Translating the Russian AIDS Crisis

Translating the Russian AIDS Crisis

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Many Haverford students have co-authored papers in scientific journals, but rarely can they credit their humanities studies for the feat. But George O'Hara '18 can. The Russian and chemistry double major is a co-author of a recent PLOS Medicine paper on the HIV epidemic in the Russian Federation, for which his Russian language fluency was a key component.

George O'Hara '18. Photo by Patrick Montero.

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Previous Monday, December 11, 2017

Exhibit

All Our Sorrows Heal

Reclaiming the Past at East End and Evergreen Cemeteries, Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia

Through December 15, 2017
Magill Library, Sharpless Gallery

The photographs in this exhibit by Brian Palmer and Erin Hollaway Palmer document the labor that uncovered more than 3,000 headstones at two historic African American cemeteries in Virginia that had effectively been abandoned for years. Details »

A volunteer works to clear brush at East End Cemetery. Photo: Brian Palmer.

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Next Wednesday, December 13, 2017

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COOL CLASSES: “Bodies of Injustice”

“Bodies of Injustice: Health, Illness, and Healing in Contexts of Inequality”

This Health Studies course is sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship and allows students returning from summer internships to reflect critically on their experiences through the lens of theory.

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.

Photo of the class’ CPGC poster session by Claire Blood-Cheney ’20.

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