Guest lecturer speaks on hidden truths of slavery
Jack Kessler, Contributing Writer
March 18, 2020
The unspoken truths of slavery — African complicity, its place in the creation of the modern world and the personal stories of those enslaved — must be brought to light, said the founding director of The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas at UNC Wilmington’s Randall...
Till Wagner delivers lecture about international politics of a melting Arctic
Jack Kessler, Contributing Writer
February 19, 2020
The dynamics of a new and changing Arctic Ocean will have profound effects on the climate and the global economy, said an assistant professor from UNC Wilmington’s Department of Physics & Physical Oceanography in a presentation last Monday at Hoggard Hall. “The perceived openness of Arctic...
Artificial intelligence & health discussed in seminar series held at UNCW
Brooke Peery, Contributing Writer
November 6, 2019
Artificial intelligence could be the new way to assist healthcare workers, said Dr. Mohd Anwar, an associate professor of computer science from North Carolina A&T State University, Monday in UNC Wilmington’s Lumina Theater. "Analyz[ing] data from a patient's medical record" is one of the main...
Tarana Burke delivers emotional Leadership Lecture
William Becker, Staff Writer
September 30, 2019
On Tuesday Night, Tarana Burke gave an emotional lecture to a sold-out crowd at the Burney Center on UNC Wilmington’s campus as part of the university’s Leadership Lecture Series. Every word of her nearly hour long lecture prompted cheers, head-nods and rounds of applause from the audience. Tarana Bu...
Anthropology department to host lecture on immigration and healthcare
Kassie Bild, Contributing Writer
September 24, 2019
In a time filled with news about immigration, questions about what the police are doing and inequality in healthcare for immigrants, what is there to be done about it? On Sept. 24, there will be a discussion on immigration, enforcement and health by Dr. Nolan Kline in which he is going to address th...