Professors conduct research in Tanzania

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Catherine O’Reilly and Joan Brehm recently spent two weeks in Kigoma, Tanzania, as part of research and capacity building project supported by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Simpson and Skibo pen op-ed

Greg Simpson and James Skibo

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Greg Simpson and Distinguished Professor Jim Skibo have published an op-ed in the The Pantagraph.

Shirley Buzzard to present on life experiences

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The Office of International Studies and Programs, in collaboration with the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology will present Shirley Buzzard, Ph.D., at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, in Schroeder 238, with the talk  “‘Paddling My Own Canoe’ an Evening Presentation about Shirley Buzzard’s Life.” The

Can you die from a broken heart?

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Illinois State scholars took a shot (no disrespect to Cupid or his arrows) at answering the question: Can one really die from a broken heart?