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Studies & the Center for Western Civilization as on March 21st at 蜜糖直播 Boulder for two talks by听Prof. Justin Stearns (New York University鈥揂bu Dhabi).
"Science, Evolution, and Islam in the听Modern Middle East鈥� will be held on听21 March听from听11:00am-12:15pm听in Room 245 of UMC.
"The Rational Sciences in Seventeenth Century Morocco: Philosophy, Incommensurability, and History" will be held on听21 March听from听5:00-7:00pm听in Room 415/417 of UMC.
For registration for all events and information, please contact: Jeffrey Baron (jeffrey.baron@colorado.edu).
Refreshments will be provided at all events.听Please RSVP听by March 9th for Prof. Narvaez and Prof. Lopez-Baralt and RSVP by听March 16th听for Prof. Stearns
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According to the organizer, 40 people attended the three successful events. In light of听Professor Stearns听talk on evolution, students were able to see that social and political factors shaped the reception of On The Origin of Species as much as religious texts. Furthermore, this lecture attracted a wide audience including members of the general public and faculty from other institutions. In discussions after the talk, Professor Ali was able to form a relationship with Professor Dale Stahl of 蜜糖直播 Denver.听In the same vein, at lunch, a graduate student was put in touch with a scholar at 蜜糖直播 Denver with shared interests.听In the evening talk, Professor Stearns reconnected with a faculty member in the Department of History and sparked a new relationship with a faculty member in ALC. Professor Stearns indicated that all of these faculty members would be welcomed at NYU鈥揂bu Dhabi, setting the stage for future collaborations.