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Ebola and Beyond: Scary Viruses in a Globalized World
David Quammen is a journalist and award-winning author of several books including Spillover (2012), which explores the science, history, and human impacts of emerging diseases, especially viral diseases. More recently,…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/ebola-and-beyond-scary-viruses-in-globalized-worldPresaging the Presidential Election: How the 2015 Election Will Shape the 2016 Presidential Race
Off-year elections, those that are held in-between federal elections in odd-numbered years, often give us a good picture of the mood of the electorate before a presidential election. In 2015 three governorships and fou…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/presaging-presidential-election-how-2015-election-will-shape-2016-presidential-raceArt Panel II: Public Art - Public Domain
In this second of the two-part series sponsored by CMC’s Gould Center for Humanistic Studies and the Public Art Committee, the panel will challenge the idea of the "public" in public art. It will examine the transformat…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/art-panel-ii-public-art-public-domainWriting from the Hyphen
Shyam Selvadurai is a Sri Lankan-Canadian writer, editor, and winner of many literary awards. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to a Sinhalese mother and a Tamil father, two conflicting ethnic groups whose troubles are a majo…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/writing-from-hyphenArtist as Activist
Yii Kah Hoe is a Malaysian composer and Chinese dizi player. Bold and avant-garde, his music and composition use sounds and rhythms of many traditional instruments from various ethnic cultures. He is also active in musi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/artist-as-activistIsraeli Foreign Policy in a Changing Middle East
Yaki Lopez is the Consul for Political Affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles. He joined the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2010 and began his work at the Division of Strategic Affairs, where h…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/israeli-foreign-policy-in-changing-middle-eastThe Lonely Life of Hollywood: A Journey Through the Hollywood Maze
Karen Rosenfelt ’80 is a producer based at 20th Century Fox, where she is executive producing Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. While at Fox, she has also produced Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monster…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/lonely-life-of-hollywood-journey-through-hollywood-mazeMaking Human Rights a Reality
Emilie M. Hafner-Burton is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human Rights, director of the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation, and a joint professor for the depart…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/making-human-rights-realityOld Dogs and New Tricks: How Dog Genetics Informs Human Health
Elaine A. Ostrander is chief of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She did her postdoctoral training…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/old-dogs-and-new-tricks-how-dog-genetics-informs-human-healthThe U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security: Implementing UNSCR 1325
Steve McGann '73 is a retired U.S. ambassador and a senior advisor of the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy at the National Defense University (NDU) in Washington, D.C. His principa…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/us-national-action-plan-on-women-peace-and-security-implementing-unscr-1325