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12:30 pm

Book Talk: Disability, Health and Human Development

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 12:301:45 p.m.
Hughes 313, 441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458

Abstract: This book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing. The model is applied using internationally comparable panel survey data for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. Speaker: Sophie Mitra is Professor of Economics at Fordham University. She is a Fellow of the Human Development and Capability

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2:00 pm

Mullarkey-Reid Research and Teaching Forum: Linguistic Diversity in English

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 25:30 p.m.
O’Hare Special Collections Room, Walsh Library, 441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458

Mullarkey Reid Departmental Forum, Linguistic Diversity in English, Wed 4th Oct 2017, 2pm-5.30pm, O’Hare Room 2 pm Introduction “Thinking Diversity in English” Jocelyn Wogan-Browne Session One Chair: Julie Kim Daniel Contreras, “Se habla inglés: How to Speak English in US English Departments” Rebecca Sanchez, "Made in Translation: The Development of ASL and the Deafening of

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2:30 pm

Poetry and Voice, Spirit and Grace: Alchemy and the Word in J.W. Goethe’s Faust and J.K. Rowling’s Severus Snape

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 2:303:30 p.m.
12th-Floor Lounge, Corrigan Conference Center, Lowenstein Center, Lincoln Center Campus, 113 W. 60th St.
New York, NY 10023

A lecture by Dr. Babette Babich Professor of Philosophy, Fordham College at Lincoln Center Author, The Hallelujah Effect (Routledge, 2016); Words in Blood, Like Flowers (SUNY Press, 2006); Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Science (SUNY Press, 1996) Four-time Fulbright Fellow Part of the College at 60 Fall 2017 lecture series

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Physics Colloquium

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 2:303:30 p.m.
Freeman 103, 441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458

"Dr. Adam Riegel, the director of the medical physics graduate program at Hofstra University, will discuss the captivating and rewarding field of medical physics, a branch of applied physics that utilizes physical concepts and processes in medical applications.  In addition to discussing state of the art medical physics research, Dr. Riegel will discuss professional aspects

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6:00 pm

Graduate School Advising Session #3: Financial Aid & Fellowships

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 67 p.m.

Join us for our third Graduate School Advising Session on different strategies for financing graduate school. James Cirillo from Student Financial Services will discuss financial aid and Dr. William Gould from the FCRH Dean's Office will explore a number of fellowships available for students who plan to pursue a graduate degree. As always, there will

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6:30 pm

Candlelight Vigils for Las Vegas Shooting Victims

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 6:307 p.m.
Rose Hill Gymnasium, 441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
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Join a candlelight vigil on the steps of Rose Hill Gymnasium. A second vigil to follow Thursday, Oct. 5 at 1:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Center campus outdoor plaza.

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