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RWU to hold panel discussion: “Scientific Controversies and the Presidential Election”
When: October 16, 2012 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Roger Williams University, 1 Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809
Roger Williams University science professors will help voters discern fact from fiction in “Roundtable: Scientific Controversies and the 2012 Presidential Election,” to be held at Roger Williams University on Tuesday, October 16 at 6 p.m. Four professors of science and political science will discuss how each presidential candidate’s platform frames the science of such hot-topic [...]
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RWU Common Reading Presentation to Feature Family of Henrietta Lacks, Subject of 2012 New York Times Bestseller
When: October 18, 2012 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Roger Williams University, 1 Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809
Was it right for doctors to harvest a poor black tobacco farmer’s cells without her permission? Opinions vary widely, but one thing is clear – if scientists hadn’t challenged the ethical divide with Henrietta Lacks in 1951, modern medicine might not look the same today. On Thursday, October 18, David “Sonny” Lacks, will share his [...]
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