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The journal Genetics published , an article co-authored by Professor Caroline Goutte and David M. Brinkley 19, Karen C. Smith 15, Emma C. Fink 11, Woohyun Kwen 25, Nina H. Yoo 12, Zachary West 13, Nora L. Sullivan 02, Alex S. Farthing 17 and Valerie Hale.
Combinatorial QFT on graphs: 1st Quantization Formalism, co-authored by Ivan Contreras, associate professor of mathematics, was published in the European Mathematical Societys Annales de l'Institute Henri Poincar矇.
Jeffers Engelhardt, the Karen and Brian Conway 80, P18 Presidential Teaching Professor of Music, has co-edited .
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Through discussion, lectures, readings, and visual analysis, examine the art, lives and times of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, two of Mexicos most famous artists.
Survey the history of Japanese art from neolithic times to the present, from Buddhist art and its ritual context to contemporary artists and designers such as Ando Tadao and Miyake Issey.
Consider human relationships with plants from a global-historical perspective, comparing trends in various regions and time periods, and focusing on the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution, seed-saving practices, medicinal plants, religious rites, food traditions, biopiracy, agribusiness, and biofuels.
Delve deep into the recent boom in true crime documentary films, series, and podcasts to understand what drives the audience appetite for crime stories, and what narratives are missing. How does media shape what we believe to be true?
Explore how neurobiological systems and behavioral processes influence eating and body weight, including metabolism, neural mechanisms of hunger and satiety, metabolic disorders, dieting, pica, starvation, taste preference and aversion, obesity, anxiety and depression, and all eating disorders.
Explore the history and philosophy of Black resistance to domination and oppression in the new world, beginning with the Haitian Revolution and proceeding to the grand and petty revolts of the nineteenth century.
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