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MEDIA CONTACT: Sharon Dickman sdickman@rochester.edu
585.275.4128
February 6, 2007
EVENT: Tea Talk on using art to develop skills of observation
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, in the Welles-Brown Room of Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Dr. Stephanie Brown Clark, assistant professor in the Division of Medical Humanities at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Susan Dodge-Peters Daiss, the McPherson Director of Education of the Memorial Art Gallery, will present a special version of their collaborative program that helps medical students, residents, faculty, and nursing students develop observational skills by examining art at the Memorial Art Gallery.
Their interactive Tea Talk on "The Art of Observation" will incorporate slides from the gallery's collection. Audience participation will be encouraged.
Tea Talks is a continuing series sponsored by River Campus Libraries. The talks are presented on selected Sundays in a casual atmosphere with tea and biscuits.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact (585) 275-4661.
About the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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