Muslim Students Have a Right to Privacy: An Interfaith Reflection

February 27th, 2012

An article written in the Huffington Post by a Brandeis Student describes rogram monitoring and investigating college students involved with Muslim Student Associations. She reflects on the importance  of Brandeis’ religious diversity and the privacy all people deserve. Check out the actual article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erica-shaps/muslim-students-nypd-surveillance-right-to-privacy_b_1291590.html.

Colloquium: February 16th, Dr. Sabrina McCormick discusses her book “No Family History: Environmental Links to Breast Cancer.

February 16th, 2012

On Thursday February 16th from 3:30 to 5pm in Mandel Reading Room (3rd Floor) Dr. Sabrina McCormick will be discussing her book “No Family History: Environmental Links to Breast Cancer.” Dr. Sabrina McCormick, Science and Technology Fellow, AAAS, recieved her PhD in Sociology from Brown University in 2005. Since then she has been jointly appointed in the Department of Sociology and the Environmental Policy Program at Michigan State University. Her first book, “No Family History: The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer,” was recently made into a documentary film.

This event is sponsored by: The Department of Sociology, Martin Weiner Distinguished Lecturers Fund, Health: Science, Society, and Policy Program, Environmental Studies Program, and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

Below is the link to the Facebook event:

http://www.facebook.com/events/185117368261462/