Brian Els

Pre-Show Panel, Reception for “Full Circle,” Feb. 27

February 23, 2015

Prior to the Friday, February 27 performance of Full Circle, all ticket holders are invited to enjoy complimentary wine and cheese while listening to a panel of campus experts, including Mead Hunter, performing and fine arts; Brian Els, history; and Rev. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., theology, as they highlight production details and illuminate important themes in the play. The panel and reception begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Mago Hunt Center lobby.

Questions may be directed to Garaventa Center co-director Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu or 8014.

Humor As A Weapon Against Fascism, Oct. 22

October 20, 2014

The Garaventa Center welcomes UP history professor Brian Els as he focuses on humor as a response to Nazi oppression on Wednesday, October 22, at 7:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts, and Gregory Pulver’s Musical Theater & Opera Workshop Ensemble will provide live renditions of music heard in 1930s Germany, including the singing sensation known as the Comedian Harmonists. The lecture is part of the Beckman Humor Project.

For more information contact the Garaventa Center at 7702 or powell@up.edu.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, is a member of the Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL- PIVOT) network, Sept. 18, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021. She is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine Physical Activity Surveillance Enhancement Workgroup, Sept. 15, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021.

Buck Taylor, chemistry, contributed “Metal/Organosilicon Complexes: Structure, Reactivity, and Considerations for Catalysis” (with Matthew Whited) in Comments on Inorganic Chemistry, August 2020, 40, 217–276.

Andrew Downs and 2018 UP graduate Chloe Tanega published their study, “Addictive technology: Prevalence and potential implications of problematic social media use,” in the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research. The study was conducted as part of the Dundon-Berchtold Institute Research in the Application of Ethics program.

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