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2/03 - Sunday
  Pulling Together to Support Ghana Study Abroad Students
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Location: Boyd Concert Hall, Wilson Hall

Department of Political Science & Economics and Ghana Study Abroad presents an afternoon of:

Art Exhibit and Sale African Dance by ASA Atomik Legacy Drumming by Al-Biyinah {Clear Evidence} Dr. Samuel Quartey, Paramount Chief-Accra Comedy from "LeRoy Lark" Rowan University Gospel Choir Performances by New Life Ministry Music from Khemist (Rap Artist) & South Jersey's Tyler Dellinger Band Ghanaian food and more...

Donation: $20.00

Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Council for African American Studies, Xi Gamma Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi, NAACP & EOF/MAP Programs, the Africana Studies program, and the department of History


2/19 - Tuesday
  Lessons of the Henrietta Lacks Story: Bioethics and Social Justice | More Info
01:45 PM - 03:30 PM
Location: Boyd Recital, Wilson Hall

Science and Social Justice Lecture presented by Dr. Dorothy Roberts, George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights, University of Pennsylvania School of Law.

In this lecture, Dr. Dorothy Roberts will outline the social construction of race and expose the historical entanglements of scientific research with the idea of biological race. The legacies of medical exploration, experimentation and neglect based on the interlocking realities of race, gender, and class will be given special attention within the frames of bioethics and legal boundaries for conducting research. Attention will be given to the lessons that scientists can learn from the Henrietta Lacks story in addressing the issues of medical care, research, and ethics as shaped by social inequities.

This lecture is made possible with the support from Africana Studies program, American Studies Department, Biology Department, EOF/MAP program, Dr. Harley E. Flack Student Mentoring Program, History Department, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.