophy of Science (especially biology), Carnap, Epistemology (especially formal and naturalized), Environmental Philosophy, and the History of Analytic Philosophy.
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Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Justus, James
Created:
2015-11-20
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Daniel Brouwer and Jennifer Linde are Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Human Communication at Arizona State University, and members of ASU’s Intersections of Civil, Critical, and Creative Communication (I-4C) Collaborative. Brouwer and Linde visited the University of Minnesota in August 2015 for a workshop on Trigger Scripting and Ci...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Brouwer, Daniel; Linde, Jennifer
Created:
2015-08-04
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
With a background in arts librarianship and archives management, Jessica Shaykett came to the American Craft Council in October 2010 after working as Catalog Librarian then later Head of Technical Services at the Savannah College of Art and Design’s (SCAD) Jen Library.
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Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Shaykett, Jessica
Created:
2015-08-28
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Jigna Desai is Professor of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies and Asian American Studies, with departmental affiliations in American Studies and Asian Languages & Literatures at the University of Minnesota. Her areas of expertise include Asian American literature and media, feminist theory, postcolonial studies, queer/sexuality studies, South A...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Desai, Jigna
Created:
2015-08-17
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
John Akre is an animator, videomaker and teaching artist who lives in Minneapolis. He creates public animation work with his animation station and a variety of other animation techniques, makes video documentaries, and empowers youth to create media. His films have shown at festivals around the planet.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Akre, John
Created:
2015-09-25
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
John Jodzio‘s work has been featured in a variety of places including This American Life, McSweeney’s, and One Story. He’s the author of the short story collections Get In If You Want To Live and If You Lived Here You’d Already Be Home and the forthcoming Knockout (Soft Skull Press, Spring 2016).
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Jodzio, John
Created:
2015-09-11
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Katrina Vandenberg, poet and creative non-fiction writer, and John Reimringer, novelist, are annual guests on the Bat;their interviews chart their adventures as writers and teachers -- and, now, parents.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Reimringer, John; Vandenberg, Katrina
Created:
2015-08-10
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.